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City of Johannesburg, Ward 56

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 54 candidates from 54 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 56, City of Johannesburg

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 16060.93%
ACTIONSA92910.97%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS87810.37%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4595.42%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY3644.30%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1842.17%
RISE MZANSI1071.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY700.83%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT650.77%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE470.55%
AL JAMA-AH300.35%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT270.32%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT250.30%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY160.19%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE140.17%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA140.17%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.11%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.07%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM60.07%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY60.07%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION50.06%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT40.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
ILIZWE NATHI40.05%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.04%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA30.04%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.04%
MOVE SA30.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.02%
MINORITY FRONT20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.02%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG10.01%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
CHANGE PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
VUKA SA00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY00.00%
COMBAT00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
KNOW YOUR POWER00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT00.00%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 469. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 78256.51%
ACTIONSA1 15313.63%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS85510.10%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4985.89%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY3814.50%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2372.80%
RISE MZANSI1021.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT931.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY710.84%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE580.69%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY340.40%
AL JAMA-AH250.30%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA200.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT190.22%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE170.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY120.14%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE120.14%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.07%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT60.07%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT50.06%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA40.05%
ILIZWE NATHI40.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.04%
CHANGE PARTY30.04%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY30.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.02%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT20.02%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION20.02%
MOVE SA20.02%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY20.02%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION10.01%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.01%
LAND PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS10.01%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
VUKA SA10.01%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG10.01%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION10.01%
KNOW YOUR POWER10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY10.01%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT10.01%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
COMBAT00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 462. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 56 ballot

54 candidates
  • PHIWOKUHLE SIYABONGA XULUACTIONSA
  • PENNY MASALA MATHIBELEACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • LERATO PALESA MANAMELAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • LEHLOHONOLO LEBALLOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • GLORIA MPOLOBOSHOAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • ROBIN KIM SWIEGLANDAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MOLOKO TREVOR CHRISTOPHER MALAKALAKAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • RAYMOND MAKHATHINIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • RAFAELE MOLAPOAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NOMPUMELELO INHOCENTIA MPANZAAFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS
  • DABEPHI CHARLES LUDAKAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIFISO OZIAS NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PAULOS CHABALALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NICOLE FRANCIS LOGGENBERGAL JAMA-AH
  • REFILWE MASEMOLAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MMATIBA PAULINA MANGANAALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA
  • RICARDO MAARMANAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • ANDISIWE MONAKALIAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • PATRICK NICHOLAS SEKHUTHEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • SAMUEL MZWAKHE MBATHABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MOHLAPE PETRUS MOLAPOBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DORIS NOLWAZI TSOTETSICIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • PATIENCE DIMAKATSO MOTAUNGCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MICHAEL IAN CRICHTONDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • DUMAZILE KATE MOKOENAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • CHACHI EMMAH MOANAKOENAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOMUSA EMMARENTIA NTOMBELAECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHUMLA GQEBAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • GLADYS MBANGIILIZWE NATHI
  • ERICK SIBUSISO NTULIINDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT
  • MANZUEL THEMBA KOKAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • GALSTON ANTHONY LANGAKNOW YOUR POWER
  • ISRAEL DUMISANI MKHALIPHILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MILESIA MOSESMINORITY FRONT
  • KLAAS HLABA TWADI MADIBAMOVE SA
  • SHEILA DYANMOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY
  • MICHAELA SADE LUMMISNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • GOODWILL SAMBONATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
  • MATTHEW WILLIAM PIENAARORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MOSILINYANA MERRIAM PHOHLELAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DHAMANDRA RAJRAJ SINGHPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PHUMULILE MOTSOIKIPEOPLE OF JOBURG
  • LINDA BENNITA DICKSONPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • LUKHONA AFIKA MNGUNIRISE MZANSI
  • MIDLAAS MAESELA DIKOBOSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MAUREEN MABUSI NDLOVUSHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • THEBANE MOSES PARKIESSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LOYISO TOYIYASOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION
  • MOHAMED ZAINE KHANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • ZANELE PRINCESS MLUMBIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SHADRACK THABANG MOLOIUMPHAKATHI WARONA
  • MBONGENI HAYIYAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • GARTH STUART JACKUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • JAYDEN LINGWOODVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a City of Johannesburg proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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