Bushbuckridge
All 1169 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 33 parties across 40 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.
Last accepted data shown. Source times appear with each record.
Official IEC data / Provisional
Bushbuckridge
280 of 280 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 88 655 | 63.26% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 15 015 | 10.71% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 12 024 | 8.58% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 7 973 | 5.69% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 1 831 | 1.31% |
| ACTIONSA | 1 660 | 1.18% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 1 638 | 1.17% |
| BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 1 516 | 1.08% |
Show the remaining 25 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 1 437 | 1.03% |
| AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT | 1 358 | 0.97% |
| DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 1 229 | 0.88% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 758 | 0.54% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 674 | 0.48% |
| SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 591 | 0.42% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 487 | 0.35% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 378 | 0.27% |
| GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT | 338 | 0.24% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 306 | 0.22% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 281 | 0.20% |
| UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 260 | 0.19% |
| BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT | 253 | 0.18% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 228 | 0.16% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 224 | 0.16% |
| GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY | 216 | 0.15% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 194 | 0.14% |
| THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY | 193 | 0.14% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 114 | 0.08% |
| ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM | 79 | 0.06% |
| MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT | 70 | 0.05% |
| GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY | 63 | 0.04% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 55 | 0.04% |
| BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY | 44 | 0.03% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION | 9 | 0.01% |
Valid ballots shown: 140 151. 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
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 89 232 | 63.76% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 14 258 | 10.19% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 12 197 | 8.72% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 8 002 | 5.72% |
| ACTIONSA | 1 763 | 1.26% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 1 726 | 1.23% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 1 628 | 1.16% |
| BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 1 538 | 1.10% |
Show the remaining 25 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 1 388 | 0.99% |
| AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT | 1 268 | 0.91% |
| DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 1 096 | 0.78% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 1 005 | 0.72% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 691 | 0.49% |
| SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 577 | 0.41% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 533 | 0.38% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 453 | 0.32% |
| GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT | 410 | 0.29% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 312 | 0.22% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 265 | 0.19% |
| UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 237 | 0.17% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 225 | 0.16% |
| BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT | 224 | 0.16% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 210 | 0.15% |
| THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY | 186 | 0.13% |
| GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY | 137 | 0.10% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 90 | 0.06% |
| MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT | 90 | 0.06% |
| ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM | 62 | 0.04% |
| BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY | 51 | 0.04% |
| GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY | 44 | 0.03% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 42 | 0.03% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 139 940. 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.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 6 591.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.
- 1169certified candidates
- 33parties
- 40ward ballots
- 352PR-list candidates
Ward ballots
40 wardsParties on the ballot
30 parties| Party | Wards contested | PR-list candidates |
|---|---|---|
 ACTIONSA | 40 | 1 |
 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 5 | 6 |
 AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 40 | 39 |
 AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 40 | 35 |
 AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 24 | 31 |
 AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT | 30 | 2 |
| BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY | 9 | 9 |
 BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 5 | 14 |
 BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT | 12 | 1 |
 CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 40 | 1 |
 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 40 | 20 |
| DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 39 | 39 |
 ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 40 | 1 |
| GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT | 17 | 3 |
| GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY | 21 | 20 |
| GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY | 22 | 1 |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 40 | 1 |
| MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT | 8 | 11 |
 NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 7 | 4 |
| ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM | 3 | 8 |
 PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 35 | 16 |
 PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1 | 5 |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 40 | 1 |
 SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 9 | 13 |
 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 40 | 47 |
| THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY | 37 | 1 |
 UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 35 | 1 |
 UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 15 | 1 |
 UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 40 | 18 |
 VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 40 | 2 |
Full PR lists in certified order are 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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