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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 31 candidates from 31 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, Nelson Mandela Bay

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 97655.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3519.84%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2075.80%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE1825.10%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1764.94%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1413.95%
ACTIONSA1303.65%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT952.66%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT691.93%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY601.68%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS591.65%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY350.98%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT230.64%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA130.36%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION120.34%
PEOPLE'S POWER120.34%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.17%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT60.17%
GOOD30.08%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT30.08%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.06%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.06%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.06%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 566. 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 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 96454.34%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3399.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2366.53%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1744.81%
ACTIONSA1393.85%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE1323.65%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1253.46%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1143.15%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS852.35%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT742.05%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT601.66%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY561.55%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY340.94%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY130.36%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION110.30%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.28%
PEOPLE'S POWER100.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.19%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT60.17%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION40.11%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.08%
GOOD30.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.06%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY20.06%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT20.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 614. 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.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 18 ballot

31 candidates
  • NDAKHUMZI SPENCER MALIABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
  • ANDILE JOSEPH NCANYWAACTIONSA
  • MZIKAZI PATIENCE NABEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ELIZABETH NTOMBEKHAYA MBOMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NKULULEKO MAKHWENKWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LENNOX NTSIKELELO MASIMINIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • JONATHAN NDZOTOYIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MSINDISI MAKELENIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DAVID STUURMANAL JAMA-AH
  • NONTOBEKO MIRRIAM METSHILEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • SIYOLO KENNETH ZAMUMZI TYIKACHRIST KINGDOM PARTY
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOMATHAMSANQA MFUKUDEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NELLIE MOYENIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • AYANDA FRANSECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JULIAN BRAIN JULLIESEIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT
  • LAWRENCE TROONGOOD
  • WINILE ELVIS NYWEBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUKELA ZUMANIMAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • GARY STANTON VAN NIEKERKNATIONAL ALLIANCE
  • JANICE PATRICIA DE KLERKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • LUVUYO KENNETH KULUMANIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ANGELA MARTHA MEYERPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYAMTHANDA NGXATAPEOPLE'S POWER
  • NOMATEMBA ALLASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • KONDE LEON SANTISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THANDO BABAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MPUMELELO VITIUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIZODWA LORENCO NGQAMBUZAVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Nelson Mandela Bay 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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