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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 53

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 32 candidates from 32 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 53, 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 CONGRESS2 19540.10%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 24722.78%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5409.86%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5279.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2674.88%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1713.12%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS941.72%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS771.41%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA731.33%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT631.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT410.75%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT310.57%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.37%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT170.31%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT150.27%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.18%
GOOD100.18%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT100.18%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION90.16%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT90.16%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE80.15%
Independents, grouped by IEC70.13%
PEOPLE'S POWER50.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.07%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM30.05%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE30.05%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE10.02%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 474. 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 CONGRESS2 16340.64%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 26123.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5209.77%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5169.70%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2144.02%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1713.21%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS841.58%
ACTIONSA821.54%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT641.20%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT520.98%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS400.75%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY280.53%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT270.51%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT180.34%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY110.21%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT110.21%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION90.17%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.11%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT50.09%
PEOPLE'S POWER40.08%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM30.06%
GOOD30.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA30.06%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE20.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY10.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE10.02%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)10.02%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 322. 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 53 ballot

32 candidates
  • SIZWE TEMBANIABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
  • KUNJUZWA KOYANAACTIONSA
  • ROBERT HEROLD WYLDEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NOLUTHANDO BOTHAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MXOLISI MANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SIPOSETHU NTSANGANIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • JUSTEN ELETHU MBEBEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • WESLEY MZIWANELE VANDALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • REECE MORNAY MOSESAL JAMA-AH
  • KHANGELANI HAWARD QABOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOLUTHANDO SANDIDEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • HAYLEY ALICE CAROL GEEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • NCEBAKAZI WALAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • BENJAMIN VICTOR KORTROOIEIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT
  • LAWRENCE TROONGOOD
  • ZOYISILE NOMPUMZA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • PHAKAMILE CHRISTOPHER HANILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUKELA ZUMANIMAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • GARY STANTON VAN NIEKERKNATIONAL ALLIANCE
  • JANICE PATRICIA DE KLERKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • LONWABO NXAKANAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • COLIN PATRICK VAN RAYNERPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIPHO DAWETIPEOPLE'S POWER
  • MELIKAYA ENOCH XOTYENISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LINDILE CAKWEBESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIBUSISO ERNEST MANGEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ZWELANDILE PATRICK TSOTSOUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • GHANDRE PHIL VAN RENSBURGUNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE
  • HENRIA CHRISTELL VALENTINEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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