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Bitou, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 17 candidates from 17 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Bitou

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 63948.35%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44613.16%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE35610.50%
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT3129.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2066.08%
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS1664.90%
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT1253.69%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT411.21%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY270.80%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY260.77%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS170.50%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT130.38%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY60.18%
NON ALIGNED CIVIC MOVEMENT50.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.06%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.03%
YOUTH PARTY00.00%
PRO-POOR POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 390. 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 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 64148.24%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS47113.84%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE34910.26%
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT3058.97%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2106.17%
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS1504.41%
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT1293.79%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT330.97%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY280.82%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY250.73%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS230.68%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY80.24%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT80.24%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80.24%
NON ALIGNED CIVIC MOVEMENT50.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.12%
YOUTH PARTY30.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.06%
PRO-POOR POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 402. 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 1 ballot

17 candidates
  • SIPHO KOLISIACTIVE UNITED FRONT
  • MBULELO MABOMBOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LIZIWE RWAYIMANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MATULULU SIHLOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • VIVIAN NTOMBIZANDILE MAKHONZAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DAPHNE MAY BARKHUIZENCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • DAMIAN GRAIG SAFFIERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ASANDA GIGIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NICOLEEN ROSELDA GROOTBOOMIKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • ZANETHEMBA SIMON KALASHINON ALIGNED CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • JUSTIN CRAIG BARNARDOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • WISEMAN ZITHOBILE RAWANAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ASHLEY-ANNE BLOUWPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • THERESA CECILIA SAMMPLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
  • ERIC JACOBUS GELANDTSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THANDAZANI HAPPINESS NGEDLEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ALAN RANKINVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Bitou 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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