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Bitou, Ward 4

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 14 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 4, 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
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS1 00339.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE84933.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2489.73%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2359.22%
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT692.71%
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT652.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY301.18%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS250.98%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.35%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS80.31%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.27%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY10.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
NON ALIGNED CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
YOUTH PARTY00.00%
PRO-POOR POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 550. 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
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS97838.02%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE85533.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE26510.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2298.90%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY702.72%
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT602.33%
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT552.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS261.01%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS90.35%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY40.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.16%
YOUTH PARTY40.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.08%
NON ALIGNED CIVIC MOVEMENT20.08%
PRO-POOR POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.04%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY10.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 572. 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 4 ballot

14 candidates
  • RICKY JOSH PAULSEACTIVE UNITED FRONT
  • MBULELO MABOMBOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VENESSA PONITA MICHELLE VAN RHYNERAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SYBIL NOMONDE GEORGEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • WARREN ROBERT MCLEODCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • RENICIA WILLEMSEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • FUNDISWA BONGOZAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LAWRENCE LUITERSIKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • JUSTIN CRAIG BARNARDOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • VUYANI CHARLIEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • FELICIA UNA BENJAMINPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • CLAUDE NIELTON JOHN TERBLANCHEPLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
  • PUMEZA NKOMBISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ESTELLE BRIGET MANSFIELDVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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