The Electoral Court struck off an application by the United Democratic Front Party to be allowed by the Independent Electoral Commission to submit nominations for councillor candidates for about 110 wards in the City of Cape Town.
The Electoral Court has dismissed the United Democratic Front Party’s application to submit ward-candidate nominations after the 28 August 2026 deadline, ruling that the IEC could not condone the late submission.
The United Democratic Front Party initially launched an urgent application asking for an order granting it leave to submit its ward candidate nominations after the deadline.
However, when the matter was heard on 28 August, the party had narrowed down its relief asking only for leave to nominate ward candidates in some or all the wards it intended to contest with the intention to substitute those nominations with other candidates.
In papers before the court, the United Democratic Front Party had argued that it was unable to comply with the timetable as it was not able to submit its ward candidate nominations by the deadline.
