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eThekwini, Ward 12

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 58 candidates from 58 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 12, eThekwini

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 72 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5 97266.09%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 11612.35%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4525.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4304.76%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4104.54%
ACTIONSA1311.45%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1231.36%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY540.60%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT530.59%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY310.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT230.25%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS200.22%
KZN INDEPENDENCE200.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT160.18%
BUMBANA MZANSI150.17%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS120.13%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION120.13%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION120.13%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.12%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA90.10%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.09%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION80.09%
MINORITY FRONT80.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.08%
TRULY ALLIANCE60.07%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY60.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.06%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA50.06%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY40.04%
AFRO NATIVES40.04%
OPERATION DUDULA40.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY30.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.02%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.02%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 036. 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 72 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5 92765.46%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 18113.04%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4635.11%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4084.51%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3243.58%
ACTIONSA2612.88%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1221.35%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY430.47%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY290.32%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT280.31%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT220.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT180.20%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.18%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT110.12%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS110.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE100.11%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY100.11%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.10%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY90.10%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS90.10%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS80.09%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.09%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION80.09%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.08%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY60.07%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS60.07%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.06%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS50.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.06%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT50.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI50.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY40.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT40.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT40.04%
MINORITY FRONT30.03%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.03%
AFRO NATIVES30.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY30.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.02%
OPERATION DUDULA20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT20.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 055. 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 12 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • SIBUSISO BLESSING SIBIYAACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • SIMANGELE ALLCIA NKOMOAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BUHLEBUYEZA PETRONELLA SHOZIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • SANDILE EMMANUEL MBHELEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIYANDA LENSON DUBEAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • NONHLE EVERTRINER MABASOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • DUMSANE MAXWELL NSUNDWANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SIHLE WELCOME SHANGEAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • FARHAD GULAB MAHOMEDAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • RICHARD MLUNGWANA MDLALOSEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • DUMISANI JOSEPH MKHIZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHESIHLE PETER ZIQUBUAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • ZAMANDOSI HAPPY NENEALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MFANA PATRICK NENEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • THULANI SMANGA MSOMIBUMBANA MZANSI
  • KWANELE NGCOBODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • XOLISILE MAXOLI NQWENISOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • PURAN JANKIPERSHADETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • SIFISO TOOM BUTHELEZIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • HUMPHREY ANDILE DLAMINIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MANDLENKOSI VICTOR CHONCOMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MELUXOLO BONGANI STEPHEN GUMBIMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • INNOCENT SITHEMBISO MTSHALINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • RICHMAN JABULANI MHLONGOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NOKUTHULA LUCIA MSWELIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI MEMELASIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • SIBUSISO NZAMASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOMPHILO PERCEVIERANCE MCUNUTRULY ALLIANCE
  • SILINDILE AGRINETH NGCOBOTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • PHUMELELA COLLIN MSOMIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MZELISWA SIPHO MATYEBAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • HEINZ CARL STEGENVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a eThekwini 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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