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eThekwini, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 59 candidates from 59 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 PARTY4 56040.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 67523.80%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 00017.80%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4544.04%
ACTIONSA3122.78%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2762.46%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT1461.30%
A SHALL-X PARTY1211.08%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
Independents, grouped by IEC910.81%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY720.64%
MINORITY FRONT550.49%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT550.49%
AL JAMA-AH510.45%
1860NIC CONGRESS490.44%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS400.36%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY370.33%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE330.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT170.15%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.13%
TRULY ALLIANCE140.12%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS140.12%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT130.12%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS110.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.09%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY100.09%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION100.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.06%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY60.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.04%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA50.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION40.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.04%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY40.04%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY40.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.02%
AFRO NATIVES20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 11 238. 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 PARTY4 53240.73%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 70524.31%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 87116.82%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4804.31%
ACTIONSA3863.47%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2061.85%
A SHALL-X PARTY1040.93%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT990.89%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MINORITY FRONT820.74%
1860NIC CONGRESS800.72%
AL JAMA-AH550.49%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY510.46%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT450.40%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS440.40%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE310.28%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY300.27%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.25%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE230.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT230.21%
KZN INDEPENDENCE190.17%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS180.16%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION150.13%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT140.13%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY140.13%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS140.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY120.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY110.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT110.10%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY90.08%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY70.06%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY70.06%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT60.05%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA50.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST50.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI50.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS40.04%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.04%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY40.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.03%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS30.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.03%
OPERATION DUDULA30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.02%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.02%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.02%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 11 126. 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 17 ballot

59 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NILESH THIRBHOWON MAHARAJACTIONSA
  • VENOIDH SINGHACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • SIMANGELE ALLCIA NKOMOAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SINOXOLO THANDOLWENKOSI NHLEKOAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • CRAIG GOUNDENAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VIMAL RAMPERSADH BHOJAIRAMAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIBONELO PETROS MVUBUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • KHULEKANI MFUNDO LUTHULIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PHILA BLESSING MTHEMBUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • GOODMAN MTHOBISI NTULIAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • BHEKINKOSI JOEL MTSHALIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIMUKELISO TREVOR BUTHELEZIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • RICHARD SIFISO SHEZIAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • MTHOKOZISI MCHUNUALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • NOBUHLE NGCONGOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • THULANI SMANGA MSOMIBUMBANA MZANSI
  • ZIYAAD ALLYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SLINDILE HAPPY GUTSHWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • RAZINA HOOSENETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • MELASA MALARIE ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • LUNGILE PURITY SHABALALA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • STHEMBILE MELODY MBUYISAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBUSISO RODGERS MNCWANGOINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • CHANDINI GOKALPERSADMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • DAYALAN THANGEVELOMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • EDWARD CHWEPHESHE HLOPHENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ROBYNNE ELSPETH TAYLORORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NOMVULA LANGAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • SAMMANTHA NOKUTHULA NGUBANEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • KHANYISILE ELIZABETH TSHEZIPEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MOHAMED JAMEEL HASSENSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • OBERT FANIE NKWANYANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • MOHAMED SUHAYL AKBAR ALLYTRULY ALLIANCE
  • NTOKOZO MFENETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • GELY ROSE MBANJWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA LUCKY NTOZAKHEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NEELA NAIDUVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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