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eThekwini, Ward 21

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 21, 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 PARTY3 89941.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 74429.12%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 35214.35%
ACTIONSA4855.15%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3123.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1331.41%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1021.08%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT880.93%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY680.72%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS410.44%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY200.21%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION180.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.16%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS130.14%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION130.14%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY110.12%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS110.12%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT80.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT80.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.07%
OPERATION DUDULA60.06%
1860NIC CONGRESS60.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.05%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT50.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.04%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.03%
MINORITY FRONT20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.02%
AFRO NATIVES20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 423. 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 PARTY3 75740.30%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 70429.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 39714.98%
ACTIONSA5265.64%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3343.58%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1331.43%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1131.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1031.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY690.74%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.17%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY160.17%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS110.12%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT100.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.08%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS60.06%
OPERATION DUDULA60.06%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT60.06%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.05%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST50.05%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.05%
BUMBANA MZANSI50.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT40.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.04%
1860NIC CONGRESS40.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.03%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT30.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION30.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.03%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY30.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.02%
MINORITY FRONT20.02%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.02%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 323. 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 21 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • THOZAMA NGUBANEACTIONSA
  • TAREQ KELLERMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • MTHOBISI CLAVE ZULUAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • DUMISANI MDUDUZI MTOLOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • THABILE PRINCESS NTOMBELAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIHLE CHARLES NDLOVUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • SBUSISO DLADLAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SANELISIWE HILLARIA CHILIZAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • VUMANI OSBORN PIETERSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NQOBILE NOXOLO TSHIDI MTHEMBUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • MALIHLE CANDICE DLAMINIAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • S'CELO ZULUAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NTOMBIZIKHONA ZONDOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • NKULULEKO CROMWELL NOFEKETAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • LINDEKA MCHUNUAFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS
  • FORTUNE GIFT THOBANI NKOSIAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VATHISWA NOSIHLE XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MFANA PATRICK NENEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • HLENGIWE PRECIOUS SHOZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • EUGENA HLENGIWE KHANYEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • PUVENTHERIN PALANI PILLAYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • SPHIWE MBAMBOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MUZIWENKOSI MOFFET ZULUMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BONGANILLOYD XABAMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PRINCE HLATSHWAYOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • ERICK SANDILE MABASOPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MOHAMED JAMEEL HASSENSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • STEPHAN BONGANI MEYIWASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NASIEEM MAHOMED FAROUK SHAIKTRULY ALLIANCE
  • SAMEER GANIETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO BLESSING NKULULEKO NDLELAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI FAITH CELEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MLUNGISI CAIPHUS BHENGUVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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