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eThekwini, Ward 23

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 60 candidates from 60 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 23, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 72952.64%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 00714.22%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY77310.91%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4466.30%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT3204.52%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1221.72%
AL JAMA-AH1171.65%
ACTIONSA1011.43%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS851.20%
MINORITY FRONT620.88%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT430.61%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION380.54%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS370.52%
1860NIC CONGRESS330.47%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY290.41%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY150.21%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS150.21%
TRULY ALLIANCE110.16%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS90.13%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.10%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE70.10%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY60.08%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS50.07%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS50.07%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT50.07%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.06%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT40.06%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.04%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 084. 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 79753.66%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 03514.63%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY83311.77%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4296.06%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT1902.69%
ACTIONSA1452.05%
AL JAMA-AH1021.44%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS901.27%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MINORITY FRONT680.96%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY520.73%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS490.69%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT400.57%
1860NIC CONGRESS350.49%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY330.47%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION330.47%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS190.27%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY170.24%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY80.11%
BUMBANA MZANSI80.11%
TRULY ALLIANCE50.07%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.07%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.07%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE50.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.07%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.07%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.06%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.06%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY40.06%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT40.06%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.04%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.04%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.03%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.03%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.03%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 076. 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 23 ballot

60 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • SURAJ SURIYEH RAMPERSADACTIONSA
  • AMINA SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • THULISWA PRETTYROSE MINIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • JAMEEL ESSOPAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NATHANIEL EUGENE PATCHAPENAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • CHERINE ADELAIDE SHORTAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • DEVESHINE ALIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • THABISO NDLOVUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NTOMBENTATHU LIMANAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THABILE MANDISA HADEBEAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • S'CELO ZULUAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • MBUZELWA CANDLOVUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • THABANI MARFORD BUSWANAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • FORTUNE GIFT THOBANI NKOSIAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BHEKUMUZI JOHANNES MAKHUNGAARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • ALICIA KISSOONDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SUNNYBOY MAQINISHOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • RAKESH DEVRAJETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • PATRICIA RAYNSFORD JELBERTGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • CHARLENE MANIRAMINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MFANAFUTHI ERNEST SHEZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • JOYCE NAWAZMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • YASHEEN RAJMOHANMINORITY FRONT
  • TAVLENE SINGHNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • MAZWI PHILANI MSIMANGONATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • THEMBELA PRIDE NGCOBOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NOMAXABISO PRISCILLA MPAMBANE-MWANYALIPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • ERICK SANDILE MABASOPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • MELLISSA NAIDOOSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MOHAMED JAMEEL HASSENSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • RANEETHA DEVI NAIDOOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • KIRRON VALJEETRULY ALLIANCE
  • ZOLILE JEROME SIKHAKHANETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • NKULULEKO MUNTU MGWABAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NOKUTHULA PRETTY MBUTHUMAUNITED 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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