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eThekwini, Ward 26

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 26, 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 ALLIANCE1 98630.99%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 73427.06%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS84013.11%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4256.63%
ACTIONSA3916.10%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3755.85%
AL JAMA-AH1642.56%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS761.19%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT721.12%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT500.78%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT410.64%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT260.41%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY230.36%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION210.33%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT160.25%
TRULY ALLIANCE140.22%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT140.22%
1860NIC CONGRESS130.20%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA120.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.16%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS80.12%
MINORITY FRONT70.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY70.11%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS70.11%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY60.09%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.08%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE50.08%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT50.08%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS40.06%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.06%
AFRO NATIVES40.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.03%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.02%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 408. 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 ALLIANCE1 92329.92%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 71326.65%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS88013.69%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4507.00%
ACTIONSA4386.81%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3695.74%
AL JAMA-AH1492.32%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS761.18%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT691.07%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT520.81%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY350.54%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT290.45%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION250.39%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE170.26%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT170.26%
MINORITY FRONT120.19%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY110.17%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT100.16%
1860NIC CONGRESS100.16%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA90.14%
TRULY ALLIANCE80.12%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS80.12%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY70.11%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.09%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.09%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.06%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.05%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT30.05%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.05%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS30.05%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.05%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.05%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.05%
AFRO NATIVES30.05%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.05%
A SHALL-X PARTY30.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.03%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.03%
OPERATION DUDULA20.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE10.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 428. 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 26 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • GEORGE DAVID CHITTOCKACTIONSA
  • MUAAZAH SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • MZOTHULE KHANYISANI MTSHALIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • AYABONGA NKWALIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • WHITNEY TAMEERA ESSAYAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIBONELO PETROS MVUBUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • THEMBEKILE ZINHLE MIYAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • THANDI VICTORIA CHRISTIANAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDELWE CYNTHIA NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • VUSUMUZI MADLALAAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • S'CELO ZULUAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • MTHANDISENI AMOS NXUMALOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • ANDILE NDUMISO SHABANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIYABONGA DLAMINIAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • NKOSINATHI EMMANUEL CELEALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SHAMENDRI SEWSHANKERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • REGINA BHIKHARIDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SINALO TENGWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • ROSANNE CORTESETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • THAMSANQA DAVID NTIMBANEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • KANTHARUBI VELOSHNI VERAPADIINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • BHEKISISA QALAKUBONG NZUZAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • CANDACE AGNUS CHETTYMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MISHKA SOOKDEOMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • THANDEKA CYNTHIA MAGWAZANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PRINCE HLATSHWAYOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MOHAMED JAMEEL HASSENSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • THULANI RISKY MOFOKENGSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • MUHAMMED FAIQ KHANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • AZHAR MOHAMMED DINDARTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • NOLWAZI MTAMBOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NOMPILO HLENGWAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NAZEEMA PARSONSVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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