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eThekwini, Ward 27

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 27, 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 ALLIANCE5 70261.75%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY8449.14%
AL JAMA-AH5996.49%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5556.01%
ACTIONSA5325.76%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2052.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1301.41%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION1081.17%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS610.66%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS600.65%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY540.58%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT520.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT400.43%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY390.42%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY370.40%
MINORITY FRONT340.37%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED310.34%
TRULY ALLIANCE290.31%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT200.22%
1860NIC CONGRESS190.21%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY130.14%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY130.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.05%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT50.05%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.04%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY40.04%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE30.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.02%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.02%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
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: 9 234. 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 ALLIANCE5 54360.42%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY91810.01%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7968.68%
AL JAMA-AH3794.13%
ACTIONSA3503.82%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2372.58%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1701.85%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY1611.75%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION1511.65%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT921.00%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS770.84%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY350.38%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY260.28%
MINORITY FRONT240.26%
AFRO NATIVES210.23%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS170.19%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.15%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS140.15%
TRULY ALLIANCE100.11%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA100.11%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY80.09%
1860NIC CONGRESS80.09%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI70.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.07%
A SHALL-X PARTY60.07%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY50.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.05%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.05%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS40.04%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS40.04%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.04%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED40.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.03%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.02%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
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%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 174. 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 27 ballot

59 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • CHRISTOPHER MARK LOWEACTIONSA
  • PRAGALATHAN SELVAPERUMAL NAIRACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • EMMANUEL BONGA MIYAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • JAMEEL ESSOPAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • RISHAL GANDHIAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIBONELO PETROS MVUBUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • NAVIN PREMDUTTAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SITHEMBILE PRINCESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ZETHEMBE NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • GOODNESS KHUMBUZILE ZULUAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NKOSINATHI FORTUNE JILAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • S'CELO ZULUAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NAMHLA ANELISWA MAKARAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SEBASTIAN MLUNGISI MDLALOSEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • FORTUNE GIFT THOBANI NKOSIAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • EMMANUEL BHEKIZITHA SINOTHI NDLOVUAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • RYAN INNIS HENDRADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • TSHIAMO CELESTE NTHEBOLANGECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PINKY MADOLWANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • CHATERPAUL DESMOND KYLASETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • BONGUMENZI SABELAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE S'THEMBISO ZONDOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • CATELYN TERRISSA CHETTYMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PRELENE PILLAYMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • MAZWI PHILANI MSIMANGONATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • ZANELE HILDA NGCOBOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • HASSAN FAROUK MOTALAPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SANDILE TWALASIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • SYED ABDUL KADIR BASHASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • MUHAMMED FAIQ KHANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • SAMEER GANIETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • BONGUBUHLE ELLIOT MAGWAZAUMKHONTO 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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