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eThekwini, Ward 37

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 61 candidates from 61 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 37, 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 PARTY2 04652.54%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS83221.37%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2676.86%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2456.29%
ACTIONSA1724.42%
Independents, grouped by IEC1203.08%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS451.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT210.54%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS140.36%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS130.33%
KZN INDEPENDENCE120.31%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.26%
MINORITY FRONT60.15%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE60.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.13%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.13%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION50.13%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.10%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.10%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.10%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT40.10%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA40.10%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS40.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.08%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.08%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.08%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY20.05%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.05%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.03%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.03%
AFRO NATIVES10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 894. 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 PARTY2 09553.51%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70017.88%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3589.14%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2666.79%
ACTIONSA2275.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS461.17%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT340.87%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.46%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.38%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT90.23%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY90.23%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION90.23%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.18%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY70.18%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.15%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.15%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.13%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.13%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.13%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.10%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.10%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.10%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE40.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.10%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.10%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.08%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.08%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.08%
MINORITY FRONT20.05%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.05%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.05%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.05%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS20.05%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.05%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.05%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS20.05%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.05%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT20.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.03%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.03%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.03%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 915. 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 37 ballot

61 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • FIKANI EPHRAIM KHUZWAYOACTIONSA
  • MELISA BERNICE KELLERMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SIYABONGA BRIGHT ZWANEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NICHOLAS RICHARD JOHNSONAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NATHANIEL EUGENE PATCHAPENAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NONHLANHLA PRUDENCE MAKHATHINIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SPHIWE KHWELAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIBUSISO BLESSING DLADLAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZIKAYISE MAXWELL HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • SAEEDA CASSIM SHAIKHAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NKOSINATHI FORTUNE JILAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NJABULO JOYCE NKWANYANAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PINKY NONTUTHUKO JILAJILAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • FORTUNE GIFT THOBANI NKOSIAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VATHISWA NOSIHLE XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • DEGRACIA NTOMBIKAYISE HADEBEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • LINGA MARIMUTHU PILLAYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • NOMUSA THUSIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • MOONSAMY SELVANATHANETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • RESHMEE BRIDGMOHANGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • JERALD RAGHUNATH IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • NKOSINATHI EMMANUEL KHUMALOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • PREMLALL SOORAJPAULMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SHERWIN GOVENDERMINORITY FRONT
  • NISHARA ADAMNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • SIBAHLE PRUDENCE JALINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • THANDEKA CYNTHIA MAGWAZANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • AYANDA NOMVELO NGIBAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TASHIK SINGHPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NITHIANATHAN NAIDOOPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • MOSES JEROME MHLONGOPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZAINAB TAYOBSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • ENOCK MUSAWENKOSI SITHOLESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • IFTIKAAR SAYED HOOSENTRULY ALLIANCE
  • DAWOOD SILENCETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • CONSTANCE LINDIWE MCHUNUUMKHONTO 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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