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eThekwini, Ward 38

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 57 candidates from 57 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 38, 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 67254.99%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 11516.70%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 08816.29%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2854.27%
ACTIONSA1121.68%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT691.03%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS650.97%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS360.54%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT200.30%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS190.28%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY130.19%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS130.19%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT120.18%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY120.18%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION110.16%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY100.15%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.13%
KZN INDEPENDENCE90.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.13%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS70.10%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.10%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY70.10%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT60.09%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.07%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.07%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA50.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.06%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.06%
MINORITY FRONT30.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS30.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.04%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
AL JAMA-AH20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
AFRO NATIVES20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.03%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 678. 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 28750.93%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 09416.95%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 06116.44%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2974.60%
ACTIONSA1382.14%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1281.98%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT801.24%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY570.88%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY350.54%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS330.51%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS250.39%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.19%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT110.17%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY100.15%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.14%
KZN INDEPENDENCE90.14%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT90.14%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT90.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.12%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY80.12%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS70.11%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS70.11%
AL JAMA-AH60.09%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.09%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION60.09%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT60.09%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.08%
TRULY ALLIANCE50.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI50.08%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT50.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.06%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.06%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.06%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.05%
MINORITY FRONT30.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.05%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.05%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY30.05%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.03%
OPERATION DUDULA20.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS20.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRO NATIVES10.02%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.02%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 454. 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 38 ballot

57 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • SANDILE EZRA DLAMUKAACTIONSA
  • MELISA BERNICE KELLERMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • KHANYISILE IRENE MDLETSHEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NICHOLAS RICHARD JOHNSONAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • KHUMBUZILE JUDITH MLAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • STHEMBISO PERCIVAL MATIWANEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • MUZIKAYISE THUSIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZIKAYISE MAXWELL HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • SIVUYILE NGUMLEAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NKOSINATHI FORTUNE JILAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • SIMPHIWE NDUKENHLE NGEMAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • MLUNGISI NGCOBOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHESIHLE PETER ZIQUBUAFRO 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
  • ZAMANI WISEMAN KHUZWAYODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SIPHESIHLE PERCIVAL DLOMOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SANELE ALEX MDLETSHEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • ZAMA GQOKONQANAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • CYRIL NGOBI ZULUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • BONGANILLOYD XABAMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • MFANISENI ZUNGUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • THANDEKA CYNTHIA MAGWAZANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • BONGINKOSI STANLEY NZIMANDEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • PROMISE HLENGIWE MAGWAZASERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZAINAB TAYOBSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • ENOCK MUSAWENKOSI SITHOLESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOMPHILO PERCEVIERANCE MCUNUTRULY ALLIANCE
  • AURALIO CRISTO DIAZTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • LUNGISANI WISEMAN MSIBIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI FAITH CELEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • HENRICUS MARINUS VAN DER RYSTVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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