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eThekwini, Ward 39

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 39, 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3 48447.51%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2 23930.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3675.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3454.70%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1872.55%
ACTIONSA1852.52%
Independents, grouped by IEC1622.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT731.00%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY580.79%
MINORITY FRONT280.38%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY280.38%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS270.37%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS150.20%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT110.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY100.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.12%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT80.11%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.08%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS60.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.08%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.05%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY40.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.04%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.04%
1860NIC CONGRESS30.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
AL JAMA-AH20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
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%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 333. 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3 19344.40%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2 30832.10%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4736.58%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3925.45%
ACTIONSA2373.30%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1612.24%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY811.13%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT650.90%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY470.65%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS330.46%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS190.26%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY140.19%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS120.17%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA110.15%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY110.15%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT90.13%
KZN INDEPENDENCE80.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.08%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION50.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.06%
MINORITY FRONT40.06%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.06%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.06%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.06%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT40.06%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
AL JAMA-AH30.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.04%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED30.04%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY30.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.03%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS20.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.03%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 191. 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 39 ballot

57 candidates
  • PRAGASAN PADAYACHEE1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NKANYISO ALPHEUS NDLOVUACTIONSA
  • TAREQ KELLERMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • PINKY NONKULULEKO NTULIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • PRINCE THEMBOKWAKHE NTULIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • KHUMBUZILE JUDITH MLAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • MTHANDENI ERASMUS NCOKWANEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • MFANLO SIPHO MKHIZEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZIKAYISE MAXWELL HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • SIYABONGA WISEMAN MAKHANYAAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NKOSINATHI FORTUNE JILAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • LIZWI THEMBELANI NGEMAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SITHEMBISO SELBY SITHOLEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MBONGISENI PHILLEMON NXUMALOAFRO 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
  • XOLISWA MDLAZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • ASANDA MZUVUKILE NYEMBEZIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SANELE ALEX MDLETSHEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • BONGUMENZI SABELAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • IMRAAN MOHAMED IndependentIndependent candidate
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • BONGUMENZI AGRIPPA MTHEMBUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MTHOBELI DELUBOMMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • EDWIN COLE CHETTYMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • QEDUSIZI QAMBESHILO BUTHELEZINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MANDLENKOSI CYRIL ZWANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • BONGINKOSI STANLEY NZIMANDEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • PERCY MZOTHULE NTOMBELASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZAINAB TAYOBSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • NJABULO BRIGHT NGCOBOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • BOITHATELO CONSTANCE KWILITRULY ALLIANCE
  • ALLY MUHAMMAD BASSATRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI JOHANNES JUBILEE MTHETHWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI FAITH CELEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ANRO HENNVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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