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eThekwini, Ward 40

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 56 candidates from 56 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 40, 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 PARTY6 24965.33%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 68417.60%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6727.02%
ACTIONSA3854.02%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1391.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1301.36%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS320.33%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT320.33%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT280.29%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY210.22%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY190.20%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS170.18%
KZN INDEPENDENCE130.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS100.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS80.08%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.08%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.07%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION70.07%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT70.07%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION60.06%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST60.06%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT60.06%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY50.05%
AFRO NATIVES50.05%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.05%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT40.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT40.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS30.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.03%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED30.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.02%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
MINORITY FRONT00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 566. 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 PARTY6 04163.41%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 60916.89%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6636.96%
ACTIONSA5946.23%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1761.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1011.06%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS340.36%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT320.34%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT250.26%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY180.19%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS160.17%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS160.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY110.12%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY110.12%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY110.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE100.10%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS100.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.09%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.09%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY90.09%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT80.08%
MINORITY FRONT70.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.07%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.07%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST70.07%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS60.06%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY60.06%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT60.06%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS50.05%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT50.05%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT40.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.04%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.04%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION30.03%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 527. 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 40 ballot

56 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • KHANYISILE DZANIBEACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • PINKY NONKULULEKO NTULIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • EVERESTAR ZUKEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • HLENGIWE IGNATIA NGOBESEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NTOMBEZINHLE NENE MZOBEAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • NKOSINATHI FORTUNE JILAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • SIMPHIWE NDUKENHLE NGEMAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • NCEBOYAKHE PATRICK MAVUNDLAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHESIHLE PETER ZIQUBUAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUTHUKILE PURITY MSHENGUARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • EMMANUEL BHEKIZITHA SINOTHI NDLOVUAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MTHOBISI STHAKAZELO BRIGHT SHANGEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • NATHI TRUELY MALEVUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SINDISWA DELIGHTY MAPHUMULOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SANELE ALEX MDLETSHEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • THAMSANQA DAVID NTIMBANEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MSIZI BRUCE SHANDUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MANDLENKOSI VICTOR CHONCOMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BONGANILLOYD XABAMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CIKIZWA SIKAFUNGANANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MFANAFUTHI PERFECT MSOMIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO 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
  • ZOLA NKANYISO MFEKASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • BOITHATELO CONSTANCE KWILITRULY ALLIANCE
  • AURALIO CRISTO DIAZTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • LWAZI PEACEMAKER MDLADLAUMKHONTO 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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