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eThekwini, Ward 48

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 48, 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 PARTY1 97935.88%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 73531.46%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY3546.42%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY3406.17%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA2845.15%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1622.94%
ACTIONSA1061.92%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS881.60%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS671.21%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY581.05%
MINORITY FRONT460.83%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS390.71%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY390.71%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT240.44%
AL JAMA-AH230.42%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY230.42%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY200.36%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT190.34%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE180.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS160.29%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS80.15%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST60.11%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY60.11%
TRULY ALLIANCE50.09%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA50.09%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS30.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.05%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.05%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS30.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.04%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
AFRO NATIVES10.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
KZN INDEPENDENCE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 515. 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 ALLIANCE2 45043.45%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 27222.56%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY4157.36%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY2564.54%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA2344.15%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1723.05%
ACTIONSA1262.23%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY1071.90%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS841.49%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS781.38%
1860NIC CONGRESS711.26%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY540.96%
MINORITY FRONT510.90%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY490.87%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT310.55%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY310.55%
AL JAMA-AH200.35%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS190.34%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE150.27%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS110.20%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY100.18%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.14%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY70.12%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.11%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA60.11%
BUMBANA MZANSI60.11%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS50.09%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.05%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.05%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.04%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.04%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS20.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.02%
KZN INDEPENDENCE10.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.02%
OPERATION DUDULA10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.02%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
TRULY ALLIANCE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 639. 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 48 ballot

57 candidates
  • DHEVANANDUN NARAINSAMY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • BERLINDA BELCHERACTIONSA
  • CHANNEL RAMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • BISHWANI MAHARAJAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO MICHAEL SIBANDEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • AARON MUNSAMYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MANOGARAN DORASAMY GOVENDERAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • BONGANI MAGCABAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • PAMELA TSEPO NKUTHAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDELWE CYNTHIA NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THOLANI KHWELAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIBEKEZELO HAPPINESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • THANDAZILE MANDISA JOJOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • ZUKISO MTHULISI ISAAC MADIKIZELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIFUTHI NONTOKOZO PRECIOUS NZAMAAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUTHUKILE PURITY MSHENGUARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • DEGRACIA NTOMBIKAYISE HADEBEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • SAROJINI GOVENDERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • REGINA BHIKHARIDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • GIGGS SIPHO MANTENETYAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • YUGENTHRI PILLAYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • VILOSHNEE CHINNASAMY PILLAYGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • JONATHAN ANNIPENINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • RASHINA SINGHMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • COURTNEY SIMONE EBRAHIMMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • ASAVELA ZINTLE NDUKUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • IMTHIAZ HAROON RASHEEDPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • JARROD MARCUS NAIDOOPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • MELLISSA NAIDOOSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • MUZIKAYISE BROWN ZULUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • FADEELAH MOHIDEENTRULY ALLIANCE
  • KAMALA NAGOURANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • YOGANATHAN PILLAYUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGILE MNGOMENIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • TRISHA NAIRVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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