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eThekwini, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 62 candidates from 62 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, 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 PARTY4 80764.75%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 58221.31%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2883.88%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1752.36%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE901.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT831.12%
ACTIONSA620.84%
Independents, grouped by IEC480.65%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY460.62%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION230.31%
KZN INDEPENDENCE200.27%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS200.27%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS180.24%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS150.20%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY130.18%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS120.16%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION100.13%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT100.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY80.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.09%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.09%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.08%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT60.08%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY50.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.07%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST50.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
MINORITY FRONT30.04%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 424. 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 PARTY4 70963.76%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 63522.14%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2873.89%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1602.17%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT921.25%
ACTIONSA841.14%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE781.06%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS550.74%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY370.50%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS220.30%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY180.24%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY170.23%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT120.16%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS100.14%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS100.14%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY90.12%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY90.12%
MINORITY FRONT80.11%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.11%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION80.11%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.09%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS70.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM70.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.08%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION60.08%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT60.08%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.05%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY40.05%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.04%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION30.04%
A SHALL-X PARTY30.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 385. 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 5 ballot

62 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • SIZWE NDLOVUABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
  • INNOCENT ZWANGOBANI MKHIZEACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZANDILE MAKHAYEAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGA LAWRENCE BHENGUAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • KIMBERLEY-MICHELLE COFFEEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ROSE BONGIWE DLADLAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • PHUMZILE LUNGILE NZAMAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • NJABULO BHEKOKWAKHE NGEMAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SBUSISO BLESSING NGCONGOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • WAYNE ANTHONY ARNOLDAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • S'CELO ZULUAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • HAPPY THEMBISILE SHEZIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • INNOCENT SIYABONGA WILLIAMSAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • STHEMBISO LANGAAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VATHISWA NOSIHLE XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MFANA PATRICK NENEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • NKOSINGIPHILE NOJIYESABUMBANA MZANSI
  • VERONCIA TSELANE NCUBEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • LINDOKUHLE BENSON LATHAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SIPHIWE ROBERT TEMBEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • THABANE CALVIN MKHIZEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • MLUNGISI PHENEAS MSHENGU IndependentIndependent candidate
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • ZIME PROUDY MKHIZEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • ZIBUSE NELSON MNIKATHIMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • AJITH SOOKDEOMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • MAXIWELL SBONISO ZONDINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • ADELICE MTSHEISENG DUBEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MDUDUZI MAJOLAPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • PHINDILE HIGHNESS HLOPHEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • FELICITAS LIKELEDI NENESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI MEMELASIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • EMMANUEL S'PHIWE NDLOVUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NASIEEM MAHOMED FAROUK SHAIKTRULY ALLIANCE
  • WASEEM OMEAR KHANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • LAURANCE S'FISO DLAMINIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JAN JOHANNES POTGIETERUNITED 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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