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eThekwini, Ward 50

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 50, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 08256.29%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 18716.37%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS4526.23%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED2563.53%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1472.03%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT1381.90%
ACTIONSA1131.56%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1111.53%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS921.27%
MINORITY FRONT911.25%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY911.25%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY720.99%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS670.92%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY670.92%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY610.84%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE470.65%
AL JAMA-AH360.50%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS240.33%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY230.32%
TRULY ALLIANCE160.22%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.11%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION70.10%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY70.10%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA60.08%
A SHALL-X PARTY60.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.07%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION40.06%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.04%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT30.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.03%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.01%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
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%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 252. 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 ALLIANCE4 66264.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY75510.37%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS3234.43%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1762.42%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED1462.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1281.76%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1201.65%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT1181.62%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS1061.46%
ACTIONSA891.22%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY861.18%
MINORITY FRONT831.14%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY791.08%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY680.93%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY630.86%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY390.54%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE330.45%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA280.38%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY250.34%
AL JAMA-AH220.30%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS140.19%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS110.15%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST90.12%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS90.12%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.11%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION60.08%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.05%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.05%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY40.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS30.04%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
A SHALL-X PARTY30.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.03%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT20.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 284. 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 50 ballot

57 candidates
  • SANGEETHA BIPRAJ NARAINSAMY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • CLAUDE AUGUSTINE GOVENDERACTIONSA
  • ROSHEN MAHARAJACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO MICHAEL SIBANDEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • STRINIVASEN KISTENAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • YOGEETHA DEUANLALL RAMBRIDGEAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THULANI WISEMAN SHABANEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SANDRA CHETTYAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THOLANI KHWELAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIBEKEZELO HAPPINESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • MLULEKI YALOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • CHRISTIAN MANGAZI MAKHANYAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIYABONGA MNYANDUAFRO NATIVES
  • VISHAN NAIDOOAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • DESIREE NAIDOODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JAYSON JACOBDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MARK KENNETH GOVENDERECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • POOBALAN REDDYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • CHRISTOPHER ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • SAHAIL ROMARIO BEEHARIINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • NALINI NAIDOOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • SHIRAZ WILKINSMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • RANESH SEWPARSADMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NOZIPHO XULUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NITHIANATHAN NAIDOOPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • MELLISSA NAIDOOSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • RIAZ KHANSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • SAYED ABID HOOSMANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • REGGIE CHELLANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • SHIRLEY SINGHUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGILE MNGOMENIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • HAZELENE HARRYCHUNDRAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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