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eThekwini, Ward 51

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 51, 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 ALLIANCE3 70848.82%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 03213.59%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS79610.48%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY7149.40%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2443.21%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY1301.71%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE1281.69%
ACTIONSA1091.43%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS1021.34%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1001.32%
MINORITY FRONT961.26%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY881.16%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY430.57%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY400.53%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT390.51%
AL JAMA-AH290.38%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY290.38%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS190.25%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA170.22%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED160.21%
TRULY ALLIANCE100.13%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION90.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.09%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.09%
AFRO NATIVES70.09%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS70.09%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT60.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.08%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT40.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.04%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS30.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.04%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 596. 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 16654.78%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY85411.23%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY6798.93%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS4796.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2443.21%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1311.72%
ACTIONSA1311.72%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE1061.39%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY1041.37%
MINORITY FRONT951.25%
1860NIC CONGRESS931.22%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY570.75%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY550.72%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY520.68%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY470.62%
AL JAMA-AH360.47%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT310.41%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA300.39%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS290.38%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS290.38%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED180.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE100.13%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY90.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.11%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.09%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION70.09%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY70.09%
TRULY ALLIANCE60.08%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY60.08%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS40.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.05%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY40.05%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.04%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY30.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT30.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 605. 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 51 ballot

57 candidates
  • DAVIS JAMES GOVENDER1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • DHANILA SEWNARAINACTIONSA
  • ROSHEN MAHARAJACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • EDWIN THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO MICHAEL SIBANDEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • SANDISO MTHIYANEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • CHENAY SURUJBALLYAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SPHIWE KHWELAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • ANGELINA RUTH ABELAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THOLANI KHWELAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIBEKEZELO HAPPINESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • SKHUMBUZO NTAKANAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • NOMPUMELELO OLGA BANDAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIYABONGA MNYANDUAFRO NATIVES
  • VISHAN NAIDOOAL JAMA-AH
  • CHALOTTE AMANDA ZULUALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • ELIZABETH MOODLEYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • THOLENI MORNICA THUSIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SAMANTHA PILLAYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • GABRIEL PAULGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • NARESH ROOPLAL PANDAYINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • DEENAKUMARI GOVENDERINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • RASHIKA RAMPERSADMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VIVEKANATHAN PILLAYMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NOMPUMELELO GLORIA NDLOVUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DERUSHA TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • JOHANNE PILLAYPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • JULIAN JUDE PILLAYPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • MELLISSA NAIDOOSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • AZAD DAWOOD SEEDATSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • SAYED ABID HOOSMANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • FADEELA FRIDIETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • JUDA JONAHUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGILE MNGOMENIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SHIVARA CHOTKANVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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