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eThekwini, Ward 52

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 58 candidates from 58 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 52, 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 58046.57%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY99712.97%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81510.60%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3514.57%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS3384.40%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2513.27%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2413.14%
ACTIONSA1562.03%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY1321.72%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY1221.59%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY1141.48%
MINORITY FRONT1121.46%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE580.75%
1860NIC CONGRESS580.75%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS470.61%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.40%
AL JAMA-AH290.38%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY270.35%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS240.31%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT230.30%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT190.25%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS170.22%
TRULY ALLIANCE150.20%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA110.14%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS100.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.13%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT100.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.09%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT60.08%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED60.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.07%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY50.07%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION40.05%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.05%
AFRO NATIVES40.05%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT30.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.04%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
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%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 687. 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 02552.12%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 05713.69%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81610.57%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3254.21%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2523.26%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS2082.69%
ACTIONSA1562.02%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1491.93%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY740.96%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY680.88%
MINORITY FRONT660.85%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS620.80%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE460.60%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY450.58%
1860NIC CONGRESS420.54%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY360.47%
AL JAMA-AH320.41%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY270.35%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT230.30%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT200.26%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS180.23%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY180.23%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.16%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.16%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS100.13%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA90.12%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.12%
BUMBANA MZANSI90.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.09%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.09%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY70.09%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS60.08%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY60.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.06%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.05%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.05%
A SHALL-X PARTY40.05%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.04%
OPERATION DUDULA30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY30.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.03%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.03%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 723. 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 52 ballot

58 candidates
  • AAMIR ABDUL1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • ALICE LOUISE GOVENDERACTIONSA
  • ROSHEN MAHARAJACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • ANDRÉ MCKYLE PILLAYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SADARSEELAN MARIAHAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • STHEMBISO PERCIVAL MATIWANEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • NOMONDE MBUTHOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THOLANI KHWELAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • FIKILE PRISCILLA NGONYAMAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PHILANI HLENGWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MBONGISENI PATRICK JOSTRYAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • NIKITA BERNADETTE PILLAYALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MTHOKOZISI WELLCOME MCOYIAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • SAMIER SINGHDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • NOMSA RAPOOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • USHA DEVI GENGANETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • MELASA MALARIE ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • ZAMA MKHIZEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • ANITA BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MZIKAYIFANI JERRIOT MCHUNUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • RAMONA PILLAYMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • FAIZEL KARAMINORITY FRONT
  • KAJAL MAHOMEDNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NHLAKANIPHO BHENGUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SALLY MANOOJAHDASSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DERUSHA TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • TARIQ MOHAMEDPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • EMMANUEL MOONSAMYPEOPLE'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
  • PHUMZILE ZWANETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • THULSIRAM KUPPUSAMIUMKHONTO 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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