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eThekwini, Ward 53

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 55 candidates from 55 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 53, 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 PARTY2 42341.48%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 83631.43%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5549.48%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3385.79%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2073.54%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1282.19%
ACTIONSA881.51%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS410.70%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT200.34%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT170.29%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS150.26%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY130.22%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.21%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY120.21%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY120.21%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY110.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.15%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY70.12%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION60.10%
AFRO NATIVES60.10%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY60.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.09%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS50.09%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY50.09%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.09%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA40.07%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.07%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT40.07%
AL JAMA-AH30.05%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.05%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE30.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.05%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.05%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.05%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.05%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.03%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
MINORITY FRONT10.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 842. 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 PARTY2 36341.08%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 92033.38%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5369.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3175.51%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2013.49%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1262.19%
ACTIONSA1202.09%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS270.47%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT180.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.21%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY120.21%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS90.16%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.12%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT50.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST50.09%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.09%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.07%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS40.07%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION40.07%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
AL JAMA-AH20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
OPERATION DUDULA20.03%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.03%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.02%
AFRO NATIVES10.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.02%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.02%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
MINORITY FRONT00.00%
KZN INDEPENDENCE00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 752. 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 53 ballot

55 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • DANIEL SOTSHANGEACTIONSA
  • CHANNEL RAMANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • PHIWAYINKOSI SELBY MCHUNUAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • SANDISO MTHIYANEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • MTHANDENI ERASMUS NCOKWANEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • ZWELI SIKITHIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BANELE ALICE VILAKAZIAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • JAN MAPOKO MOKOENAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • ZUKISO MTHULISI ISAAC MADIKIZELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIYABONGA MNYANDUAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • XOLISWA MDLAZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • LUNGILE PURITY SHANGEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PINKY MADOLWANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • MDUDUZA BRIAN BIYELAETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • ZAMA GQOKONQANAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • SHANEETHA GOVENDERINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MHLONISHWA PATRICK MUSA MOLEFEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MTHOBELI DELUBOMMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VIVEKANATHAN PILLAYMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • XOLANI ZULUORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PROMISE NONHLANHLA NYATHIKAZIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DERUSHA TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NKOSIKHONA VELILE ZIKHALIPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • AZAD DAWOOD SEEDATSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NAFISA BI HOOSMANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • ASHNEE YEGABARAMTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MXOLISI BAYEDE FORTUNE DLAMINIUMKHONTO 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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