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eThekwini, Ward 54

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 59 candidates from 59 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 54, 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 70443.49%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 21919.60%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12718.12%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4487.20%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS1191.91%
ACTIONSA1081.74%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1051.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS590.95%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MINORITY FRONT320.51%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY280.45%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS260.42%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS260.42%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY240.39%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA210.34%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY180.29%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.26%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT130.21%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS90.14%
AL JAMA-AH70.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY70.11%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE70.11%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS70.11%
1860NIC CONGRESS70.11%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY60.10%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT60.10%
TRULY ALLIANCE50.08%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION50.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.06%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.06%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS40.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI40.06%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.05%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.05%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED30.05%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.02%
AFRO NATIVES10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 218. 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 57140.87%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 28320.39%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 21319.28%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4597.30%
ACTIONSA1472.34%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1011.61%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS691.10%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS600.95%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS320.51%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY240.38%
MINORITY FRONT230.37%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT230.37%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY210.33%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS180.29%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.25%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY160.25%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY140.22%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT130.21%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY110.17%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE100.16%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA100.16%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.16%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE100.16%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT90.14%
AL JAMA-AH60.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.10%
1860NIC CONGRESS60.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.08%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.08%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS50.08%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.08%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY50.08%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY50.08%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY50.08%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT50.08%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY40.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.06%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.06%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION40.06%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.05%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.05%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS30.05%
A SHALL-X PARTY30.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.02%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.02%
AFRO NATIVES10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
OPERATION DUDULA10.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.02%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 291. 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 54 ballot

59 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • BONGANI HANDSOME CIBANEACTIONSA
  • ROSHEN MAHARAJACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • MANNIE ROY MOONSAMYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • QINISILE PRISCA NALAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THULANI WISEMAN SHABANEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • EVERESTAR ZUKEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • NOMTHANDAZO PENELOPE MBEJEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NQOBISILE NIKIWE DLAMINIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • IZILE WONDERFUL PRECIOUS BLESSING NYONIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SABELO KHOZAAFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS
  • SIYABONGA MNYANDUAFRO NATIVES
  • MAHOMMED HANIFF KHANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHILANI ERIC KHOZAARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MFANA PATRICK NENEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • FARZANA SHAIK BASHADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MUSAWSNKOSI DLAMINIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • MDUDUZA BRIAN BIYELAETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • ZAMA GQOKONQANAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • RITONIA BIANCA AARONINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • ABONGILE NDZIBAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • CLINT SOOBRAMONEYMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • FAIZEL KARAMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • LITILE PUNGWANANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • XOLANI ZULUORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MANDLENKOSI CYRIL ZWANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NOXOLO MATSOPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • RIAZ KHANSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOMPHILO PERCEVIERANCE MCUNUTRULY ALLIANCE
  • ZAFRULLAH PATELTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • LUNGELO MATHABELAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGILE MNGOMENIUNITED 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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