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eThekwini, Ward 55

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 55, 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 PARTY4 37156.88%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 48619.34%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY84110.94%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2012.62%
ACTIONSA1602.08%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1441.87%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT911.18%
Independents, grouped by IEC851.11%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT690.90%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS500.65%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY180.23%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.14%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA100.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.12%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION90.12%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS90.12%
BUMBANA MZANSI90.12%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT80.10%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.09%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION70.09%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT70.09%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS60.08%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.05%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT30.04%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.04%
MINORITY FRONT20.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.03%
AFRO NATIVES20.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
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%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 685. 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 PARTY4 40959.13%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 41819.02%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY76710.29%
ACTIONSA2092.80%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1772.37%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1682.25%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1001.34%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS290.39%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY150.20%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT120.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.15%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT90.12%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS90.12%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS80.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.11%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS70.09%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT70.09%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY50.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION40.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.04%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS30.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.04%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.04%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.04%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY30.04%
MINORITY FRONT20.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 456. 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 55 ballot

57 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI GOODMAN NYAWOACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • MTHOKOZISI MLANDULIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NQOBIZITHA WONDER MAJOZIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THULANI WISEMAN SHABANEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SBUSISO CAIPHUS ZULUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MINENHLE DUBEAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SAZI GUMEDEAFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS
  • NHLANHLA DUBEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • MBUYISENI ELPHAS NGIDIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • THULEBONA GODFREY VEZIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • 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
  • XOLISWA MDLAZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • DAVIS TRION WATSONECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SILINDELE JENICE MDLETSHEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • SIMPHIWE SYDNEY NGCOBOGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • NKOSINATHI EMMANUEL SIKHAKHANE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • ZAMA MKHIZEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • THUBELIHLE KUSAKUSA MNQAYIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • NZONDELELO BONGAMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MELUXOLO BONGANI STEPHEN GUMBIMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • MTHOKOZISI GOODENOUGH MCHUNUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • XOLANI ZULUORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • STHEMBILE NGUBANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • FEROZ KHANSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • DOCTOR BHEKEKHAYA KHUZWAYOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NHLAKANIPHO NGCOBOTRULY ALLIANCE
  • ZAFRULLAH PATELTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • KHULEKANI WISEMAN BUTHELEZIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ANELE MVULAUNITED 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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