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eThekwini, Ward 59

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 59, 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 PARTY3 27253.53%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 29221.14%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE97015.87%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1402.29%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS500.82%
MINORITY FRONT420.69%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.46%
ACTIONSA250.41%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT250.41%
AL JAMA-AH240.39%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY230.38%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION190.31%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT180.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT170.28%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS150.25%
1860NIC CONGRESS150.25%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.15%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA90.15%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.15%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS90.15%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY80.13%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.10%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT60.10%
BUMBANA MZANSI60.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS50.08%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE50.08%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT50.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY40.07%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY40.07%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.05%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY30.05%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED30.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.03%
AFRO NATIVES20.03%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.03%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
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: 6 112. 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 PARTY3 18152.20%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 37422.55%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE96815.88%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1642.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS440.72%
ACTIONSA330.54%
MINORITY FRONT250.41%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY220.36%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY190.31%
AL JAMA-AH170.28%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS170.28%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT170.28%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT140.23%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT120.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.18%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT90.15%
1860NIC CONGRESS90.15%
BUMBANA MZANSI90.15%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS70.11%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA70.11%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.10%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.10%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY60.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT60.10%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.10%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY60.10%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.08%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY50.08%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT50.08%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.07%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.07%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.07%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED40.07%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.05%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY30.05%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.05%
AFRO NATIVES30.05%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.03%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.02%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 094. 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 59 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NONTOBEKO ZANDILE MDIMAACTIONSA
  • THIVENDRA MOODLEYACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • VUSUMUZI RONALD HADEBEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • MERVIN MUNSAMYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THULANI WISEMAN SHABANEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SMISO INNOCENT MCHUNUAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • MUZIWANDILE SIBUSISO SIBEKOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZIKAYISE MAXWELL HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • VUSUMUZI WILBERT KHUZWAYOAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NOLUFEFE EDITH NOMAFUSIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • MARIA SIMELANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DUDUZILE ELIZABETH PHEWAAFRO NATIVES
  • MAHOMMED HANIFF KHANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VATHISWA NOSIHLE XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • DEGRACIA NTOMBIKAYISE HADEBEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • REGINALD VUKANI GUMEDEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • TANDEKILE PAKKIESECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SAMANTHA PILLAYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • SINDILE GWETYANAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • KISTEN GOVENDERINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • NOLWAZI FORTUNATE NXUMALOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • RISHI GOKALPERSADMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CHANTAL DAVIDASSONMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANNE BARBARA COUZENSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SKHUMBUTO LINDUBUHLE MCHUNUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SUMASHAN GOVENDERPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • BATHOBILE JABULILE DLADLAPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • DENNIS VUSI MSWELIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • DOLLY GAJADHURSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • OMAR KHUMALOSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • DOCTOR BHEKEKHAYA KHUZWAYOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NAFISA BI HOOSMANTRULY ALLIANCE
  • ZOLILE JEROME SIKHAKHANETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • ZIBUYILE WINNFRED CYNTHIA GUMEDEUMKHONTO 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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