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eThekwini, Ward 61

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 61, 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 ALLIANCE1 83235.37%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 30025.10%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 26524.42%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1953.76%
ACTIONSA1392.68%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS911.76%
1860NIC CONGRESS831.60%
MINORITY FRONT410.79%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY380.73%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT250.48%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT240.46%
AL JAMA-AH230.44%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.21%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION90.17%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.14%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT70.14%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY60.12%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION60.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.10%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS50.10%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE50.10%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.10%
AFRO NATIVES50.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.08%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY40.08%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.06%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.04%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.04%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY20.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.04%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 180. 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 ALLIANCE1 95237.76%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 30025.15%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13221.90%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1763.40%
ACTIONSA1402.71%
1860NIC CONGRESS931.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS881.70%
MINORITY FRONT430.83%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT320.62%
AL JAMA-AH220.43%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT220.43%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS200.39%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.29%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY150.29%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY130.25%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.17%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE90.17%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT80.15%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.14%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT60.12%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS50.10%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.10%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.06%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY30.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.06%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY30.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.06%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.04%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.04%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.04%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY20.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.02%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.02%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.02%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 169. 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 61 ballot

58 candidates
  • MERVIN GYNASIVEN PILLAY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • THEMBELA MAKHILOYIACTIONSA
  • THIVENDRA MOODLEYACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NATHANIEL EUGENE PATCHAPENAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SKHUMBUZO MVUNAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • PREGASEN PERUMALLAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • AVELA CANDLOVUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • CHARITY ZANELE MATWEBULAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DUDUZILE ELIZABETH PHEWAAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • NOBUHLE NGCONGOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • YOGISWARIE GOVENDERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MTEMBISO HARRY MBELEBELEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • KRISHNA RAJAGOPAL REDDYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • SINDILE GWETYANAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • KESVAL MORGEN NAIDOOINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MBALI MKHIZEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • KUBASHNEE GOVENDERMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NAVIN SEWLALMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • WISEMAN SIYABONGA MKHIZENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • THANDEKA ZINE DLALISAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MAHOMED YUSUF GAFFARPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • MELLISSA NAIDOOSERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • OMAR KHUMALOSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • SBUSISO SANDILE MKHIZESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOEL MALCOLM MARIETRULY ALLIANCE
  • KAMLA GOVENDERTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MCEBO EMMANUEL SIKHAKHANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ANELE MVULAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ANRO HENNVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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