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eThekwini, Ward 65

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 56 candidates from 56 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 65, 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 ALLIANCE4 78054.70%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 81920.82%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7949.09%
ACTIONSA2552.92%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1822.08%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1601.83%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT1001.14%
1860NIC CONGRESS991.13%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS891.02%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE630.72%
MINORITY FRONT590.68%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT460.53%
AL JAMA-AH380.43%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS380.43%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION300.34%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY260.30%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS170.19%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT130.15%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY130.15%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS120.14%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.10%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.08%
A SHALL-X PARTY70.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT70.08%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY60.07%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.06%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.06%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.05%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY40.05%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT40.05%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.03%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.02%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
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: 8 738. 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 ALLIANCE4 69153.40%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 90621.70%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8149.27%
ACTIONSA3283.73%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2292.61%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1942.21%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS931.06%
1860NIC CONGRESS600.68%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MINORITY FRONT530.60%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT520.59%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY510.58%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE450.51%
AL JAMA-AH390.44%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS330.38%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT250.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE180.20%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS110.13%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS110.13%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY100.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.10%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT80.09%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY80.09%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS70.08%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT60.07%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY60.07%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY60.07%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT60.07%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.06%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.06%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY40.05%
A SHALL-X PARTY40.05%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY40.05%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.03%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.03%
OPERATION DUDULA30.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.02%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 785. 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 65 ballot

56 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • LUHLELI LEO DINWAYOACTIONSA
  • VENOIDH SINGHACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • JESSE GOVENDERAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • MANISHA MUNILALLAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • SEKHONA MJWARAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MALEEN VICTORAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VATHISWA NCUKANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • THULANI CHRISTOPHER BUTHELEZIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • ANGELA PAKKIRIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZIKAYISE MAXWELL HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THAMSANQA CHRISTOPHER MTHEMBUAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • UNATHI GWAYIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • KHANYISA MBANGATAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • FORTUNE GIFT THOBANI NKOSIAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • KHANYISILE NOBANTU NGCOBOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUTHUKILE PURITY MSHENGUARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MTHOKOZISI WELLCOME MCOYIAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • SAMANTHA MAGDALENE WINDVOGELDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • THUBELIHLE WESLEY ZUNGUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • REAGAN JEROME SOOBRAMONEYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • MELASA MALARIE ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • KANTHARUBI VELOSHNI VERAPADIINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • AARISH SUNKERINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • KANTHA FREDRICKMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NATASHA ISMAILMINORITY FRONT
  • AEYASHA BIBI HOOSENNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • GABRIEL BHEKANI NGUBOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • NITHIANATHAN NAIDOOPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • KOOBENDHREE NAIDOOPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • OMAR KHUMALOSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • DEACON ISAAC RHEEDERSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NOEL MALCOLM MARIETRULY ALLIANCE
  • RONALD ZWAKELE MSANETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • DERRIC SBONGISENI MKHIZEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JAN JOHANNES POTGIETERUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • UGESHNIE GOVENDERVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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