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eThekwini, Ward 7

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 7, 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 16639.51%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 76322.00%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 42117.73%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT85510.67%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3284.09%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1061.32%
ACTIONSA580.72%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS430.54%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS340.42%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.39%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT200.25%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY180.22%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.17%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS130.16%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS130.16%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS110.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.11%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT80.10%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION80.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.07%
MINORITY FRONT50.06%
TRULY ALLIANCE50.06%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY50.06%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.05%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION40.05%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY40.05%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.05%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.04%
AFRO NATIVES30.04%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.04%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.04%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.02%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
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%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 013. 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 20339.86%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 73021.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 43917.91%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT7389.18%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3454.29%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1151.43%
ACTIONSA951.18%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS400.50%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS380.47%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.39%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS190.24%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT160.20%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT150.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.17%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION120.15%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS100.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE90.11%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS90.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY90.11%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.11%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT90.11%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS70.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.07%
MINORITY FRONT60.07%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.07%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY60.07%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS60.07%
BUMBANA MZANSI60.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.05%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS40.05%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.05%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS40.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.05%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.05%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT40.05%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.05%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.04%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.04%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.02%
OPERATION DUDULA20.02%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 036. 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 7 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • SABELO GABRIEL MOQEBELOACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZANDILE MAKHAYEAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • REMIGIUS THOKOZANI SITHOLEAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • KARIN ERICA TSILIMIGRASAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VUMINKOSI ADVOCATE NKALAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • DIPOLELO PRUDANCE PHADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • LIZZY NTHOMBI MBEKOAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • CHERINE ADELAIDE SHORTAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SIMON SINOTHI MAJOZIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIMILO PHIWAYINKOSI MKHIZEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • PHILISIWE PRINCESS ZUMAAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • AUBREY JIMMY MAGUBANEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LUCKY SBUSISO MBATHAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • STHEMBISO LANGAAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BHEKITHEMBA JULIUS MADLALAARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MTHOKOZISI WELLCOME MCOYIAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • NKOSINGIPHILE NOJIYESABUMBANA MZANSI
  • MICHAEL PHUMULANI NGCAMUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • BUSISIWE HAPPINESS MKHULISAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • YUGEN NAIDOOETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • THABANE CALVIN MKHIZEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MLUNGISI EMMANUEL SIBISIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • AJITH SOOKDEOMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • THEMBINKOSI STEPHEN NYEMBEZINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANGELA ELIZABETH WARBRECKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA ALEX MKHIZEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • PHINDILE HIGHNESS HLOPHEPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI MEMELASIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • THULISILE MAPHUMULOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NASIEEM MAHOMED FAROUK SHAIKTRULY ALLIANCE
  • SILINDILE PRUDENCE MATIWANETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO NTINGAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NTOMBIFUTHI FAITH CELEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DAVID JOHN MC CUTCHEONVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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