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eThekwini, Ward 71

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 55 candidates from 55 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 71, 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 ALLIANCE2 78339.34%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 32518.73%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY96713.67%
A SHALL-X PARTY5938.38%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT3044.30%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2263.19%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1542.18%
MINORITY FRONT1502.12%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS1121.58%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE791.12%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS650.92%
ACTIONSA540.76%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT530.75%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY450.64%
AL JAMA-AH230.33%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.23%
TRULY ALLIANCE120.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.13%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY90.13%
OPERATION DUDULA80.11%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY80.11%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT70.10%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.07%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE50.07%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.06%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION40.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.06%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY40.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.04%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS30.04%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.04%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST30.04%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.04%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.03%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT20.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.03%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.03%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.03%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 074. 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 ALLIANCE3 13544.95%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 31718.88%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY90612.99%
A SHALL-X PARTY3985.71%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT2233.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1552.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1281.84%
MINORITY FRONT1081.55%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS741.06%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS731.05%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE610.87%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT590.85%
ACTIONSA590.85%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY410.59%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS270.39%
AL JAMA-AH250.36%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY180.26%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE170.24%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT110.16%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.11%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS70.10%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY70.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.09%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.09%
OPERATION DUDULA60.09%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.09%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.07%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY50.07%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.07%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.07%
TRULY ALLIANCE40.06%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.06%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.04%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS30.04%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.03%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 6 975. 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 71 ballot

55 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NILESH THIRBHOWON MAHARAJACTIONSA
  • VENOIDH SINGHACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • CRAIG GOUNDENAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • WHITNEY TAMEERA ESSAYAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MALEEN VICTORAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • CHERINE ADELAIDE SHORTAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • MXOLISI WILSON NTOBELAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDELWE CYNTHIA NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • NOMHLE GLADNESS MALULEKEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIBEKEZELO HAPPINESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • THOKOZANI CHRISTOPHER SIBUTHAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • VUYISA MXHITYWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHESIHLE PETER ZIQUBUAFRO NATIVES
  • VISHAN NAIDOOAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHILANI ERIC KHOZAARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • EMMANUEL BHEKIZITHA SINOTHI NDLOVUAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • RAMONA VALAYATHANDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • KHANGELANI DLADLAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • SUMAYA PILLAYETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • CHRISTOPHER ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SOONILALL KALICHARANINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • SELVAN VADIVAL GOVENDERINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • SAMANTHA PILLAYMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • RISHEN HAMBAPERSADMINORITY FRONT
  • KIMERA MOODLEYNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • BUHLEBUYEZA CHARLERIA NTHABISENG MOTSEMMEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • 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
  • SYED ABDUL KADIR BASHASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • JUNAID NABIETRULY ALLIANCE
  • BUHLE LADYFAIR MKHIZETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MASEBENZA VIKELOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA LUCKY NTOZAKHEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • KEEGAN MATHEW NAIDOOVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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