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eThekwini, Ward 72

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 59 candidates from 59 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 72, 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 09654.19%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 01917.84%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS63611.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2494.36%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY821.44%
ACTIONSA781.37%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT681.19%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS621.09%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
1860NIC CONGRESS591.03%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS530.93%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS400.70%
MINORITY FRONT350.61%
AL JAMA-AH230.40%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY210.37%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT160.28%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT150.26%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.25%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE140.25%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS120.21%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.18%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION80.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.14%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.12%
TRULY ALLIANCE70.12%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY70.12%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.12%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.11%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT60.11%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY60.11%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT60.11%
A SHALL-X PARTY50.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.07%
BUMBANA MZANSI40.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.05%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.02%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.02%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.02%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED10.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.02%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 713. 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 PARTY2 99352.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 11519.59%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS66111.61%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2624.60%
ACTIONSA1131.99%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS891.56%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY611.07%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT460.81%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MINORITY FRONT350.61%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS330.58%
1860NIC CONGRESS320.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.28%
AL JAMA-AH150.26%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS150.26%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE130.23%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY130.23%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS130.23%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY120.21%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS120.21%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT120.21%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY120.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.14%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY80.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.12%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY60.11%
BUMBANA MZANSI60.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.09%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY50.09%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.09%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.07%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.07%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.05%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.05%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.05%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT30.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.04%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.04%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.04%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.02%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
OPERATION DUDULA10.02%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.02%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.02%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 692. 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 72 ballot

59 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NIKEZIWE DLOTHOACTIONSA
  • VENOIDH SINGHACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • NAZREEN SHAIKAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BONGINKOSI SIPHIWE NGIBAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • MARTHA HANNAH VERTUINAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MUNSAMY GOVENDERAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MALEEN VICTORAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • CHERINE ADELAIDE SHORTAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • NOKWANDA MTSHALIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIBUSISO BHEKISISA MPANZAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDELWE CYNTHIA NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIBEKEZELO HAPPINESS MTHETHWAAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • TLALI GWENGUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • DON SANDILE MDLALOSEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • RICHARD SIFISO SHEZIAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUTHUKILE PURITY MSHENGUARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • AMANDA ZUMABUMBANA MZANSI
  • BOB DANIEL NAIDOODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • FEZILE ALFRED PANGISAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LILONKE XOSANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • PURAN JANKIPERSHADETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • CHRISTOPHER ISAIAHGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • JOSHUA AARONINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • DUDUZILE VICTORIA MAKHANYAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • ANGELA RAYKAMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • RICARDO GOVINDASAMYMINORITY FRONT
  • NOMAGANTHI GOVENDERNATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • JUDITH THANDI MNGOMEZULUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHINDILE HLOPHENATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • DUMISANI DOMINIC SISHIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • JOYCE NOMUSA MTHETHWAPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • OMAR KHUMALOSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • SBUSISO SANDILE MKHIZESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • JUNAID NABIETRULY ALLIANCE
  • BUHLE LADYFAIR MKHIZETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • VUSUMUZI ZONDIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGILE MNGOMENIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NEELA NAIDUVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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