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eThekwini, Ward 8

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 8, 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 47833.74%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 23731.41%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 94318.85%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5195.04%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT2342.27%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY1641.59%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1611.56%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1391.35%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA1071.04%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS690.67%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY480.47%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT320.31%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS270.26%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS140.14%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT130.13%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT130.13%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS100.10%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY80.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.07%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY70.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.06%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION60.06%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS60.06%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY50.05%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS40.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT40.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI40.04%
MINORITY FRONT30.03%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 307. 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 33732.08%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 24231.17%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91918.45%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4474.30%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2552.45%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2082.00%
ACTIONSA1961.88%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY1531.47%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1421.37%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT910.87%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS720.69%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY520.50%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT370.36%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS270.26%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT260.25%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION210.20%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS170.16%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT120.12%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY110.11%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY100.10%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS90.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS70.07%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY70.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.07%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION60.06%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT60.06%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS50.05%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.05%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.05%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION50.05%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.05%
MINORITY FRONT40.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS40.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI40.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.03%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.02%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.02%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 402. 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 8 ballot

56 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • PETER WILFRID NEWMARCHACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • KHOMBISILE NOLUTHANDO NGCOBOAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • LYNDA MOSSAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • CANDICE NAICKENAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • LIZZY NTHOMBI MBEKOAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • SBUSISO DLADLAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • NOMASONTO SINDISIWE EVIDENCE MKHIZEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • RAYMOND BAFANA HADEBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MOHIDEEN SAHIBAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • COLLEN XOLANI MDADANEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • NOSIPHO TRACEY NSINDANEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SBONISO BONGIMPILO BIYELAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • NONHLANHLA ZAMA MCWANGUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • STHEMBISO LANGAAFRO NATIVES
  • SALEEM HASSANAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ANANDHA KRISHNASWAMY NAIDOOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • NKOSINGIPHILE NOJIYESABUMBANA MZANSI
  • MARCO MBAMBODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MONDE BHENGUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • JENNIFER MERIEL DAVIES-BLACKETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • PATRICIA RAYNSFORD JELBERTGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • WELCOME THULANI KUNENEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MTHOKOZISI DUMISANI MZOLOMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • AJITH SOOKDEOMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • THEMBA FREDDY MBUTHONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • CRAIG SCELO MTHIMKHULUNEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • ANGELA ELIZABETH WARBRECKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • THAMSANQA SIBIYAPAN 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
  • MBULELO JAIZEE ZULUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NASIEEM MAHOMED FAROUK SHAIKTRULY ALLIANCE
  • AYESHA KHANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • ALSON SIFISO BHENGUUMKHONTO 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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