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eThekwini, Ward 81

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 81, 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 PARTY5 50867.82%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 28115.77%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5516.78%
ACTIONSA2853.51%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1331.64%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1231.51%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT540.66%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT180.22%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY140.17%
MINORITY FRONT130.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS100.12%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS100.12%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE90.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.10%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.10%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS80.10%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.10%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS50.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.05%
AFRO NATIVES40.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.05%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.04%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.04%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT30.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.02%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.02%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT20.02%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
1860NIC CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 122. 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 PARTY5 35266.35%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 27415.79%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5036.24%
ACTIONSA4175.17%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1842.28%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS861.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT530.66%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS220.27%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT190.24%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY140.17%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS90.11%
MINORITY FRONT80.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE60.07%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.06%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.06%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.06%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS50.06%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRO NATIVES30.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
OPERATION DUDULA30.04%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.04%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS20.02%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
AL JAMA-AH10.01%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.01%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 066. 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 81 ballot

55 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • PHILISIWE NGCEMUACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • ZINHLE PRETTY BUTHELEZIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • ODELLE PILLAYAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • CARINA ROSE MC LEODAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • THULILE PORTIA DLAMINIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDELWE CYNTHIA NDLOVUAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • NOMHLE GLADNESS MALULEKEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • XOLANI NICHOLAS MBELEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LUNGILE LUWACAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • PHUMZILE DUBEAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NHLANHLA EMMANUEL MSOMIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PERCIVAL NJABULO CONCOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • BUHLEBENKOSI HLOMUKA NGIDIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MBALI BRIGHTNESS GUMEDEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OSISIPHO ZAMUBUHLE SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • NONHLANHLA KHUMALOETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • XOLA HAMILTON NTONIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • ZAMA MKHIZEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • S'PHESIHLE SHANDUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MTHOKOZISI DUMISANI MZOLOMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHINDILE AGNES LUHLONGWANEMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • WITNES NOKUKHANYA MTHETHWANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MBIKELWA BONFUS NGUBOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SIYABONGA EMMANUEL NDLOVUPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • BRENTON JADEN TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • STELLA NOLUNDI SOJIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • THEMBOKWAKHE ABUBAKAR MSELEKUSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • KHUSELWA MNGENISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NHLAKANIPHO NGCOBOTRULY ALLIANCE
  • DAWOOD SILENCETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • NKULULEKO FORTUNE MATHUNJWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MHLONISHWA THAMSANQA DUMAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • KEVIN 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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