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eThekwini, Ward 85

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 54 candidates from 54 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 85, 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 PARTY4 76962.91%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY95312.57%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS93712.36%
ACTIONSA3875.10%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1802.37%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1111.46%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT420.55%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY390.51%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT220.29%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.15%
KZN INDEPENDENCE110.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST100.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.11%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION80.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.08%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION60.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT60.08%
MINORITY FRONT50.07%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY50.07%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION40.05%
AL JAMA-AH40.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.04%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.04%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.03%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.03%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.03%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
TRULY ALLIANCE10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
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: 7 581. 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 PARTY4 58661.44%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY99113.28%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS84511.32%
ACTIONSA4616.18%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2102.81%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS791.06%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT710.95%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY270.36%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS160.21%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT140.19%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.12%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY90.12%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT90.12%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.09%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS70.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST70.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.09%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY70.09%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA60.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.07%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY50.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.07%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.05%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION40.05%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY40.05%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.04%
MINORITY FRONT30.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.03%
AFRO NATIVES20.03%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.03%
A SHALL-X PARTY20.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
1860NIC CONGRESS10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 464. 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 85 ballot

54 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • PRINCE JOKWENIACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • REGINALD KHAYELIHLE DLAMINIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHO BLESSING SILANGWEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • NONKULULEKO BRIDGETTE MNTAMBOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • GIVENSON KHETHUKUTHULA MZIMELAAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • HLENGIWE CELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • NOMHLE GLADNESS MALULEKEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI PATRICK GUMEDEAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • THEMBILE WILLIAM MPANGELEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIPHELELE SIPHEPHELO NZUZAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIFUTHI NONTOKOZO PRECIOUS NZAMAAFRO NATIVES
  • SHABEER AHMED BODHANYAAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA XESIBEARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PERCIVAL NJABULO CONCOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • BALUNGILE ROSEMARY SABELADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • MTHOBISI PRAISEGOD CELEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • MONGEZI CELEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • MSIZI KHUZWAYOGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • MAGGIE THEMBUMUSA SITHOLEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • SAZI KNOWLEDGE MFEKAMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHINDILE AGNES LUHLONGWANEMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • VELAPHI HAMILTON MBAMBONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • SAMKELE NDUDUZO KHUZWAYOORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • ALLOIS NICHOLAS DUMAKUDEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JONATHAN RICADO 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
  • SAMKELO GOOD-HOPE MATSHETSHASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • NHLAKANIPHO NGCOBOTRULY ALLIANCE
  • WENDY LOVEJOY MKHIZETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • THULANI CASPER MADLALAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MHLONISHWA THAMSANQA DUMAUNITED 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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