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eThekwini, Ward 96

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 51 candidates from 51 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 96, 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 PARTY6 63866.33%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67816.77%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8188.17%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1751.75%
ACTIONSA1691.69%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT890.89%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY860.86%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS630.63%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY590.59%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS330.33%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT280.28%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS170.17%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY140.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE100.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.10%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY90.09%
TRULY ALLIANCE80.08%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY80.08%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION80.08%
AL JAMA-AH70.07%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS70.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.05%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY50.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.04%
MINORITY FRONT40.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.04%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.03%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.03%
1860NIC CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRO NATIVES20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.01%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 007. 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 PARTY6 49465.23%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67316.80%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8088.12%
ACTIONSA2552.56%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2282.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY710.71%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT640.64%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS560.56%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY300.30%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS290.29%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT200.20%
KZN INDEPENDENCE130.13%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY100.10%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.09%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION90.09%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM80.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.07%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.07%
TRULY ALLIANCE60.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.05%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS50.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION50.05%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.05%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY50.05%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.04%
MINORITY FRONT40.04%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY40.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST40.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.04%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY40.04%
AL JAMA-AH30.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.03%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY30.03%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT30.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.03%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT30.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.02%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS20.02%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS20.02%
1860NIC CONGRESS20.02%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.02%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED20.02%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.02%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
AFRO NATIVES10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
A SHALL-X PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 956. 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 96 ballot

51 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • BENEDICT MENZI BIYELAACTIONSA
  • IMTIAZ SYEDACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • MAKHOSAZANA RIENETH SIBIYAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIHLE CHARLES NDLOVUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • SBUSISO DLADLAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • HLELANI MNCWANGOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THABISO MPANZAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • VUSUMUZI WILBERT KHUZWAYOAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • S'PHAMANDLA S'BONISO PROFESSOR MCHUNUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIYABONGA JOEL MTHEMBUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • PHILANI SBONISO NENEAFRO NATIVES
  • MOHAMMED FAIZEL ISMAILAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NONKAZIMULO DLOMOARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • NOBUHLE NGCONGOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • NOLUTHANDO PRETTY DONCABEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • PRETTY NUNU MAKHATHINIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SMANGELE PRECIOUS MADELAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • WENDY MANDISA CLAUDIA CELEETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • HYACINTH LINDIWE MUNGWEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FIKILE GUMEDEINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • ZWELAKHE TREASURE MAKHANYAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • NZONDELELO BONGAMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MELUXOLO BONGANI STEPHEN GUMBIMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • DUDUZILE TREASURE MALINGANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBONISO LAWRENCE MAGWAZANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NHLANHLA ALEX MKHIZEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DERUSHA TISSONGPEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
  • MOONSAMY GOVENDERPEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • NHLANHLA LUCKY ARTHUR BUTHELEZIPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
  • THOBELANI LUCKY NSELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NOMFAZWE BHENGUSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • MZWANDILE CYPRIAN SIBISISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • BOITHATELO CONSTANCE KWILITRULY ALLIANCE
  • MAZWAKHE CEDRIC MEYIWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • PATRICK NICHOLAS MTOLOUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VICTOR JOSHUAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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