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eThekwini, Ward 97

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 58 candidates from 58 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 97, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 05467.96%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 22311.78%
ACTIONSA6646.40%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5174.98%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3763.62%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1271.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS760.73%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY710.68%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT670.65%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE420.40%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT340.33%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT110.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.10%
MINORITY FRONT90.09%
AL JAMA-AH90.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.08%
1860NIC CONGRESS80.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.05%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY50.05%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.05%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION40.04%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS40.04%
TRULY ALLIANCE30.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.03%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY20.02%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST20.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.02%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY20.02%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS10.01%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.01%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE10.01%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 380. 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 90166.47%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 38213.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6346.11%
ACTIONSA4444.28%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4043.89%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1791.72%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS870.84%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY860.83%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT540.52%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE410.39%
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT350.34%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY130.13%
MINORITY FRONT110.11%
1860NIC CONGRESS100.10%
AL JAMA-AH80.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.08%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT80.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI70.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.06%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS60.06%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.06%
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY50.05%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY40.04%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.03%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS30.03%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.03%
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
TRULY ALLIANCE20.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.02%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.02%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY10.01%
A SHALL-X PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS10.01%
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRO NATIVES00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 382. 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 97 ballot

58 candidates
  • THANASAGREN RUBBANATHAN MOODLEY1860NIC CONGRESS
  • POOBALAN GOVENDERA SHALL-X PARTY
  • NEVILLE HOWARD HAZELLACTIONSA
  • TOMMY ACKERMANNACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • KAMALA THOMASAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • BUSANI INNOCENT ZAMAAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • THIRUGASEN GOVENDERAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NOMCEBO PRIMROSE NGIDIAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • RAKHEE ANKADUAFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
  • NKOSINATHI LUCKY ZULUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIHLE CHARLES NDLOVUAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PETTY-JOYCE SINDISIWE ONOGWUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOKULUNGA MARTHA DLAMINIAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • MARITZA RIANA BENSON-FORTUINAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • JACOB JOHANNES PIENAARAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BABHUNGENI JULIAT HLENGWAAFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
  • THABISO MPANZAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • VUSUMUZI WILBERT KHUZWAYOAFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
  • VELANI BALDWIN MZOBEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI QINISELA SHOZIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • VUSI MORGAN MAKHETHEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • RICHARD SIFISO SHEZIAFRO NATIVES
  • MOHAMMED FAIZEL ISMAILAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA THANGOALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHILANI ERIC KHOZAARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PERCIVAL NJABULO CONCOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • ANDRÉ BEETGEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK PILLAYDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
  • SITHEMBISO PATRIC MARULUMBAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIHLE YALOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • CHERYL LEANNE ABRAHAMSETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • HYACINTH LINDIWE MUNGWEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • MELISHA GOUNDERINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • AVINASH BALBARANINDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
  • NHLANHLA CYRIL HLENGWAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGA CHRISTOPHER ZULUINKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI ALEX MCHUNUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI WISEMAN DLADLAKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • RUAN TREVOR DEYSELMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MELUXOLO BONGANI STEPHEN GUMBIMINORITY FRONT
  • RAYMOND METHRAJ SAKLOONATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
  • DUDUZILE TREASURE MALINGANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SANDISWA THABISO MBONAMBINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • DAVID NORMAN WARDORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • BHEKUYISE KHANYIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MARK PILLAYPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • 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
  • THABANI PATRICK SHIBESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZAMENI ALEX MDUNGESOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
  • KUBEN MOODLEYTRULY ALLIANCE
  • THENJIWE PRUDENCE MHLUNGOTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • RIAAN CYCIL GRUNEWALDUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • BONGA MKHWANAZIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LEIGH-ANN STRAWSONVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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