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KwaZulu-Natal · eThekwini · 2026

Ward 29

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Ward ballot votes

A vote for a person. Most votes across the whole ward wins one seat.Explain

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

IEC guide to council seats

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Leading in votesSITHEMBISO RAPHAEL GAMAMK
60.9%

Ahead by 3 119 votes of ANC.

Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYSITHEMBISO RAPHAEL GAMA
60.9%4 894 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
22.1%1 775 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
4.1%333 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
4.1%330 votes
ACTIONSA
1.9%156 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.5%120 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.9%76 votes
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ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.9%74 votes
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.8%64 votes
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
0.3%28 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.2%16 votes
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
0.2%16 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.2%14 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%13 votes
KZN INDEPENDENCE
0.2%13 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.1%11 votes
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.1%9 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%8 votes
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
0.1%8 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.1%7 votes
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%7 votes
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
0.1%7 votes
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
0.1%5 votes
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
0.1%5 votes
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
0.1%5 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%4 votes
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
0.0%4 votes
SIZWE UMMAH NATION
0.0%3 votes
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.0%2 votes
INKULULEKO YABANTU MOVEMENT
0.0%2 votes
MINORITY FRONT
0.0%2 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
0.0%2 votes
TRULY ALLIANCE
0.0%2 votes
AFRO NATIVES
0.0%2 votes
BUMBANA MZANSI
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
0.0%1 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
0.0%1 votes
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FRONT
0.0%1 votes
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%1 votes
1860NIC CONGRESS
0.0%1 votes
A SHALL-X PARTY
0.0%1 votes
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
0.0%1 votes
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
0.0%1 votes
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%1 votes
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%0 votes
ETHEKWINI RATEPAYERS POLITICAL MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
0.0%0 votes
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
0.0%0 votes
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
0.0%0 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.0%0 votes
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
0.0%0 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.0%0 votes
INDIAN CONGRESS PARTY
0.0%0 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY FRONT
0.0%0 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLES MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS
0.0%0 votes
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
0.0%0 votes
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
0.0%0 votes
OPERATION DUDULA
0.0%0 votes
PEOPLE'S FIRST UNITED
0.0%0 votes
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

8 032 ward votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts
Voting district 43371817 ↗Voting district 43371828 ↗Voting district 43371839 ↗

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