Ward 27 councillor

Ernest Grenville Smith

Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

01 Nov 2021in office since

10 396votes · 65.2% · LGE 2021

Hands over · first council sitting

Takes office · first council sitting

Shows up? · eThekwini council meetings

Short of it

94% present · 65 meetings · council median 88% · absent 4

Present at 94% of 65 council meetings, absent without leave 4 times.

Meeting by meeting, and by year

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

2025/26

presentarrived lateleave grantedabsent, no leave

Year	Present	Meetings	Absent
2025/26	83%	6	1
2024/25	94%	17	1
2023/24	100%	17	0
2022/23	86%	14	2
2021/22	100%	11	0

From the council's published minutes. Leave granted by council does not count against the councillor. Whole council · how we judge.

Record

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04 Nov 2026 · expected PR seat
PR seat, list position 5, eThekwini DA
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01 Nov 2021 · took office
Ward 27, eThekwini DA

10 396 votes · 65.2% · LGE 2021
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