Ward 17
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500017
Won by
MKP
Gely Rose Mbanjwa
Margin
16.8%
1,885 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
11,238
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPGely Rose Mbanjwa | 4,560 | 40.6% |
| DA | 2,675 | 23.8% |
| ANC | 2,000 | 17.8% |
| IFP | 454 | 4.0% |
| ActionSA | 312 | 2.8% |
| EFF | 276 | 2.5% |
| ERPM | 146 | 1.3% |
| Shall-X | 121 | 1.1% |
| Independents | 91 | 0.8% |
| ACDP | 72 | 0.6% |
| MF | 55 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 55 | 0.5% |
| Al Jama-ah | 51 | 0.5% |
| 1860nicc | 49 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 40 | 0.4% |
| IPP | 37 | 0.3% |
| ADEC | 33 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 17 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 15 | 0.1% |
| TA | 14 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 14 | 0.1% |
| PRM | 13 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 11 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.1% |
| AC | 10 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 10 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 9 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 7 | 0.1% |
| Peoplesa | 6 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 5 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 5 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 5 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.0% |
| APF | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indiancp | 4 | 0.0% |
| PPF | 4 | 0.0% |
| UCDP | 3 | 0.0% |
| MOSA | 3 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 3 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.0% |
| ASC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 2 | 0.0% |
| AFNA | 2 | 0.0% |
| AAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| SAPM | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| PFU | 1 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 1 | 0.0% |
| IYM | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,886 more votes to win, or 943 voters switching from MKP.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 9 of the 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 40.7% | new |
| DA | 21.3% | 24.1% | +2.7 |
| ANC | 44.0% | 17.3% | −26.7 |
| IFP | 4.1% | 4.2% | +0.1 |
| ActionSA | 1.2% | 3.1% | +2.0 |
| EFF | 15.5% | 2.2% | −13.4 |
| ERPM | – | 1.1% | new |
| Shall-X | – | 1.0% | new |
| ADEC | 1.5% | 0.3% | −1.2 |
| ACC | 2.7% | 0.1% | −2.6 |
| ABC | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43370456 | DA 76.3% | 1,908 | yes |
| 43390616 | DA 60.5% | 3,289 | yes |
| 43390627 | MKP 60.2% | 3,209 | yes |
| 43390638 | MKP 59.8% | 1,030 | yes |
| 43390649 | MKP 58.9% | 3,867 | yes |
| 43390717 | MKP 48.2% | 1,812 | yes |
| 43390751 | MKP 45.2% | 2,918 | yes |
| 43390762 | MKP 46.6% | 3,596 | yes |
| 43391000 | DA 65.9% | 735 | yes |