Ward 18
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500018
Won by
DA
Melanie Brauteseth
Margin
67.0%
7,808 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
11,662
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAMelanie Brauteseth | 8,770 | 75.2% |
| MKP | 962 | 8.2% |
| ANC | 424 | 3.6% |
| ActionSA | 339 | 2.9% |
| EFF | 253 | 2.2% |
| VF Plus | 235 | 2.0% |
| IFP | 147 | 1.3% |
| ERPM | 129 | 1.1% |
| ACDP | 120 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 72 | 0.6% |
| Al Jama-ah | 30 | 0.3% |
| UCDP | 18 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 16 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 13 | 0.1% |
| 1860nicc | 12 | 0.1% |
| NDF | 11 | 0.1% |
| MF | 10 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 8 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.0% |
| ADEC | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 5 | 0.0% |
| KZNI | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indiancp | 4 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peoplesa | 4 | 0.0% |
| AIC | 3 | 0.0% |
| NFP | 3 | 0.0% |
| AC | 3 | 0.0% |
| MOSA | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 3 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.0% |
| TA | 2 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.0% |
| DLC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 2 | 0.0% |
| APF | 2 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| PRM | 1 | 0.0% |
| NPA | 1 | 0.0% |
| IPP | 1 | 0.0% |
| JEP | 1 | 0.0% |
| AFNA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shall-X | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 7,809 more votes to win, or 3,905 voters switching from DA.
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: 5 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 88% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 73.8% | 72.1% | −1.7 |
| MKP | – | 9.4% | new |
| ANC | 10.1% | 4.2% | −5.9 |
| ActionSA | 5.9% | 3.6% | −2.3 |
| EFF | 2.7% | 2.5% | −0.2 |
| VF Plus | 0.8% | 2.1% | +1.3 |
| IFP | 1.9% | 1.5% | −0.4 |
| ACDP | 1.8% | 1.3% | −0.4 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43390212 | DA 78.3% | 2,902 | yes |
| 43390515 | DA 48.3% | 5,346 | yes |
| 43390526 | DA 84.0% | 5,268 | yes |
| 43390571 | DA 78.1% | 4,649 | yes |
| 43390784 | DA 80.0% | 2,418 | yes |
| 43391178 | DA 76.9% | 2,725 | new |