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Ward 30

eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500030

Won by
DA
Ramachanderan Govindasamy Govender
Margin
42.8%
4,569 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
10,677

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DARamachanderan Govindasamy Govender6,13457.5%
MKP1,56514.7%
ANC1,14410.7%
Al Jama-ah4073.8%
ERPM3493.3%
ActionSA2602.4%
IFP1781.7%
EFF1231.2%
ACC720.7%
VF Plus650.6%
ACDP620.6%
ATM440.4%
TA380.4%
SACP350.3%
MF300.3%
TRUTH280.3%
AIC180.2%
ANOSA140.1%
Peoplesa120.1%
1860nicc80.1%
PAC70.1%
PRM70.1%
DLC70.1%
UCDP50.0%
JEP50.0%
Amc.roy.50.0%
Shall-X50.0%
KZNI40.0%
AC30.0%
AUC30.0%
ASC30.0%
ARU30.0%
OHM30.0%
ARA30.0%
AZAPO20.0%
SUN20.0%
NPA20.0%
AAC20.0%
MOSA20.0%
ARECO20.0%
Ekhethu20.0%
Indiancp20.0%
Mayibuye20.0%
NGG20.0%
B.M.20.0%
IYM20.0%
IPP10.0%
APF10.0%
AEF10.0%
Arm.jbs10.0%

Votes needed. MKP would have needed 4,570 more votes to win, or 2,285 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: 8 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA51.6%55.7%+4.1
MKP–15.0%new
ANC18.1%10.1%−8.0
Al Jama-ah1.2%3.7%+2.5
ERPM–3.7%new
ActionSA5.4%2.9%−2.5
IFP3.2%1.9%−1.3
EFF3.1%1.2%−2.0
ACC12.2%0.8%−11.4
ACDP1.1%0.6%−0.4
TA1.1%0.2%−0.9

Voting districts (8)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
43360310DA 59.1%2,652yes
43362255MKP 40.0%1,229yes
43371424DA 56.1%3,664yes
43371435DA 51.4%2,589yes
43371840DA 49.2%1,295yes
43390076DA 59.4%3,092yes
43390087DA 72.7%3,292yes
43390098DA 49.4%3,381yes