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Ward 40

eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500040

Won by
MKP
Lwazi Peacemaker Mdladla
Margin
47.7%
4,565 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
9,566

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
MKPLwazi Peacemaker Mdladla6,24965.3%
ANC1,68417.6%
IFP6727.0%
ActionSA3854.0%
EFF1391.5%
DA1301.4%
AIC320.3%
PRM320.3%
ATM280.3%
JEP210.2%
IPP190.2%
Amc.roy.170.2%
KZNI130.1%
VF Plus100.1%
PAC80.1%
SACP80.1%
AUC80.1%
AHC80.1%
NFP70.1%
ARECO70.1%
NGG70.1%
ACC60.1%
APF60.1%
ERPM60.1%
AC50.1%
AFNA50.1%
AEF50.1%
TRUTH50.1%
Mayibuye50.1%
IYM40.0%
SDF40.0%
UCDP30.0%
DLC30.0%
ASC30.0%
Peoplesa30.0%
PFU30.0%
ANOSA30.0%
TA20.0%
AAC20.0%
B.M.20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
Al Jama-ah10.0%
OHM10.0%
Ekhethu10.0%
SDP10.0%
Shall-X10.0%
Arm.jbs10.0%

Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,566 more votes to win, or 2,283 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: 7 of the 7 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
MKP–64.4%new
ANC65.2%17.2%−48.0
IFP9.7%7.0%−2.7
ActionSA0.9%5.1%+4.3
DA1.0%1.6%+0.6
EFF17.2%1.3%−15.9
AIC1.3%0.3%−1.0
PRM1.2%0.3%−0.9

Voting districts (7)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
43360725MKP 63.9%2,418yes
43360736MKP 61.4%2,452yes
43360747MKP 64.2%2,811yes
43360758MKP 70.1%2,470yes
43360769MKP 68.2%2,666yes
43360770MKP 67.7%2,898yes
43362211MKP 56.9%3,378yes