Ward 44
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500044
Won by
MKP
Senzo Samuel Mkhunya
Margin
52.2%
4,255 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
8,154
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPSenzo Samuel Mkhunya | 5,377 | 65.9% |
| ANC | 1,122 | 13.8% |
| IFP | 478 | 5.9% |
| DA | 331 | 4.1% |
| EFF | 280 | 3.4% |
| ActionSA | 200 | 2.5% |
| SACP | 49 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 33 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 31 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 28 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 24 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 18 | 0.2% |
| PRM | 14 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 13 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 12 | 0.1% |
| AAC | 10 | 0.1% |
| APF | 10 | 0.1% |
| SAPM | 8 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 8 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 8 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 7 | 0.1% |
| AC | 7 | 0.1% |
| IPP | 7 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 7 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 7 | 0.1% |
| IYM | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 5 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 4 | 0.0% |
| MOSA | 4 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 4 | 0.0% |
| MF | 3 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| DLC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ADEC | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1860nicc | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
| NDF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,256 more votes to win, or 2,128 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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 65.4% | new |
| ANC | 57.5% | 14.3% | −43.2 |
| IFP | 8.4% | 5.9% | −2.5 |
| DA | 1.2% | 4.2% | +2.9 |
| EFF | 24.1% | 3.3% | −20.7 |
| ActionSA | 1.0% | 2.9% | +1.9 |
| AIC | 1.1% | 0.4% | −0.7 |
| PRM | 1.1% | 0.1% | −0.9 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43361298 | MKP 62.3% | 3,270 | yes |
| 43361300 | MKP 69.6% | 2,196 | yes |
| 43361311 | MKP 60.1% | 2,495 | yes |
| 43583058 | MKP 64.1% | 3,592 | yes |
| 43583070 | MKP 67.4% | 1,849 | yes |
| 43583531 | MKP 74.2% | 2,443 | yes |
| 43584598 | MKP 55.2% | 580 | yes |