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Ward 46

eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500046

Won by
MKP
Sakhile Edwin Sokhela
Margin
43.3%
3,002 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
6,926

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
MKPSakhile Edwin Sokhela4,04258.4%
IFP1,04015.0%
ANC96413.9%
EFF3785.5%
ActionSA1372.0%
DA901.3%
SACP440.6%
PRM430.6%
ATM330.5%
IPP170.2%
VF Plus140.2%
AIC130.2%
KZNI100.1%
NFP80.1%
PAC70.1%
ARA70.1%
MF50.1%
AC50.1%
Mayibuye50.1%
UCDP40.1%
ANOSA40.1%
NGG40.1%
AZAPO30.0%
NPA30.0%
AAC30.0%
JEP30.0%
APF30.0%
B.M.30.0%
SUN20.0%
AUC20.0%
ASC20.0%
ACC20.0%
AHC20.0%
AEF20.0%
Ekhethu20.0%
Ma Afrika20.0%
ERPM20.0%
PFU20.0%
IYM20.0%
TA10.0%
Al Jama-ah10.0%
MOSA10.0%
ADEC10.0%
SAPM10.0%
ARECO10.0%
OHM10.0%
AFNA10.0%
TRUTH10.0%
Shall-X10.0%
Arm.jbs10.0%
NDF10.0%

Votes needed. IFP would have needed 3,003 more votes to win, or 1,502 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: 5 of the 5 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–58.1%new
IFP17.2%15.1%−2.1
ANC59.3%13.1%−46.2
EFF12.1%5.6%−6.5
ActionSA0.8%2.7%+1.9
DA0.7%1.4%+0.8
PRM2.9%0.6%−2.4
ABC2.3%0.0%−2.3

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
43360657IFP 52.1%3,510yes
43360949MKP 61.5%2,734yes
43360950MKP 60.6%2,748yes
43360972MKP 74.2%4,288yes
43362233MKP 64.7%688yes