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Ward 56
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500056
Won by
MKP
Nhlanhla Cyril Mthembu
Margin
47.3%
4,271 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
9,029
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPNhlanhla Cyril Mthembu | 5,986 | 66.3% |
| ANC | 1,715 | 19.0% |
| IFP | 337 | 3.7% |
| DA | 241 | 2.7% |
| ActionSA | 191 | 2.1% |
| EFF | 106 | 1.2% |
| AAC | 64 | 0.7% |
| ATM | 55 | 0.6% |
| Independents | 46 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 27 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 22 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 20 | 0.2% |
| ARECO | 20 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 19 | 0.2% |
| PFP | 19 | 0.2% |
| PRM | 12 | 0.1% |
| IPP | 12 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 11 | 0.1% |
| ERPM | 10 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 9 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 9 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 8 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| MF | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 6 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 6 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 5 | 0.1% |
| AC | 5 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 5 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peoplesa | 4 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 4 | 0.0% |
| ASC | 3 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ma Afrika | 3 | 0.0% |
| IYM | 3 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.0% |
| SAPM | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 2 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 1 | 0.0% |
| DLC | 1 | 0.0% |
| APF | 1 | 0.0% |
| AFNA | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1860nicc | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shall-X | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,272 more votes to win, or 2,136 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: 9 of the 9 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 | – | 66.4% | new |
| ANC | 67.0% | 19.0% | −48.0 |
| IFP | 4.8% | 3.6% | −1.1 |
| DA | 1.4% | 2.9% | +1.4 |
| ActionSA | 0.6% | 2.4% | +1.8 |
| EFF | 16.0% | 1.2% | −14.8 |
| 450 | 3.6% | 0.0% | −3.6 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43361490 | MKP 54.5% | 1,794 | yes |
| 43361636 | MKP 67.6% | 3,333 | yes |
| 43361647 | MKP 69.2% | 2,652 | yes |
| 43361658 | MKP 73.2% | 1,483 | yes |
| 43361906 | MKP 61.1% | 1,036 | yes |
| 43361917 | MKP 70.6% | 2,234 | yes |
| 43361928 | MKP 58.7% | 1,795 | yes |
| 43362143 | MKP 71.7% | 1,175 | yes |
| 43362367 | MKP 67.7% | 2,446 | yes |