Ward 65
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500065
Won by
DA
Samantha Magdalene Windvogel
Margin
41.5%
4,670 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
11,253
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DASamantha Magdalene Windvogel | 6,690 | 59.5% |
| MKP | 2,020 | 18.0% |
| ANC | 837 | 7.4% |
| VF Plus | 310 | 2.8% |
| ActionSA | 299 | 2.7% |
| IFP | 194 | 1.7% |
| 1860nicc | 144 | 1.3% |
| ERPM | 116 | 1.0% |
| EFF | 99 | 0.9% |
| ADEC | 75 | 0.7% |
| MF | 70 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 50 | 0.4% |
| Al Jama-ah | 47 | 0.4% |
| Amc.roy. | 41 | 0.4% |
| ACC | 30 | 0.3% |
| Peoplesa | 29 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 20 | 0.2% |
| Indiancp | 15 | 0.1% |
| PRM | 13 | 0.1% |
| DLC | 13 | 0.1% |
| Shall-X | 12 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 10 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 8 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 7 | 0.1% |
| NGG | 7 | 0.1% |
| AC | 6 | 0.1% |
| IPP | 6 | 0.1% |
| Ekhethu | 6 | 0.1% |
| NDF | 6 | 0.1% |
| TA | 5 | 0.0% |
| PFP | 5 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 5 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 4 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 3 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 3 | 0.0% |
| JEP | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.0% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| MOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| APF | 2 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| ASC | 1 | 0.0% |
| SAPM | 1 | 0.0% |
| IYM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 4,671 more votes to win, or 2,336 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: 6 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 59.6% | 58.6% | −1.0 |
| MKP | – | 18.3% | new |
| ANC | 21.7% | 7.7% | −14.0 |
| ActionSA | 2.0% | 2.8% | +0.8 |
| VF Plus | 0.7% | 2.7% | +2.0 |
| IFP | 2.7% | 2.0% | −0.7 |
| 1860nicc | – | 1.1% | new |
| EFF | 4.7% | 0.9% | −3.8 |
| ADEC | 2.1% | 0.6% | −1.5 |
| ACDP | 1.8% | 0.4% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43371187 | DA 50.3% | 2,232 | yes |
| 43371514 | DA 57.4% | 3,849 | yes |
| 43371547 | DA 78.3% | 2,478 | yes |
| 43371727 | DA 75.2% | 5,195 | yes |
| 43372111 | DA 59.1% | 694 | new |
| 43390133 | DA 83.2% | 3,386 | yes |
| 43390144 | MKP 48.2% | 4,030 | yes |
| 43391202 | DA 65.6% | 854 | new |