Ward 81
eThekwini (ETH) · IEC ward 59500081
Won by
MKP
Nkululeko Fortune Mathunjwa
Margin
52.0%
4,227 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
8,122
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPNkululeko Fortune Mathunjwa | 5,508 | 67.8% |
| ANC | 1,281 | 15.8% |
| IFP | 551 | 6.8% |
| ActionSA | 285 | 3.5% |
| DA | 133 | 1.6% |
| EFF | 123 | 1.5% |
| ATM | 54 | 0.7% |
| PRM | 18 | 0.2% |
| IPP | 14 | 0.2% |
| MF | 13 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 10 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 9 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.1% |
| PA | 8 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 8 | 0.1% |
| AAC | 5 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 4 | 0.0% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 4 | 0.0% |
| AFNA | 4 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 4 | 0.0% |
| AC | 3 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 3 | 0.0% |
| ERPM | 3 | 0.0% |
| TA | 2 | 0.0% |
| NPA | 2 | 0.0% |
| MOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 2 | 0.0% |
| NDF | 2 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| DLC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ASC | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peoplesa | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,228 more votes to win, or 2,114 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: 8 of the 8 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 | – | 67.1% | new |
| ANC | 58.3% | 15.8% | −42.5 |
| IFP | 12.7% | 6.5% | −6.2 |
| ActionSA | 1.5% | 4.3% | +2.8 |
| DA | 0.9% | 2.0% | +1.1 |
| EFF | 21.7% | 1.3% | −20.4 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43370490 | MKP 65.3% | 2,317 | yes |
| 43370681 | MKP 67.9% | 2,988 | yes |
| 43370692 | MKP 69.3% | 1,151 | yes |
| 43370704 | MKP 63.6% | 1,668 | yes |
| 43370726 | MKP 59.9% | 2,887 | yes |
| 43370737 | MKP 73.1% | 2,017 | yes |
| 43370883 | MKP 73.9% | 743 | yes |
| 43370894 | MKP 70.5% | 2,417 | yes |