Ward 7
Greater Kokstad (KZN433) · IEC ward 54303007
Won by
ANC
Joyce Thembisile Bucu
Margin
16.4%
276 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
1,681
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJoyce Thembisile Bucu | 711 | 42.3% |
| DA | 435 | 25.9% |
| EFF | 140 | 8.3% |
| MKP | 139 | 8.3% |
| VF Plus | 92 | 5.5% |
| PA | 51 | 3.0% |
| SACP | 48 | 2.9% |
| AIC | 30 | 1.8% |
| ATM | 17 | 1.0% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.3% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 277 more votes to win, or 139 voters switching from ANC.
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 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 85% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 51.6% | 39.5% | −12.1 |
| DA | 31.0% | 29.9% | −1.1 |
| EFF | 8.2% | 8.1% | 0.0 |
| MKP | – | 7.7% | new |
| VF Plus | – | 5.9% | new |
| SACP | – | 3.3% | new |
| PA | 1.7% | 2.8% | +1.1 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 1.1% | −0.3 |
| ATM | 1.8% | 1.0% | −0.8 |
| UDM | 1.7% | 0.0% | −1.7 |
| ACDP | 2.0% | 0.0% | −2.0 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43772788 | ANC 40.5% | 439 | yes |
| 43774814 | ANC 67.6% | 438 | yes |
| 43774825 | DA 35.3% | 184 | yes |
| 43775501 | DA 36.8% | 136 | yes |
| 43900095 | ANC 33.7% | 1,690 | yes |
| 43900264 | ANC 58.3% | 508 | new |