Ward 8
Greater Kokstad (KZN433) · IEC ward 54303008
Won by
ANC
Marcus Neville Lwanda Madikizela
Margin
22.2%
467 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,103
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMarcus Neville Lwanda Madikizela | 1,085 | 51.6% |
| MKP | 618 | 29.4% |
| EFF | 193 | 9.2% |
| DA | 90 | 4.3% |
| ATM | 30 | 1.4% |
| AIC | 27 | 1.3% |
| IFP | 22 | 1.0% |
| SACP | 17 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.3% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 468 more votes to win, or 234 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: 2 of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 59.8% | 51.8% | −8.0 |
| MKP | – | 28.9% | new |
| EFF | 34.3% | 9.2% | −25.1 |
| DA | 1.8% | 4.5% | +2.7 |
| AIC | 1.2% | 1.4% | +0.2 |
| ATM | 0.7% | 1.4% | +0.7 |
| IFP | 0.6% | 1.1% | +0.5 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43900040 | ANC 45.9% | 2,654 | yes |
| 43900152 | ANC 61.8% | 1,558 | yes |