Ward 16
uMzumbe (KZN213) · IEC ward 52103016
Won by
IFP
Bhekani Albert Mngoma
Margin
10.1%
233 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,310
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPBhekani Albert Mngoma | 850 | 36.8% |
| MKP | 617 | 26.7% |
| ANC | 419 | 18.1% |
| ATM | 316 | 13.7% |
| EFF | 42 | 1.8% |
| DA | 17 | 0.7% |
| JEP | 15 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.4% |
| NFP | 9 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 234 more votes to win, or 117 voters switching from IFP.
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: 7 of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 48.1% | 36.8% | −11.3 |
| MKP | – | 27.5% | new |
| ANC | 41.3% | 18.0% | −23.3 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 13.1% | +13.1 |
| EFF | 3.5% | 1.9% | −1.6 |
| APEMO | 3.6% | 0.0% | −3.6 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43990926 | ANC 34.9% | 126 | yes |
| 43990971 | ATM 69.1% | 81 | yes |
| 43991006 | ATM 47.4% | 1,000 | yes |
| 43993255 | ANC 35.4% | 745 | yes |
| 43993525 | MKP 43.1% | 1,124 | yes |
| 43993547 | IFP 55.8% | 726 | yes |
| 43993615 | IFP 54.1% | 826 | yes |