Ward 17
uMzumbe (KZN213) · IEC ward 52103017
Won by
IFP
Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa
Margin
60.7%
1,302 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,145
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPSimphiwe Protas Mthethwa | 1,583 | 73.8% |
| MKP | 281 | 13.1% |
| ANC | 222 | 10.3% |
| ATM | 12 | 0.6% |
| ANOSA | 12 | 0.6% |
| EFF | 11 | 0.5% |
| DA | 9 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 4 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,303 more votes to win, or 652 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 74.1% | 72.7% | −1.4 |
| MKP | – | 13.9% | new |
| ANC | 19.3% | 10.2% | −9.1 |
| ATM | 1.4% | 0.6% | −0.9 |
| EFF | 3.4% | 0.5% | −2.9 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43990757 | IFP 63.1% | 1,385 | yes |
| 43990779 | IFP 75.3% | 1,418 | yes |
| 43994795 | IFP 79.2% | 1,475 | yes |