Ward 18
uMzumbe (KZN213) · IEC ward 52103018
Won by
IFP
Bongani Ephraim Ndebele
Margin
31.2%
786 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,522
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPBongani Ephraim Ndebele | 1,413 | 56.0% |
| MKP | 627 | 24.9% |
| ANC | 384 | 15.2% |
| DA | 29 | 1.1% |
| EFF | 18 | 0.7% |
| JEP | 17 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 4 | 0.2% |
| ANOSA | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 787 more votes to win, or 394 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: 4 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 86% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 62.3% | 58.6% | −3.7 |
| MKP | – | 22.3% | new |
| ANC | 32.9% | 9.9% | −23.0 |
| NFP | 1.1% | 5.6% | +4.5 |
| DA | 0.3% | 1.1% | +0.8 |
| EFF | 2.3% | 0.6% | −1.7 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43990713 | IFP 58.2% | 661 | yes |
| 43993963 | IFP 61.8% | 1,135 | yes |
| 43994391 | IFP 63.8% | 1,499 | yes |
| 43994414 | IFP 47.7% | 1,028 | yes |
| 43995123 | ANC 41.7% | 729 | new |