Ward 7
uMzumbe (KZN213) · IEC ward 52103007
Won by
IFP
Thulile Sylvia Khuzwayo
Margin
1.3%
22 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
1,721
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPThulile Sylvia Khuzwayo | 612 | 35.6% |
| ANC | 590 | 34.3% |
| MKP | 411 | 23.9% |
| ATM | 27 | 1.6% |
| NFP | 21 | 1.2% |
| DA | 12 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.7% |
| JEP | 11 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.4% |
| EFF | 7 | 0.4% |
| ANOSA | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 23 more votes to win, or 12 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 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 95% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 59.9% | 35.8% | −24.1 |
| IFP | 13.5% | 34.2% | +20.7 |
| MKP | – | 24.0% | new |
| ATM | 0.7% | 1.8% | +1.0 |
| NFP | 0.2% | 1.1% | +0.9 |
| EFF | 3.7% | 0.3% | −3.3 |
| APEMO | 18.2% | 0.0% | −18.2 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43990690 | ANC 64.3% | 182 | yes |
| 43990702 | ANC 49.0% | 343 | yes |
| 43990724 | ANC 33.7% | 187 | yes |
| 43992276 | MKP 36.0% | 788 | yes |
| 43993097 | ANC 52.7% | 391 | yes |
| 43993637 | IFP 35.7% | 844 | yes |
| 43994751 | IFP 56.1% | 506 | yes |
| 43995112 | IFP 59.6% | 188 | new |