Ward 16
Ray Nkonyeni (KZN216) · IEC ward 52106016
Won by
DA
Nazir Shaikh
Margin
48.1%
1,634 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,399
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DANazir Shaikh | 2,061 | 60.6% |
| VF Plus | 427 | 12.6% |
| ACDP | 383 | 11.3% |
| ANC | 204 | 6.0% |
| MKP | 196 | 5.8% |
| IFP | 88 | 2.6% |
| EFF | 12 | 0.4% |
| PA | 6 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 3 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,635 more votes to win, or 818 voters switching from DA.
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 67.5% | 62.7% | −4.8 |
| VF Plus | 4.5% | 13.1% | +8.7 |
| ACDP | 2.2% | 8.4% | +6.2 |
| ANC | 13.8% | 6.1% | −7.7 |
| MKP | – | 5.6% | new |
| IFP | 6.3% | 2.4% | −3.9 |
| EFF | 1.1% | 0.3% | −0.8 |
| 1360 | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
| 1362 | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43994379 | ANC 55.2% | 134 | yes |
| 44010021 | DA 55.9% | 1,187 | yes |
| 44050047 | DA 70.2% | 2,919 | yes |
| 44050070 | DA 59.9% | 2,588 | yes |