Ward 5
uMngeni (KZN222) · IEC ward 52202005
Won by
DA
Paul-Michael Angelo Keichel
Margin
85.1%
3,215 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,778
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAPaul-Michael Angelo Keichel | 3,383 | 89.5% |
| MKP | 168 | 4.4% |
| ANC | 127 | 3.4% |
| VF Plus | 48 | 1.3% |
| IFP | 23 | 0.6% |
| EFF | 18 | 0.5% |
| AC | 4 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| JEP | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 3,216 more votes to win, or 1,608 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: 3 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 55% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 87.3% | 82.0% | −5.2 |
| MKP | – | 8.0% | new |
| ANC | 10.2% | 5.9% | −4.4 |
| VF Plus | – | 1.4% | new |
| IFP | 0.3% | 1.0% | +0.7 |
| EFF | 1.3% | 0.9% | −0.4 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43773273 | MKP 35.3% | 541 | yes |
| 43774443 | DA 39.6% | 455 | yes |
| 43870192 | DA 97.7% | 3,131 | yes |
| 43870204 | DA 98.3% | 3,436 | new |