Ward 32
Msunduzi (KZN225) · IEC ward 52205032
Won by
DA
Garth Frederick Wesley Middleton
Margin
19.5%
1,033 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
5,290
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAGarth Frederick Wesley Middleton | 2,542 | 48.1% |
| MKP | 1,509 | 28.5% |
| ANC | 639 | 12.1% |
| ACDP | 143 | 2.7% |
| IFP | 128 | 2.4% |
| PA | 57 | 1.1% |
| VF Plus | 47 | 0.9% |
| EFF | 31 | 0.6% |
| AMSA | 26 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 25 | 0.5% |
| TRUTH | 21 | 0.4% |
| KZNI | 19 | 0.4% |
| IND | 19 | 0.4% |
| MF | 18 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 13 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 10 | 0.2% |
| ACC | 7 | 0.1% |
| AFNA | 6 | 0.1% |
| A.b.c.d. | 6 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 5 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 5 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 4 | 0.1% |
| APEMO | 2 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 2 | 0.0% |
| NGG | 2 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 2 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| SAF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,034 more votes to win, or 517 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 39.3% | 49.0% | +9.8 |
| MKP | – | 27.7% | new |
| ANC | 27.0% | 12.0% | −15.0 |
| ACDP | 1.0% | 2.6% | +1.7 |
| IFP | 1.6% | 2.4% | +0.7 |
| PA | 17.8% | 1.2% | −16.6 |
| EFF | 7.3% | 0.6% | −6.7 |
| Devoted Citizens of Msunduzi | 1.9% | 0.0% | −1.9 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43950135 | DA 48.3% | 1,481 | yes |
| 43950168 | DA 62.2% | 1,718 | yes |
| 43950179 | DA 69.7% | 3,503 | yes |
| 43950359 | MKP 49.9% | 2,187 | yes |
| 43951372 | DA 73.2% | 863 | yes |
| 43951440 | MKP 55.6% | 939 | yes |