Ward 5
Msunduzi (KZN225) · IEC ward 52205005
Won by
MKP
Mongezi Kwanele Bhengu
Margin
23.4%
1,492 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
6,379
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPMongezi Kwanele Bhengu | 3,023 | 47.4% |
| ANC | 1,531 | 24.0% |
| IFP | 1,047 | 16.4% |
| DA | 417 | 6.5% |
| SACP | 76 | 1.2% |
| AIC | 62 | 1.0% |
| EFF | 42 | 0.7% |
| ActionSA | 26 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 17 | 0.3% |
| IND | 16 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 15 | 0.2% |
| A.b.c.d. | 15 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 12 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 10 | 0.2% |
| MF | 9 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 9 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 8 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| PA | 6 | 0.1% |
| AFNA | 6 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 5 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 4 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 4 | 0.1% |
| NGG | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AMSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,493 more votes to win, or 747 voters switching from MKP.
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: 8 of the 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 90% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 42.8% | new |
| ANC | 56.5% | 26.2% | −30.3 |
| IFP | 16.4% | 17.8% | +1.3 |
| DA | 1.2% | 7.1% | +5.8 |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| AIC | 1.3% | 0.7% | −0.6 |
| EFF | 9.9% | 0.7% | −9.2 |
| JEP | 1.2% | 0.2% | −0.9 |
| ABC | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
| Independents | 9.9% | 0.0% | −9.9 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43771035 | MKP 68.0% | 1,337 | yes |
| 43771046 | IFP 64.9% | 1,901 | yes |
| 43771057 | MKP 50.4% | 1,712 | yes |
| 43771091 | ANC 48.7% | 1,494 | yes |
| 43771103 | ANC 61.0% | 1,429 | yes |
| 43771114 | MKP 53.9% | 1,142 | yes |
| 43771271 | MKP 62.4% | 1,330 | yes |
| 43775354 | IFP 38.3% | 1,167 | yes |
| 43775860 | MKP 85.8% | 1,337 | new |