Ward 8
uMvoti (KZN245) · IEC ward 52405008
Won by
IFP
Khulekani Ngobese
Margin
30.8%
651 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,117
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPKhulekani Ngobese | 1,243 | 58.7% |
| ANC | 592 | 28.0% |
| MKP | 210 | 9.9% |
| A.b.c.d. | 28 | 1.3% |
| DA | 21 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 7 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 6 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 1 | 0.0% |
| EFF | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 652 more votes to win, or 326 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: 5 of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 32.5% | 57.5% | +25.0 |
| ANC | 38.7% | 28.2% | −10.4 |
| MKP | – | 10.5% | new |
| DA | 0.8% | 1.3% | +0.5 |
| A.b.c.d. | – | 1.1% | new |
| EFF | 6.9% | 0.3% | −6.7 |
| ABC | 10.2% | 0.0% | −10.2 |
| Independents | 9.7% | 0.0% | −9.7 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43770270 | IFP 65.8% | 658 | yes |
| 43774252 | ANC 56.2% | 1,280 | yes |
| 43774331 | IFP 51.4% | 986 | yes |
| 43774386 | IFP 66.1% | 569 | yes |
| 43774858 | IFP 79.8% | 748 | yes |