Ward 8
AbaQulusi (KZN263) · IEC ward 52603008
Won by
IFP
Londiwe Promise Zungu
Margin
1.5%
42 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,874
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPLondiwe Promise Zungu | 803 | 27.9% |
| MKP | 761 | 26.5% |
| DA | 690 | 24.0% |
| VF Plus | 305 | 10.6% |
| ANC | 237 | 8.2% |
| EFF | 37 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 26 | 0.9% |
| OHM | 8 | 0.3% |
| GFSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 1 | 0.0% |
| NAPF | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 43 more votes to win, or 22 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 34.6% | 27.7% | −6.9 |
| MKP | – | 26.7% | new |
| DA | 30.3% | 24.1% | −6.2 |
| VF Plus | 6.3% | 10.5% | +4.2 |
| ANC | 15.6% | 8.2% | −7.4 |
| EFF | 5.1% | 1.3% | −3.8 |
| NFP | 3.6% | 0.1% | −3.6 |
| Independents | 2.2% | 0.0% | −2.2 |
| ACDP | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43570021 | IFP 29.5% | 651 | yes |
| 43570144 | DA 39.4% | 2,720 | yes |
| 43570212 | IFP 43.0% | 2,377 | yes |