Ward 10
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802010
Won by
MKP
Bongani Cele
Margin
7.6%
232 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,061
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPBongani Cele | 1,216 | 39.7% |
| IFP | 984 | 32.1% |
| ANC | 524 | 17.1% |
| ActionSA | 95 | 3.1% |
| SACP | 80 | 2.6% |
| EFF | 72 | 2.4% |
| DA | 60 | 2.0% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.3% |
| Arm.jbs | 5 | 0.2% |
| AEF | 4 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| IA | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.1% |
| CCU | 2 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 233 more votes to win, or 117 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 40.6% | new |
| IFP | 43.4% | 32.3% | −11.1 |
| ANC | 47.1% | 16.5% | −30.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.5% | new |
| DA | 0.2% | 2.1% | +1.8 |
| EFF | 4.9% | 2.0% | −2.8 |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43412789 | MKP 51.8% | 1,198 | yes |
| 43412790 | MKP 39.7% | 2,329 | yes |
| 43412802 | IFP 39.1% | 1,459 | yes |
| 43412813 | IFP 44.7% | 913 | yes |
| 43415816 | MKP 55.2% | 232 | yes |