Ward 16
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802016
Won by
MKP
Doctor Minias Gumede
Margin
34.4%
877 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,546
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPDoctor Minias Gumede | 1,313 | 51.6% |
| IFP | 436 | 17.1% |
| ANC | 358 | 14.1% |
| EFF | 197 | 7.7% |
| DA | 115 | 4.5% |
| NFP | 43 | 1.7% |
| ActionSA | 28 | 1.1% |
| IA | 17 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 6 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| NPA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 878 more votes to win, or 439 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 52.1% | new |
| IFP | 33.2% | 16.7% | −16.5 |
| ANC | 51.1% | 13.9% | −37.1 |
| EFF | 11.5% | 7.3% | −4.2 |
| DA | 0.7% | 4.3% | +3.7 |
| NFP | 0.6% | 1.6% | +1.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.5% | new |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43412712 | MKP 48.6% | 1,770 | yes |
| 43416053 | MKP 50.6% | 1,910 | yes |
| 43418460 | MKP 58.4% | 1,401 | yes |