Ward 30
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802030
Won by
MKP
Sipho Brian Mthembu
Margin
25.1%
584 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,329
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPSipho Brian Mthembu | 967 | 41.5% |
| IFP | 383 | 16.4% |
| Independents | 361 | 15.5% |
| ANC | 322 | 13.8% |
| ActionSA | 130 | 5.6% |
| DA | 95 | 4.1% |
| EFF | 34 | 1.5% |
| ATM | 11 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 4 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 4 | 0.2% |
| IA | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| UCDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| CCU | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 585 more votes to win, or 293 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 | – | 45.6% | new |
| IFP | 38.6% | 17.0% | −21.6 |
| ANC | 53.4% | 15.5% | −37.9 |
| Independents | – | 7.8% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.4% | new |
| DA | 0.4% | 4.3% | +3.9 |
| EFF | 4.3% | 1.5% | −2.9 |
| IA | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43412824 | MKP 57.5% | 2,162 | yes |
| 43480188 | MKP 35.3% | 2,015 | yes |
| 43480414 | MKP 34.9% | 473 | yes |