Ward 35
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802035
Won by
DA
Robert Sbusiso Bentele
Margin
45.0%
1,580 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,514
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DARobert Sbusiso Bentele | 2,066 | 58.8% |
| MKP | 486 | 13.8% |
| VF Plus | 351 | 10.0% |
| IFP | 271 | 7.7% |
| ANC | 173 | 4.9% |
| ActionSA | 74 | 2.1% |
| EFF | 70 | 2.0% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| CCU | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,581 more votes to win, or 791 voters switching from DA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 69.1% | 57.6% | −11.5 |
| MKP | – | 14.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 3.5% | 10.1% | +6.6 |
| IFP | 8.7% | 7.7% | −1.0 |
| ANC | 12.6% | 4.9% | −7.7 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.3% | new |
| EFF | 3.3% | 1.8% | −1.4 |
| ACDP | 1.8% | 0.1% | −1.7 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43480021 | DA 58.2% | 3,370 | yes |
| 43480043 | DA 54.1% | 2,225 | yes |
| 43480346 | DA 61.7% | 1,442 | yes |