Ward 5
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802005
Won by
IFP
Bongiwe Sphesihle Mthembu
Margin
11.3%
375 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,327
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPBongiwe Sphesihle Mthembu | 1,012 | 30.4% |
| MKP | 637 | 19.1% |
| ANC | 560 | 16.8% |
| DA | 552 | 16.6% |
| Independents | 250 | 7.5% |
| EFF | 185 | 5.6% |
| ACDP | 25 | 0.8% |
| Amc.roy. | 24 | 0.7% |
| NFP | 15 | 0.5% |
| NPA | 15 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 14 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 13 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| IA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| CCU | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 376 more votes to win, or 188 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 58.8% | 31.1% | −27.7 |
| MKP | – | 22.3% | new |
| ANC | 25.8% | 17.0% | −8.8 |
| DA | 2.9% | 16.1% | +13.2 |
| EFF | 7.9% | 5.4% | −2.5 |
| Independents | – | 3.8% | new |
| NFP | 1.6% | 0.4% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43413397 | DA 41.0% | 188 | yes |
| 43413487 | IFP 47.9% | 2,210 | yes |
| 43415715 | DA 33.6% | 2,377 | yes |
| 43417874 | IFP 44.9% | 994 | yes |
| 43480212 | DA 50.0% | 92 | yes |
| 44500036 | EFF 30.0% | 786 | yes |