Ward 8
uMhlathuze (KZN282) · IEC ward 52802008
Won by
MKP
Sandile Innocent Mthimkhulu
Margin
12.5%
315 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,521
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPSandile Innocent Mthimkhulu | 1,084 | 43.0% |
| IFP | 769 | 30.5% |
| ANC | 507 | 20.1% |
| DA | 46 | 1.8% |
| EFF | 29 | 1.2% |
| ActionSA | 23 | 0.9% |
| Mayibuye | 23 | 0.9% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.6% |
| NFP | 8 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.2% |
| NPA | 4 | 0.2% |
| IA | 2 | 0.1% |
| CCU | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 316 more votes to win, or 158 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 | – | 42.8% | new |
| IFP | 51.3% | 31.4% | −19.9 |
| ANC | 32.8% | 19.1% | −13.7 |
| DA | 0.2% | 2.0% | +1.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.0% | new |
| EFF | 10.0% | 1.0% | −9.0 |
| NFP | 2.1% | 0.4% | −1.8 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43413498 | MKP 42.2% | 365 | yes |
| 43415704 | MKP 41.4% | 2,610 | yes |
| 43480065 | MKP 44.6% | 2,118 | yes |