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KwaZulu-Natal · eThekwini · 2016

Ward 8

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesMICHEAL THEMBA SHELEMBEANC
59.7%

Ahead by 7 218 votes of DA.

Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSMICHEAL THEMBA SHELEMBE
59.7%15 731 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
32.3%8 513 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
2.3%607 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
2.1%560 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
1.8%483 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.4%117 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.3%85 votes
Show 21 more parties and candidates
TRULY ALLIANCE
0.2%42 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.1%28 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%28 votes
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
0.1%18 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.1%16 votes
MINORITY FRONT
0.1%14 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.0%13 votes
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT
0.0%12 votes
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
0.0%11 votes
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
0.0%11 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.0%10 votes
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA
0.0%10 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.0%8 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.0%8 votes
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION
0.0%7 votes
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.0%7 votes
UNITED PEOPLES PARTY
0.0%6 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTY
0.0%4 votes
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM
0.0%2 votes
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%2 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

26 353 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts
Voting district 43400078 ↗Voting district 43580695 ↗Voting district 43580730 ↗Voting district 43580752 ↗Voting district 43582899 ↗Voting district 43582901 ↗Voting district 43582912 ↗Voting district 43582934 ↗Voting district 43582945 ↗Voting district 43582956 ↗Voting district 43583621 ↗Voting district 43583766 ↗Voting district 43584239 ↗

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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