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KwaZulu-Natal · uMhlabuyalingana · 2021

Ward 18

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 votesBONGANI ERIC BIYELAIFP
56.1%

Ahead by 957 votes of ANC.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYBONGANI ERIC BIYELA
56.1%2 990 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
38.1%2 033 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.7%91 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.9%47 votes
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST
0.8%44 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
0.6%33 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.6%32 votes
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ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT
0.5%27 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.2%11 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.2%11 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
0.1%7 votes
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%3 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%3 votes
UMNOTHO DEMOCRATIC FRONT
0.0%0 votes
ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

5 332 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

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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