Ward 23 2026 election results

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Voting district 43950494: MKP 53.0%Voting district 43950618: MKP 65.0%Voting district 43950630: MKP 52.9%One Life Church Imbali (VD 43950494)Ashdown Primary School (VD 43950618)Sutherlands Creche (VD 43950630)
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MKP 60.9%

Most party (PR) votes

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 3 voting districts in
Turnout53.5%
Voters on the roll8 700
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Sphesihle Trevor MakhayeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

PR ballot ? · 4 593 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 23 ?

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May: 0 hours off0MayJun: 0 hours off0JunJul: 0 hours off0JulAug · Power: 15 hours offAug: 15 hours off15AugSep · Power: 32 hours offSep: 32 hours off32SepOct · Power: 13 hours offOct: 13 hours off13Oct

Voting districts · 3 ?

Sphesihle Trevor Makhaye (MKP) won Ward 23 with 2 809 votes, 32.3% of the ward's 8 700 registered voters. Turnout was 53.5%: 4 654 of 8 700 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Msunduzi (Pietermaritzburg), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 32

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

ESP areas in this ward · 6 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 671 · spoilt 48 · special votes 275 · All 3 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)

PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 3 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.

Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 3 voting districts here (4 654 of 8 700). The IEC publishes 53.8%.

The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 31 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 2 809 vs 8 366; ANC 1 051 vs 3 111; IFP 176 vs 522; ATM 165 vs 476; DA 162 vs 568; EFF 60 vs 168; ActionSA 42 vs 168; ARU 38 vs 122; A.B.C.D. 28 vs 31; NFP 18 vs 47; KZNI 16 vs 22; SACP 10 vs 43; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 25; AMC.ROY. 6 vs 15; AIC 5 vs 25; PAC 4 vs 5; AZAPO 3 vs 6; JEP 3 vs 8; AMSA 2 vs 4; B.M. 2 vs 4; IND 2 vs 11; PA 2 vs 5; VF PLUS 2 vs 11; ACC 1 vs 3; MF 1 vs 2; NGG 1 vs 6; ABC 0 vs 9; ACDP 0 vs 9; AFNA 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 7; UM 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 70 times in 3 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.

Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.

The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Msunduzi's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 23:37 SAST.

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