How the wards voted: Zero support for 15 parties in Ward 27
The IEC results show that 15 registered political parties in Ward 27 achieved no voter support (0%) in the LGE.
At 100% completion of vote counts, the Electoral Commission (IEC) numbers indicate that the DA will once again take the reins of councillorship in Ward 27. Previous ward councillor Ernest Smith hands over the baton to IT guru, Ryan Hendra.
On November 4, the community of Ward 27 cast their votes in seven voting districts, namely, Morningside Sports Club, Livingstone Primary School, Clarence Road Primary School, Girl Guides Hall, Hartley Road Primary School, Randal Hall, and Thekwini College (Centec Campus).
Ward 27 numbers show that the DA received a total of 11 245 votes (61,09%), followed by the MKP at 1762 (9.57%), and the ANC in the third spot with 1351 (7.34%) ballots. The ActionSA and the IFP grabbed the fourth and fifth places with 4.79% and 2.4% respectively.
The DA took the lead in all seven voting districts, achieving above 50% mark, except at Hartley Road Primary School, where it garnered 1071 votes (44.48%), with Al Jama-ah at 499 votes (20.72%) and the ANC with 225 ballots (9.34%).
The IEC results show that a total of 15 political parties in Ward 27 achieved no support (0%). These are: AC, AMC, ROY, ARRC, MA AFRIKA, GJDP, IYM, JEP, MAWUSA, NDF, O.D, SDF, SAPM, UWO, and the Independents.
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