The African National Congress has retained its overall majority in the 2016 local government elections, but has lost significant ground to opposition parties.
Support for the ANC dropped from 69.9% in 2011 to 63.o6% in 2016, while the Democratic Alliance went up from 14.05% in 2011 to 19.04%.
The second most significant opposition party the Inkatha Freedom Party lost ground from 7.44% in 2011 to 6.29% this year, while newcomers Economic Freedom Fighters, African Independent Congress, Al Jamaa and two independents gained seats in council for the first time.
The final seat count in KwaDukuza council is ANC 36, DA 11, IFP 4, EFF 2, Independents 2, AIC and Al Jamaa one each.
The African Christian Democratic Party has lost its council seat.
All four Ballito and Salt Rock wards were won by the DA, plus one additional ward in Stanger Manor.
The new Ward 21 (Ballito south and Driefontein) was won by the DA with 41.49% and ANC only managed to get 34.24%.
Driefontein was previously an ANC ward.
Interesting to note was the high number of votes gained by independents candidates for ward two in the Darnal area and 27 in the Kearsney area, although they were unable to take the lead away from the ANC.
In ward two, the independent candidate came second with 20.46% and the ANC won by 48.17%.
In ward 27, the ANC won by 50.84% and the independent got 27.6%.
The final results for the KwaDukuza Wards:
Ward 1: ANC 70.85%
Ward 2: ANC 48.17%
Ward 3: ANC 70.99%
Ward 4: ANC 87.01%
Ward 5: IFP 54.65%
Ward 6: DA 91.14%
Ward 7: ANC 87.93%
Ward 8: ANC 85.9%
Ward 9: ANC 90.4%
Ward 10: ANC 84.67%
Ward 11: ANC 74.29%
Ward 12: ANC 86.22%
Ward 13: ANC 56.29%
Ward 14: ANC 84.99%
Ward 15: ANC 69.26%
Ward 16: ANC 47.77%
Ward 17: DA 49.81%
Ward 18: ANC 72.42%
Ward 19: ANC 52.23%
Ward 20: ANC 60.74%
Ward 21: DA 41.47%
Ward 22: DA 89.6%
Ward 23: ANC 82.89%
Ward 24: ANC 84.83%
Ward 25: ANC 82.13%
Ward 26:ANC 60.03%
Ward 27: ANC 50.84%
Ward 28: ANC 55.46%
Ward 29: ANC 87.57%
