Ward 1
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502001
Won by
ANC
Sibongile Nesta Mnteshi
Margin
3.3%
92 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
2,751
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSibongile Nesta Mnteshi | 814 | 29.6% |
| IFP | 722 | 26.2% |
| MKP | 697 | 25.3% |
| AAM | 175 | 6.4% |
| DA | 143 | 5.2% |
| ActionSA | 34 | 1.2% |
| VF Plus | 32 | 1.2% |
| EFF | 21 | 0.8% |
| KZNI | 19 | 0.7% |
| NDRF | 17 | 0.6% |
| IRC | 16 | 0.6% |
| IA | 12 | 0.4% |
| MPM | 9 | 0.3% |
| ACC | 8 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 4 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 4 | 0.1% |
| AUP | 4 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 2 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 93 more votes to win, or 47 voters switching from ANC.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 8 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 42.7% | 29.1% | −13.7 |
| MKP | – | 26.2% | new |
| IFP | 35.5% | 26.0% | −9.6 |
| AAM | – | 6.3% | new |
| DA | 2.6% | 5.4% | +2.8 |
| ActionSA | 2.9% | 1.4% | −1.5 |
| VF Plus | 1.6% | 1.1% | −0.5 |
| EFF | 7.7% | 0.7% | −7.0 |
| Al Jama-ah | 1.3% | 0.1% | −1.2 |
| NFP | 1.4% | 0.1% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43621769 | MKP 44.4% | 63 | yes |
| 43621837 | MKP 27.1% | 277 | yes |
| 43621927 | IFP 34.3% | 2,491 | yes |
| 43622029 | ANC 40.9% | 342 | yes |
| 43625370 | ANC 32.2% | 1,000 | yes |
| 43625381 | ANC 33.0% | 591 | yes |
| 43626012 | ANC 59.6% | 428 | yes |
| 43626269 | ANC 44.4% | 313 | yes |