Ward 10
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502010
Won by
ANC
Michael Thabiso Lethea
Margin
6.7%
179 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,686
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMichael Thabiso Lethea | 932 | 34.7% |
| MKP | 753 | 28.0% |
| IFP | 296 | 11.0% |
| ActionSA | 158 | 5.9% |
| DA | 122 | 4.5% |
| IRC | 83 | 3.1% |
| ATM | 62 | 2.3% |
| EFF | 54 | 2.0% |
| IA | 43 | 1.6% |
| Mayibuye | 36 | 1.3% |
| MPM | 25 | 0.9% |
| AAM | 23 | 0.9% |
| LABOUR | 18 | 0.7% |
| PVP | 17 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 13 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 11 | 0.4% |
| NDRF | 11 | 0.4% |
| NFP | 5 | 0.2% |
| WAYO | 5 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 180 more votes to win, or 90 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: 3 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 86% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 39.9% | 30.9% | −9.0 |
| MKP | – | 30.3% | new |
| IFP | 36.1% | 11.9% | −24.2 |
| ActionSA | 0.6% | 6.6% | +6.0 |
| DA | 0.5% | 4.7% | +4.2 |
| IRC | – | 3.4% | new |
| ATM | 2.7% | 2.6% | −0.1 |
| EFF | 14.5% | 2.2% | −12.3 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.2% | new |
| MPM | – | 1.0% | new |
| NFP | 1.4% | 0.2% | −1.2 |
| TSSA | 2.3% | 0.0% | −2.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670516 | MKP 33.6% | 2,159 | yes |
| 43670561 | ANC 39.3% | 1,626 | yes |
| 43670864 | ANC 29.8% | 835 | yes |
| 43670932 | ANC 33.2% | 772 | new |