Ward 14
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502014
Won by
MKP
Thabiso Mdhluli
Margin
24.0%
696 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,900
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPThabiso Mdhluli | 1,180 | 40.7% |
| IFP | 484 | 16.7% |
| ANC | 471 | 16.2% |
| IA | 214 | 7.4% |
| DA | 109 | 3.8% |
| AAM | 97 | 3.3% |
| ActionSA | 75 | 2.6% |
| IRC | 60 | 2.1% |
| EFF | 49 | 1.7% |
| NDRF | 31 | 1.1% |
| VF Plus | 24 | 0.8% |
| SSM | 17 | 0.6% |
| KZNI | 16 | 0.6% |
| A.b.c.d. | 13 | 0.4% |
| JEP | 8 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 6 | 0.2% |
| CFP | 6 | 0.2% |
| Amc.roy. | 6 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 4 | 0.1% |
| MPM | 4 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 697 more votes to win, or 349 voters switching from MKP.
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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 76% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 38.3% | new |
| ANC | 36.0% | 17.7% | −18.3 |
| IFP | 23.8% | 16.3% | −7.5 |
| IA | – | 8.6% | new |
| DA | 0.9% | 3.7% | +2.8 |
| ActionSA | 0.5% | 3.1% | +2.6 |
| AAM | – | 3.0% | new |
| IRC | – | 2.5% | new |
| EFF | 7.6% | 1.3% | −6.2 |
| NDRF | – | 1.0% | new |
| Independents | 15.7% | 0.0% | −15.7 |
| TSSA | 11.9% | 0.0% | −11.9 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670291 | MKP 44.8% | 1,987 | yes |
| 43670325 | MKP 32.9% | 2,400 | yes |
| 43670897 | MKP 52.3% | 1,385 | new |