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Ward 15
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502015
Won by
MKP
Qolotha Robert Sithole
Margin
5.8%
164 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,812
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPQolotha Robert Sithole | 743 | 26.4% |
| IFP | 579 | 20.6% |
| ANC | 324 | 11.5% |
| IA | 178 | 6.3% |
| DA | 160 | 5.7% |
| EFF | 138 | 4.9% |
| AUP | 117 | 4.2% |
| AAM | 101 | 3.6% |
| IRC | 92 | 3.3% |
| Independents | 57 | 2.0% |
| SACP | 54 | 1.9% |
| ActionSA | 53 | 1.9% |
| A.b.c.d. | 51 | 1.8% |
| PVP | 34 | 1.2% |
| NDRF | 21 | 0.7% |
| ARU | 18 | 0.6% |
| KZNI | 15 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 15 | 0.5% |
| JEP | 10 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.3% |
| PA | 8 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 6 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 4 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 3 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 165 more votes to win, or 83 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 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 27.7% | new |
| IFP | 30.3% | 21.2% | −9.1 |
| ANC | 29.6% | 12.5% | −17.1 |
| DA | 1.1% | 5.8% | +4.8 |
| IA | – | 5.7% | new |
| EFF | 12.7% | 4.6% | −8.1 |
| AUP | – | 4.1% | new |
| IRC | – | 3.8% | new |
| AAM | – | 3.3% | new |
| ActionSA | 2.3% | 2.1% | −0.2 |
| SACP | – | 1.8% | new |
| A.b.c.d. | – | 1.3% | new |
| Independents | – | 1.1% | new |
| PRM | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
| ABC | 1.8% | 0.0% | −1.8 |
| TSSA | 17.9% | 0.0% | −17.9 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670370 | MKP 28.6% | 1,565 | yes |
| 43670381 | MKP 27.3% | 3,576 | yes |
| 43670909 | MKP 41.7% | 499 | new |