Ward 16
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502016
Won by
MKP
Bhekisisa Sabelo Siyaya
Margin
5.2%
143 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,736
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPBhekisisa Sabelo Siyaya | 692 | 25.3% |
| IFP | 549 | 20.1% |
| ANC | 369 | 13.5% |
| NDRF | 341 | 12.5% |
| EFF | 291 | 10.6% |
| DA | 111 | 4.1% |
| ActionSA | 66 | 2.4% |
| IRC | 65 | 2.4% |
| AAM | 57 | 2.1% |
| Mayibuye | 43 | 1.6% |
| PA | 39 | 1.4% |
| ATM | 14 | 0.5% |
| A.b.c.d. | 14 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 11 | 0.4% |
| CFP | 9 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.3% |
| SDP | 7 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 7 | 0.3% |
| Amc.roy. | 6 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 5 | 0.2% |
| AEF | 5 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 4 | 0.1% |
| IA | 4 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 4 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 3 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 144 more votes to win, or 72 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 26.7% | new |
| IFP | 39.3% | 20.1% | −19.2 |
| ANC | 23.1% | 13.5% | −9.6 |
| NDRF | – | 11.5% | new |
| EFF | 14.8% | 10.4% | −4.3 |
| DA | 0.8% | 4.2% | +3.4 |
| ActionSA | 0.2% | 2.9% | +2.7 |
| IRC | – | 2.6% | new |
| AAM | – | 2.1% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.6% | new |
| TSSA | 17.0% | 0.0% | −17.0 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670347 | IFP 30.2% | 1,230 | yes |
| 43670358 | MKP 27.0% | 4,263 | yes |