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Ward 18
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502018
Won by
IFP
David Xolani Dube
Margin
10.5%
370 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,519
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPDavid Xolani Dube | 1,354 | 38.5% |
| MKP | 984 | 28.0% |
| ANC | 312 | 8.9% |
| DA | 182 | 5.2% |
| NDRF | 119 | 3.4% |
| IA | 98 | 2.8% |
| EFF | 86 | 2.4% |
| IRC | 77 | 2.2% |
| ActionSA | 72 | 2.0% |
| AAM | 59 | 1.7% |
| ATM | 21 | 0.6% |
| CFP | 20 | 0.6% |
| LABOUR | 17 | 0.5% |
| Amc.roy. | 15 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 14 | 0.4% |
| NFP | 13 | 0.4% |
| PA | 11 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 11 | 0.3% |
| KZNI | 9 | 0.3% |
| A.b.c.d. | 9 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 8 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| AUP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 371 more votes to win, or 186 voters switching from IFP.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 38.2% | 38.2% | 0.0 |
| MKP | – | 29.7% | new |
| ANC | 21.9% | 7.4% | −14.5 |
| DA | 1.0% | 5.4% | +4.4 |
| NDRF | – | 3.2% | new |
| EFF | 13.6% | 2.5% | −11.1 |
| IA | – | 2.5% | new |
| ActionSA | 0.8% | 2.5% | +1.7 |
| IRC | – | 2.2% | new |
| AAM | – | 1.6% | new |
| Independents | 9.2% | 0.0% | −9.2 |
| TSSA | 11.2% | 0.0% | −11.2 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670336 | MKP 33.7% | 2,515 | yes |
| 43670763 | MKP 38.0% | 1,478 | yes |
| 43670785 | IFP 49.5% | 1,504 | yes |
| 43670820 | IFP 43.2% | 1,453 | yes |