Ward 19
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502019
Won by
MKP
Advocate Mandla-Khe Shakespear Khumalo
Margin
25.0%
872 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,488
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPAdvocate Mandla-Khe Shakespear Khumalo | 1,427 | 40.9% |
| ANC | 555 | 15.9% |
| IFP | 438 | 12.6% |
| AAM | 288 | 8.3% |
| EFF | 147 | 4.2% |
| DA | 140 | 4.0% |
| ActionSA | 110 | 3.2% |
| IRC | 70 | 2.0% |
| Mayibuye | 61 | 1.7% |
| PVP | 56 | 1.6% |
| JEP | 33 | 0.9% |
| MPM | 30 | 0.9% |
| NDRF | 28 | 0.8% |
| PA | 27 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 20 | 0.6% |
| KZNI | 13 | 0.4% |
| WAYO | 8 | 0.2% |
| AEF | 7 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 6 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 5 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| IA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| CFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 873 more votes to win, or 437 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 40.3% | new |
| ANC | 28.5% | 15.4% | −13.1 |
| IFP | 21.3% | 14.6% | −6.7 |
| AAM | – | 8.2% | new |
| DA | 1.4% | 4.6% | +3.3 |
| EFF | 14.9% | 3.7% | −11.2 |
| ActionSA | 0.5% | 3.3% | +2.9 |
| IRC | – | 2.2% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.4% | new |
| PVP | – | 1.2% | new |
| TSSA | 29.5% | 0.0% | −29.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670303 | MKP 43.3% | 1,917 | yes |
| 43670314 | MKP 46.3% | 2,059 | yes |
| 43670628 | MKP 38.8% | 1,558 | yes |
| 43670684 | MKP 30.4% | 1,607 | yes |