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Ward 20

Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502020

Won by
MKP
Yvonne Nonhlanhla Mpanza
Margin
17.6%
558 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,174

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
MKPYvonne Nonhlanhla Mpanza1,24039.1%
IFP68221.5%
ANC54917.3%
IRC1484.7%
ActionSA1294.1%
DA1284.0%
EFF953.0%
SACP391.2%
IA381.2%
VF Plus250.8%
MPM200.6%
PA160.5%
NDRF160.5%
KZNI110.3%
Mayibuye70.2%
AUP70.2%
A.b.c.d.50.2%
CFP40.1%
AAM40.1%
Arm.jbs40.1%
JEP20.1%
Al Jama-ah10.0%
NFP10.0%
AEF10.0%
WAYO10.0%
B.M.10.0%

Votes needed. IFP would have needed 559 more votes to win, or 280 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: 3 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
MKP–40.2%new
IFP20.8%20.9%+0.1
ANC37.2%17.5%−19.7
DA1.0%4.2%+3.2
IRC–4.2%new
ActionSA2.1%4.1%+2.0
EFF21.5%2.7%−18.8
SACP–1.0%new
IA–1.0%new
NFP1.2%0.1%−1.1
2461.1%0.0%−1.1
13611.7%0.0%−1.7
TSSA11.6%0.0%−11.6

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
43670123MKP 37.2%1,864yes
43670606MKP 39.8%3,034yes
43670695MKP 45.0%1,443yes