Ward 22
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502022
Won by
MKP
Siphamandla Khumalo
Margin
6.0%
158 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,612
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPSiphamandla Khumalo | 868 | 33.2% |
| ANC | 710 | 27.2% |
| IFP | 679 | 26.0% |
| DA | 64 | 2.5% |
| ActionSA | 58 | 2.2% |
| A.b.c.d. | 33 | 1.3% |
| IRC | 31 | 1.2% |
| EFF | 30 | 1.1% |
| PA | 26 | 1.0% |
| MPM | 25 | 1.0% |
| AUP | 24 | 0.9% |
| AAM | 23 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.2% |
| PVP | 4 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| NDRF | 3 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 2 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 1 | 0.0% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 159 more votes to win, or 80 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 83% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 36.7% | new |
| IFP | 20.1% | 25.2% | +5.1 |
| ANC | 43.7% | 24.5% | −19.1 |
| DA | 0.9% | 2.4% | +1.5 |
| ActionSA | 0.4% | 2.2% | +1.8 |
| EFF | 17.4% | 1.2% | −16.2 |
| MPM | – | 1.2% | new |
| IRC | – | 1.1% | new |
| AAM | – | 1.0% | new |
| TSSA | 15.7% | 0.0% | −15.7 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670112 | MKP 40.0% | 2,260 | yes |
| 43670134 | MKP 33.2% | 2,064 | yes |
| 43670943 | MKP 31.2% | 917 | new |