Ward 23
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502023
Won by
MKP
Busisiwe Penelop Makhubo
Margin
33.3%
1,151 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,455
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPBusisiwe Penelop Makhubo | 1,623 | 47.0% |
| ANC | 472 | 13.7% |
| IFP | 449 | 13.0% |
| MPM | 252 | 7.3% |
| ActionSA | 152 | 4.4% |
| IRC | 91 | 2.6% |
| DA | 81 | 2.3% |
| Independents | 68 | 2.0% |
| Mayibuye | 50 | 1.4% |
| EFF | 45 | 1.3% |
| NDRF | 41 | 1.2% |
| AAM | 33 | 1.0% |
| IA | 21 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 17 | 0.5% |
| A.b.c.d. | 9 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.2% |
| CFP | 7 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 6 | 0.2% |
| ACC | 6 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| Amc.roy. | 3 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 3 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| PVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,152 more votes to win, or 576 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 | – | 48.9% | new |
| ANC | 22.8% | 13.4% | −9.5 |
| IFP | 26.1% | 13.0% | −13.1 |
| MPM | – | 6.8% | new |
| ActionSA | 2.1% | 3.9% | +1.8 |
| IRC | – | 3.0% | new |
| DA | 0.9% | 2.4% | +1.5 |
| EFF | 10.5% | 1.3% | −9.3 |
| AAM | – | 1.2% | new |
| Independents | 3.6% | 1.0% | −2.6 |
| NFP | 3.0% | 0.1% | −2.9 |
| ABC | 1.9% | 0.0% | −1.9 |
| TSSA | 27.3% | 0.0% | −27.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670190 | MKP 54.6% | 1,903 | yes |
| 43670202 | MKP 49.8% | 1,512 | yes |
| 43670617 | MKP 43.0% | 2,117 | yes |
| 43670639 | MKP 49.2% | 1,345 | yes |