Ward 26
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502026
Won by
MKP
Mlondolozi Innocent Ntuli
Margin
26.4%
735 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,787
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPMlondolozi Innocent Ntuli | 1,120 | 40.2% |
| IFP | 385 | 13.8% |
| ANC | 375 | 13.5% |
| IRC | 217 | 7.8% |
| ActionSA | 163 | 5.8% |
| LABOUR | 146 | 5.2% |
| DA | 109 | 3.9% |
| AAM | 67 | 2.4% |
| VF Plus | 42 | 1.5% |
| PVP | 27 | 1.0% |
| EFF | 25 | 0.9% |
| Mayibuye | 25 | 0.9% |
| NDRF | 18 | 0.6% |
| MPM | 15 | 0.5% |
| A.b.c.d. | 8 | 0.3% |
| KZNI | 7 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 7 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 6 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| ARU | 5 | 0.2% |
| CFP | 5 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 736 more votes to win, or 368 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 | – | 42.0% | new |
| IFP | 27.5% | 14.0% | −13.5 |
| ANC | 31.7% | 12.6% | −19.1 |
| IRC | – | 7.6% | new |
| ActionSA | 3.0% | 5.4% | +2.5 |
| LABOUR | – | 5.0% | new |
| DA | 1.4% | 4.2% | +2.8 |
| AAM | – | 2.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.5% | +1.3 |
| EFF | 10.5% | 0.9% | −9.5 |
| TSSA | 22.2% | 0.0% | −22.2 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670224 | MKP 32.8% | 2,149 | yes |
| 43670235 | MKP 57.0% | 2,008 | yes |
| 43670583 | MKP 42.5% | 134 | yes |
| 43670718 | MKP 33.7% | 1,224 | yes |