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Ward 27
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502027
Won by
MKP
Thabani Lloyd Chiliza
Margin
18.2%
550 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,023
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPThabani Lloyd Chiliza | 1,176 | 38.9% |
| IFP | 626 | 20.7% |
| ANC | 484 | 16.0% |
| ActionSA | 219 | 7.2% |
| DA | 149 | 4.9% |
| IRC | 71 | 2.3% |
| VF Plus | 66 | 2.2% |
| NDRF | 45 | 1.5% |
| AAM | 37 | 1.2% |
| EFF | 32 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 17 | 0.6% |
| IA | 17 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 16 | 0.5% |
| NFP | 13 | 0.4% |
| MPM | 11 | 0.4% |
| A.b.c.d. | 10 | 0.3% |
| KZNI | 8 | 0.3% |
| WAYO | 7 | 0.2% |
| ACC | 5 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 3 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 551 more votes to win, or 276 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 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 87% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 39.4% | new |
| IFP | 24.1% | 20.3% | −3.8 |
| ANC | 38.9% | 15.3% | −23.6 |
| ActionSA | 0.8% | 8.0% | +7.2 |
| DA | 0.8% | 4.9% | +4.1 |
| IRC | – | 2.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.0% | 2.3% | +2.3 |
| AAM | – | 1.4% | new |
| NDRF | – | 1.3% | new |
| EFF | 13.0% | 1.1% | −11.9 |
| NFP | 1.8% | 0.5% | −1.3 |
| TSSA | 18.8% | 0.0% | −18.8 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670257 | MKP 40.1% | 2,025 | yes |
| 43670268 | MKP 42.4% | 1,657 | yes |
| 43670651 | MKP 35.3% | 1,554 | yes |
| 43670910 | MKP 38.2% | 817 | new |