Ward 28
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502028
Won by
MKP
Brian Themba Thomo
Margin
12.1%
413 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,410
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPBrian Themba Thomo | 1,085 | 31.8% |
| IFP | 672 | 19.7% |
| ActionSA | 629 | 18.4% |
| ANC | 462 | 13.5% |
| AAM | 190 | 5.6% |
| IRC | 79 | 2.3% |
| DA | 78 | 2.3% |
| MPM | 75 | 2.2% |
| EFF | 30 | 0.9% |
| A.b.c.d. | 23 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.4% |
| IA | 13 | 0.4% |
| CFP | 11 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.3% |
| ARU | 8 | 0.2% |
| NDRF | 7 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 5 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| Arm.jbs | 2 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 414 more votes to win, or 207 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 | – | 32.8% | new |
| IFP | 17.2% | 19.2% | +2.0 |
| ActionSA | 0.5% | 17.7% | +17.2 |
| ANC | 33.9% | 13.6% | −20.3 |
| AAM | – | 5.2% | new |
| DA | 0.7% | 2.5% | +1.8 |
| IRC | – | 2.3% | new |
| MPM | – | 2.1% | new |
| A.b.c.d. | – | 1.4% | new |
| EFF | 8.1% | 0.9% | −7.2 |
| Independents | 2.2% | 0.0% | −2.2 |
| TSSA | 34.0% | 0.0% | −34.0 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670156 | ActionSA 39.2% | 1,598 | yes |
| 43670167 | MKP 34.9% | 2,637 | yes |
| 43670178 | MKP 42.3% | 1,542 | yes |
| 43670842 | MKP 29.5% | 1,059 | yes |