Ward 29
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502029
Won by
MKP
Mcebisi Brian Halom
Margin
11.6%
294 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,542
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPMcebisi Brian Halom | 940 | 37.0% |
| IFP | 646 | 25.4% |
| ANC | 343 | 13.5% |
| EFF | 144 | 5.7% |
| ActionSA | 115 | 4.5% |
| DA | 114 | 4.5% |
| NDRF | 41 | 1.6% |
| IRC | 38 | 1.5% |
| AAM | 35 | 1.4% |
| IA | 34 | 1.3% |
| MPM | 19 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 16 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 9 | 0.4% |
| PVP | 7 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 5 | 0.2% |
| AUP | 5 | 0.2% |
| A.b.c.d. | 5 | 0.2% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 2 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 2 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arm.jbs | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 295 more votes to win, or 148 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: 1 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 59% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 38.9% | new |
| IFP | 34.9% | 22.6% | −12.3 |
| ANC | 27.8% | 8.9% | −18.9 |
| ActionSA | 2.1% | 7.0% | +4.9 |
| EFF | 16.9% | 5.7% | −11.2 |
| DA | 0.9% | 5.7% | +4.8 |
| NDRF | – | 2.1% | new |
| AAM | – | 1.8% | new |
| IA | – | 1.7% | new |
| IRC | – | 1.3% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.0% | 1.1% | +1.0 |
| NFP | 1.1% | 0.1% | −1.0 |
| Independents | 3.8% | 0.0% | −3.8 |
| 1361 | 1.8% | 0.0% | −1.8 |
| TSSA | 7.9% | 0.0% | −7.9 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670279 | MKP 38.9% | 3,016 | yes |
| 43670954 | IFP 33.3% | 1,334 | new |
| 43670965 | MKP 49.4% | 745 | new |