Ward 3
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502003
Won by
NDRF
Sherika Lallie Ramsaroop
Margin
19.7%
494 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,511
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NDRFSherika Lallie Ramsaroop | 1,364 | 54.3% |
| DA | 870 | 34.6% |
| Independents | 74 | 2.9% |
| MKP | 53 | 2.1% |
| ANC | 50 | 2.0% |
| IFP | 37 | 1.5% |
| ActionSA | 21 | 0.8% |
| Al Jama-ah | 12 | 0.5% |
| ACC | 8 | 0.3% |
| EFF | 7 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 2 | 0.1% |
| MPM | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.0% |
| PVP | 1 | 0.0% |
| AAM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 495 more votes to win, or 248 voters switching from NDRF.
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: 2 of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDRF | – | 52.0% | new |
| DA | 42.3% | 36.6% | −5.7 |
| ANC | 16.3% | 2.5% | −13.8 |
| MKP | – | 2.2% | new |
| Independents | – | 1.4% | new |
| IFP | 9.7% | 1.3% | −8.4 |
| ActionSA | 24.3% | 1.0% | −23.3 |
| PA | 2.6% | 0.0% | −2.6 |
| ABC | 1.0% | 0.0% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670011 | NDRF 49.7% | 3,164 | yes |
| 43670022 | NDRF 55.7% | 1,941 | yes |