Ward 31
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502031
Won by
MKP
Itumeleng Patricia Mareka
Margin
8.6%
227 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,648
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPItumeleng Patricia Mareka | 737 | 27.8% |
| IFP | 510 | 19.3% |
| ActionSA | 488 | 18.4% |
| ANC | 276 | 10.4% |
| DA | 137 | 5.2% |
| IRC | 80 | 3.0% |
| IA | 76 | 2.9% |
| AAM | 57 | 2.2% |
| NFP | 48 | 1.8% |
| VF Plus | 30 | 1.1% |
| Mayibuye | 27 | 1.0% |
| EFF | 26 | 1.0% |
| NDRF | 26 | 1.0% |
| PA | 23 | 0.9% |
| SACP | 19 | 0.7% |
| KZNI | 15 | 0.6% |
| ISP | 15 | 0.6% |
| A.b.c.d. | 12 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.4% |
| Amc.roy. | 8 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 7 | 0.3% |
| AEF | 4 | 0.2% |
| Arm.jbs | 4 | 0.2% |
| CFP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PVP | 3 | 0.1% |
| JEP | 2 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 2 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 228 more votes to win, or 114 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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 96% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 29.3% | new |
| ActionSA | 0.8% | 18.8% | +18.0 |
| IFP | 23.2% | 18.4% | −4.8 |
| ANC | 29.6% | 10.3% | −19.3 |
| DA | 2.1% | 5.2% | +3.2 |
| IRC | – | 3.2% | new |
| IA | – | 2.6% | new |
| AAM | – | 2.4% | new |
| NFP | 1.2% | 1.6% | +0.4 |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.3% | +1.1 |
| EFF | 6.2% | 0.9% | −5.3 |
| TSSA | 31.1% | 0.0% | −31.1 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43622108 | MKP 27.5% | 3,187 | yes |
| 43626382 | IFP 43.7% | 197 | new |
| 43670280 | MKP 32.4% | 1,913 | yes |