Ward 32
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502032
Won by
MKP
Mbuso Zwane
Margin
16.0%
415 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,599
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPMbuso Zwane | 906 | 34.9% |
| ActionSA | 491 | 18.9% |
| IFP | 377 | 14.5% |
| ANC | 230 | 8.8% |
| PVP | 123 | 4.7% |
| DA | 113 | 4.3% |
| IRC | 60 | 2.3% |
| EFF | 52 | 2.0% |
| MPM | 45 | 1.7% |
| ATM | 30 | 1.2% |
| Amc.roy. | 26 | 1.0% |
| AUP | 26 | 1.0% |
| NFP | 19 | 0.7% |
| WAYO | 18 | 0.7% |
| NDRF | 16 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.4% |
| IA | 10 | 0.4% |
| AAM | 10 | 0.4% |
| Arm.jbs | 9 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.3% |
| KZNI | 4 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 1 | 0.0% |
| ISP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 416 more votes to win, or 208 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 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 37.0% | new |
| ActionSA | 1.5% | 20.1% | +18.6 |
| IFP | 36.1% | 14.8% | −21.2 |
| ANC | 26.7% | 7.4% | −19.3 |
| DA | 0.8% | 4.4% | +3.5 |
| PVP | – | 3.0% | new |
| IRC | – | 2.8% | new |
| EFF | 21.0% | 2.0% | −19.0 |
| ATM | 0.3% | 1.3% | +1.0 |
| NFP | 1.8% | 0.7% | −1.1 |
| TSSA | 7.4% | 0.0% | −7.4 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670527 | MKP 36.4% | 1,408 | yes |
| 43670549 | MKP 37.2% | 3,155 | yes |
| 43670976 | MKP 29.9% | 578 | new |