Ward 5
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502005
Won by
DA
Muziwensizwa Stanley Ndlovu
Margin
2.6%
49 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,853
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAMuziwensizwa Stanley Ndlovu | 506 | 27.3% |
| MKP | 457 | 24.7% |
| VF Plus | 178 | 9.6% |
| ANC | 151 | 8.1% |
| EFF | 144 | 7.8% |
| NDRF | 128 | 6.9% |
| IFP | 94 | 5.1% |
| ActionSA | 77 | 4.2% |
| AUP | 66 | 3.6% |
| MPM | 24 | 1.3% |
| PVP | 11 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.1% |
| KZNI | 1 | 0.1% |
| CFP | 1 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.1% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 50 more votes to win, or 25 voters switching from DA.
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 57% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 29.6% | 28.4% | −1.1 |
| MKP | – | 27.9% | new |
| VF Plus | 10.2% | 9.9% | −0.3 |
| ANC | 18.9% | 8.6% | −10.3 |
| NDRF | – | 6.5% | new |
| IFP | 13.3% | 5.3% | −8.0 |
| EFF | 7.8% | 5.0% | −2.8 |
| ActionSA | 8.5% | 4.3% | −4.2 |
| AUP | – | 2.0% | new |
| Independents | 4.8% | 0.0% | −4.8 |
| 1361 | 4.8% | 0.0% | −4.8 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43670077 | DA 28.4% | 2,111 | yes |
| 43670875 | MKP 28.6% | 1,043 | new |
| 43670921 | DA 34.0% | 556 | new |