Ward 6
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502006
Won by
IFP
Manqoba Sydney Ntuli
Margin
1.9%
49 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,588
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPManqoba Sydney Ntuli | 831 | 32.1% |
| MKP | 782 | 30.2% |
| ActionSA | 370 | 14.3% |
| ANC | 183 | 7.1% |
| DA | 105 | 4.1% |
| IRC | 65 | 2.5% |
| AAM | 44 | 1.7% |
| NDRF | 39 | 1.5% |
| NFP | 29 | 1.1% |
| EFF | 18 | 0.7% |
| Arm.jbs | 15 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 12 | 0.5% |
| A.b.c.d. | 12 | 0.5% |
| Amc.roy. | 10 | 0.4% |
| LABOUR | 10 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 9 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 9 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 8 | 0.3% |
| AEF | 6 | 0.2% |
| WAYO | 6 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 5 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 5 | 0.2% |
| CFP | 5 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 50 more votes to win, or 25 voters switching from IFP.
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: 3 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 88% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 51.6% | 31.3% | −20.3 |
| MKP | – | 29.5% | new |
| ActionSA | 1.9% | 15.9% | +14.0 |
| ANC | 22.3% | 6.8% | −15.5 |
| DA | 0.5% | 3.8% | +3.4 |
| IRC | – | 2.7% | new |
| NDRF | – | 1.9% | new |
| AAM | – | 1.6% | new |
| NFP | 0.8% | 1.2% | +0.4 |
| EFF | 5.0% | 1.0% | −4.0 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 0.0% | −4.3 |
| TSSA | 10.1% | 0.0% | −10.1 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43622096 | MKP 49.2% | 636 | yes |
| 43625538 | IFP 43.4% | 1,854 | yes |
| 43625965 | ActionSA 32.2% | 2,084 | yes |
| 43626359 | MKP 36.6% | 636 | new |