Ward 7
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502007
Won by
IFP
Sipho Benard Hlatshwayo
Margin
15.0%
382 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,554
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPSipho Benard Hlatshwayo | 994 | 38.9% |
| MKP | 612 | 24.0% |
| ANC | 296 | 11.6% |
| PVP | 294 | 11.5% |
| NFP | 93 | 3.6% |
| DA | 62 | 2.4% |
| EFF | 55 | 2.2% |
| IRC | 33 | 1.3% |
| AAM | 26 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 13 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 12 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.4% |
| CFP | 9 | 0.4% |
| ActionSA | 7 | 0.3% |
| JEP | 4 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 3 | 0.1% |
| NDRF | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 2 | 0.1% |
| MPM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 383 more votes to win, or 192 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 36.9% | 38.3% | +1.3 |
| MKP | – | 25.8% | new |
| ANC | 20.8% | 10.8% | −10.0 |
| PVP | – | 10.4% | new |
| NFP | 2.8% | 3.4% | +0.6 |
| DA | 23.4% | 2.5% | −20.9 |
| EFF | 7.0% | 2.1% | −4.9 |
| IRC | – | 1.5% | new |
| AAM | – | 1.1% | new |
| ActionSA | 1.1% | 0.5% | −0.5 |
| TSSA | 4.8% | 0.0% | −4.8 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43622647 | IFP 32.6% | 2,737 | yes |
| 43625954 | IFP 44.7% | 2,441 | yes |