Ward 8
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502008
Won by
MKP
Gugu Thabile Antonaity Khumalo
Margin
15.9%
464 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,927
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPGugu Thabile Antonaity Khumalo | 1,005 | 34.3% |
| ANC | 541 | 18.5% |
| IFP | 529 | 18.1% |
| DA | 156 | 5.3% |
| EFF | 138 | 4.7% |
| IRC | 119 | 4.1% |
| SACP | 113 | 3.9% |
| ActionSA | 87 | 3.0% |
| IA | 57 | 1.9% |
| AAM | 30 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 21 | 0.7% |
| ISP | 19 | 0.6% |
| PVP | 18 | 0.6% |
| SSM | 17 | 0.6% |
| A.b.c.d. | 13 | 0.4% |
| NDRF | 10 | 0.3% |
| MPM | 9 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.2% |
| JEP | 6 | 0.2% |
| KZNI | 5 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 1 | 0.0% |
| WAYO | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 465 more votes to win, or 233 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: 3 of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 37.4% | new |
| ANC | 39.2% | 18.3% | −20.9 |
| IFP | 25.8% | 17.0% | −8.9 |
| DA | 1.1% | 5.5% | +4.4 |
| EFF | 18.3% | 4.5% | −13.8 |
| SACP | – | 3.7% | new |
| IRC | – | 3.3% | new |
| ActionSA | 1.4% | 2.9% | +1.5 |
| IA | – | 1.9% | new |
| ATM | 1.7% | 0.7% | −1.0 |
| NFP | 3.0% | 0.1% | −2.9 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
| 246 | 1.7% | 0.0% | −1.7 |
| TSSA | 4.2% | 0.0% | −4.2 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43622658 | MKP 40.1% | 1,266 | yes |
| 43670505 | MKP 35.0% | 2,363 | yes |
| 43670538 | MKP 38.5% | 2,185 | yes |