Ward 9
Newcastle (KZN252) · IEC ward 52502009
Won by
IFP
Thamsanqa Maxwell Nzuze
Margin
41.1%
1,421 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,460
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPThamsanqa Maxwell Nzuze | 2,056 | 59.4% |
| MKP | 635 | 18.4% |
| ANC | 225 | 6.5% |
| DA | 94 | 2.7% |
| PVP | 87 | 2.5% |
| EFF | 79 | 2.3% |
| IRC | 63 | 1.8% |
| ActionSA | 50 | 1.4% |
| ARU | 18 | 0.5% |
| JEP | 17 | 0.5% |
| SSM | 16 | 0.5% |
| NDRF | 14 | 0.4% |
| WAYO | 13 | 0.4% |
| AAM | 12 | 0.3% |
| AUP | 10 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.3% |
| ISP | 9 | 0.3% |
| KZNI | 8 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 7 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 7 | 0.2% |
| MPM | 7 | 0.2% |
| IA | 6 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACC | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.1% |
| B.M. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,422 more votes to win, or 711 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 37.5% | 56.3% | +18.9 |
| MKP | – | 20.4% | new |
| ANC | 36.0% | 6.6% | −29.4 |
| DA | 1.1% | 3.0% | +1.9 |
| PVP | – | 2.5% | new |
| IRC | – | 2.3% | new |
| EFF | 15.4% | 2.1% | −13.3 |
| ActionSA | 1.7% | 1.9% | +0.2 |
| NFP | 1.8% | 0.2% | −1.6 |
| ATM | 1.1% | 0.2% | −0.9 |
| TSSA | 2.5% | 0.0% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43622074 | IFP 62.6% | 1,979 | yes |
| 43670550 | IFP 57.1% | 2,814 | yes |
| 43670741 | IFP 49.5% | 2,125 | yes |