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KwaZulu-Natal · Newcastle · 2011

Ward 5

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesLINDIWE GOODNESS KHOZAANC
50.2%

Ahead by 890 votes of DA.

Change since 2006 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSLINDIWE GOODNESS KHOZA
50.2%2 141 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
29.3%1 251 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
7.6%324 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
5.6%241 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
3.7%158 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
2.0%84 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%34 votes
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FEDERAL CONGRESS
0.3%12 votes
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS
0.2%10 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.2%7 votes
GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.1%3 votes
MINORITY FRONT
0.1%3 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN DETERMINED VOLUNTEERS
0.0%0 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes

4 268 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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