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KwaZulu-Natal · Newcastle · 2021

Ward 7

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 votesLUCKY PRINCE NDEBELEANC
32.7%

Ahead by 147 votes of IFP.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSLUCKY PRINCE NDEBELE
32.7%1 627 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
29.7%1 480 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
15.7%783 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
9.5%474 votes
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA
3.9%196 votes
ACTIONSA
3.6%181 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
2.1%106 votes
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KZN INDEPENDENCE
0.5%24 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%24 votes
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS
0.5%23 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.3%14 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
0.3%13 votes
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
0.2%11 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.1%6 votes
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%5 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.1%4 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.1%3 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%3 votes
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION
0.0%2 votes
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
0.0%0 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST
0.0%0 votes
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

4 979 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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