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All 1253 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 34 parties across 36 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.

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Newcastle

Provisional record

123 of 127 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 36 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY31 27531.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20 56220.41%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 23214.13%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 7539.68%
ACTIONSA4 6754.64%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM3 9443.92%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 6652.65%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS2 1442.13%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1 8141.80%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 7051.69%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY1 0551.05%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT8310.82%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE8250.82%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY6290.62%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE4970.49%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4530.45%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT4330.43%
Independents, grouped by IEC3490.35%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY3270.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA3140.31%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2940.29%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY2590.26%
KZN INDEPENDENCE2380.24%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY1830.18%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY1720.17%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT1720.17%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY1370.14%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION1270.13%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS1070.11%
AL JAMA-AH1030.10%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY1020.10%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION990.10%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM790.08%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT770.08%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY690.07%
BUMBANA MZANSI350.03%

Valid ballots shown: 100 735. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 36 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY33 74033.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20 36220.03%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 78413.56%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10 16310.00%
ACTIONSA5 0184.94%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM3 5523.49%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 4752.44%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS2 4262.39%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 9411.91%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1 8391.81%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY1 0000.98%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT7210.71%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE7000.69%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY5960.59%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4170.41%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3970.39%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT3680.36%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA2660.26%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY2540.25%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY2080.20%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY1700.17%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT1590.16%
KZN INDEPENDENCE1420.14%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY1350.13%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION1270.12%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS1250.12%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY1190.12%
AL JAMA-AH1110.11%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM1050.10%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION820.08%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT600.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY440.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI290.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 101 635. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 3 139.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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  • 1253certified candidates
  • 34parties
  • 36ward ballots
  • 246PR-list candidates

Ward ballots

36 wards

Parties on the ballot

33 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY192
ACTIONSA361
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION362
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM361
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS152
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3631
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT361
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1729
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY1617
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT361
AL JAMA-AH365
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT361
BUMBANA MZANSI361
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY3020
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3615
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS361
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE211
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3628
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY73
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS3013
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY361
KZN INDEPENDENCE361
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA361
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT3417
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2720
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM3610
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY241
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY361
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT94
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY361
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY361
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS365
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION348

Full PR lists in certified order are in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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