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Newcastle, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 26 candidates from 26 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Newcastle

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 36 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81429.59%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY72226.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY69725.34%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1756.36%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1435.20%
ACTIONSA341.24%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS321.16%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS210.76%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
KZN INDEPENDENCE190.69%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM170.62%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS160.58%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE120.44%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT90.33%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION80.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.18%
AL JAMA-AH40.15%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY40.15%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.15%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.11%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.07%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.07%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 751. 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

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 36 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78628.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY74326.98%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY70825.71%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1726.25%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1535.56%
ACTIONSA411.49%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS291.05%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS160.58%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS160.58%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM160.58%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE150.54%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.44%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.22%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.15%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY40.15%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.11%
AL JAMA-AH30.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.11%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.11%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY30.11%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY30.11%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY20.07%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT20.07%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.07%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.04%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.04%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.04%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 754. 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.

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

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Ward 1 ballot

26 candidates
  • HALALISANI QALOKWAKHE ZONDIACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIBONGILE NESTA MNTESHIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMANI CYRIL KHUMALOAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP PHUMLANI NHLAPHOAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • CLIFFORD NHLANHLENI MKHIZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • LUNGISANI NDLANGAMANDLAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SIBUSISO SYNEY ZWANECOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SPHAMANDLA INNOCENT NKOSIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BETTY SOPHIE MBULIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THEMBINKOSI THEOPHILUS KHUMALOINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • JAN DU PLESSISINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BHUTIZA STEPHEN KHAMBULEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • HEADMAN VUSIMUZI NYAWOSELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • AMOS LUCKY NGWENYAMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • BENJAMIN MSEBENZI MOCHELANEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SAMUKELISIWE PORTIA DLAMINISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • VUKILE SANDILE SIMELANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • GCINILE LYDIA MASONDOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ADRIAAN PETRUS WHEELERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
  • NOMUSA PRINCESS DUBEWOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION

Voters in this ward also vote for a Newcastle proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and 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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