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Newcastle, Ward 12

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 29 candidates from 29 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 12, 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 13437.44%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80726.64%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40613.40%
ACTIONSA1384.56%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1254.13%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1113.66%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS541.78%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT471.55%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM411.35%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY290.96%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS190.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.50%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT140.46%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT110.36%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY100.33%
KZN INDEPENDENCE90.30%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY90.30%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.26%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY70.23%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.20%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.20%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA60.20%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.13%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY30.10%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.10%
AL JAMA-AH20.07%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.07%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.07%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 029. 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 11437.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY77325.77%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40713.57%
ACTIONSA1474.90%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1123.73%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY913.03%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS672.23%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS501.67%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT451.50%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM441.47%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS200.67%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY180.60%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY160.53%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS130.43%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT120.40%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.37%
KZN INDEPENDENCE80.27%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.27%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.23%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE50.17%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.17%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.17%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.13%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY40.13%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.10%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.10%
AL JAMA-AH20.07%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY20.07%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 000. 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 12 ballot

29 candidates
  • HOWARD THOBANI SIPHESIHLE KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • MBUYISENI ANDILE NDEBELEACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SANDILE GABRIEL KHUMALOAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • THEMBINKOSI APRIL MAKHOBAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • GUGU ROSEMARY MDLALOSEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • MOUREEN NTOMBENHLE ZULUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MDUDUZI LOVERBOY MASONDOAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • KHEHLA KENNETH BUTHELEZIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA ERIC ZIMBAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • DUMISANI KHUMALOCOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SELBY DELISANI DLAMINIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LINDOKUHLE BONGUMUSA ZWANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NTSETSELELO PHINDOKUHLE THELAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SINETHEMBA AMANDA DANISAINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • THAMSANQA BHEKI HLATSHWAYOLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ZANELE NGWENYAMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI SHABANGUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • BUTI SHADRACK MALEKANEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MNCEDISI MICHAEL MHLUNGUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA PATRICK MNGUNIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GIDEON JACOBUS LINDEVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
  • NOLUTHANDO NKOSIWOMEN 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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