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Newcastle, Ward 15

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 30 candidates from 30 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 15, 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 PARTY74326.42%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY57920.59%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32411.52%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE1786.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1605.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1384.91%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY1174.16%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1013.59%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS923.27%
Independents, grouped by IEC572.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY541.92%
ACTIONSA531.88%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY511.81%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY341.21%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM210.75%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY180.64%
KZN INDEPENDENCE150.53%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT150.53%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.36%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.28%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT60.21%
AL JAMA-AH40.14%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.14%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.14%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.14%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION30.11%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.07%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 812. 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 PARTY89031.47%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY61121.61%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33511.85%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1776.26%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1404.95%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1274.49%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE1234.35%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY953.36%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT893.15%
ACTIONSA602.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY401.41%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM291.03%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY200.71%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY160.57%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT130.46%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.32%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS80.28%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.25%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM70.25%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT50.18%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY40.14%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.14%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.11%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.11%
AL JAMA-AH20.07%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.07%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.07%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 828. 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 15 ballot

30 candidates
  • PHUMLANE GOODMAN SIKHOSANAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • SPHIWE CYRILL MAVIMBELAACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NTOMBIKHONA EUNICE NYEMBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MELUSI PERCYVAL MKHIZEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • BAFANA ABRAM TSHABALALAAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • VUSUMUZI ZACARIA GAMAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • GOODNESS JABHILE MTHEMBUAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • VELEMSENI MTHANDENI MBUYISACOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHILANI SHANGEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NTANDO BRITON NENEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ABEDNEGO MPHALALENG MANDLAKHE MASHININI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SIYABONGA EMMANUEL SKHOSANAINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • ZWELI REGINALD RADEBEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PATIENCE LUNGIE SITHEBEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MUSAWENKOSI LESSON MAKHAFOLALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BONGINKOSI DUMISANI MTETWAMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • XOLANI CHARLIE SIBEKONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • MTHOKOZISI EMMANUEL VILAKAZINEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • ELLIOT THULANI MNGOMEZULUPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NOMASONTO BERTINA MARIA MOKWENASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • QOLOTHA ROBERT SITHOLEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MELUSI SHELEMBEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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