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Newcastle, Ward 16

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 16, 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 PARTY54425.68%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY36217.09%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM32115.16%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS25812.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24911.76%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE854.01%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT532.50%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS522.46%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA482.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT401.89%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE180.85%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.57%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.47%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY90.42%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY70.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.28%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY60.28%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.24%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT40.19%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.14%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.14%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION30.14%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE30.14%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.14%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.14%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.14%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.09%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.09%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 118. 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 PARTY60628.25%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY37117.30%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM27712.91%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS25511.89%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25111.70%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE884.10%
ACTIONSA713.31%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS622.89%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT532.47%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT401.86%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.70%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.56%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM70.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.28%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT40.19%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.14%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.14%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY30.14%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.09%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.09%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.09%
KZN INDEPENDENCE10.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.05%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE10.05%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.05%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 145. 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 16 ballot

29 candidates
  • MUZIWOKUTHULA ALFRED MDLULIABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • NKOSINATHI RADEBEACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIBUSISO BLESSING SIPINGOAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIKHUMBUZO ALLISON MBHELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • PHUMELELO NDLOVUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MENZI PHILLEMON ZONDIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • NTOMBIFUTHI GAMAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • MLUNGISI NKOSICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • MQANJELWA JOSEPH MBELEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SOMBU BELLINAH BUTHELEZIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SINETHEMBA KHUMALOINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • MBONGISENI ZETHEMBE MLANGENIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MNDENI ALMON KHUMALOINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MUSAWENKOSI LESSON MAKHAFOLALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LUCKY PATSON MLAMBOMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • SMANGALISO MADONSELANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NGWANE SWATI DHLAMININEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIBONGILE FLORENCE KHANYESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BHEKISISA SABELO SIYAYAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GIDEON JACOBUS LINDEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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