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Newcastle, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 28 candidates from 28 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 26036.41%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY79723.03%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78222.59%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1534.42%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY782.25%
ACTIONSA631.82%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY571.65%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS501.44%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY501.44%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT290.84%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS250.72%
KZN INDEPENDENCE170.49%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT140.40%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT130.38%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.32%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM110.32%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY100.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.17%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION60.17%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION60.17%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY60.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.12%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.06%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.06%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 461. 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 32238.21%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY75821.91%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73821.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1785.14%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS932.69%
ACTIONSA732.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY551.59%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY471.36%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS371.07%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY290.84%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT200.58%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS160.46%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM120.35%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT110.32%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT90.26%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.23%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.20%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY70.20%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION60.17%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE50.14%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.14%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.12%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY40.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.09%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.09%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.09%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.06%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.06%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 460. 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 17 ballot

28 candidates
  • HOWARD THOBANI SIPHESIHLE KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • THEMBEKA SIZWE BERNET MDLULIACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MAQILI MHLANUBANZI ELLIAS HLATSHWAYOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MELUSI PERCYVAL MKHIZEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • THANDWABANTU AARON SHABANGUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • BONGANI ELLIAM MADUMAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • THEMBINKOSI NKOSICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • PRISCA FIKILE ZWANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SITHEMBISO ABEL SITHOLEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ISAAC SHAKA SITHOLEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • BUYISIWE DOCTRADE NKAMBULEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MUSAWENKOSI LESSON MAKHAFOLALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • JABULANI ERICK MAZIBUKOMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • GOODMAN JIYANENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • MEISIE QUEEN NGWENYANEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIBUSISO VICTOR MNCUBEPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIPHIWE BRIAN HADEBESISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA MPENDULO NTULISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MUSAWENKOSI MLANGENIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • HALALISA MUTHIKAYISE SIBISIVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
  • MACIA THOKO MADUNAWOMEN 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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