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Newcastle, Ward 18

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 18, 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY96842.81%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY57525.43%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1737.65%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1104.87%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM1064.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS693.05%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS502.21%
ACTIONSA411.81%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE271.19%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT271.19%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY190.84%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT170.75%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS100.44%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.40%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.35%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.35%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.31%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.22%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT50.22%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.18%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.18%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.13%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION30.13%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY30.13%
AL JAMA-AH20.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 261. 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY93142.82%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY64029.44%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1084.97%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM924.23%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS773.54%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS713.27%
ACTIONSA562.58%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS472.16%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT291.33%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE231.06%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY180.83%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.74%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.41%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT70.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.28%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.28%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.23%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.23%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.18%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.18%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.14%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT30.14%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.09%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.09%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY20.09%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY20.09%
AL JAMA-AH10.05%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.05%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.05%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 174. 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 18 ballot

30 candidates
  • HOWARD THOBANI SIPHESIHLE KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • SANELE BLESSING THWALAACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THABANI LUCAS XULUAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • NURSE MPUMELELO GUMBIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIKAYISE MAKHOSI NTSHANGASEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NTANDOYENKOSI KHETHIWE MANYONIAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • SIBUSISO MALINGAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NONDUMISO NKULULEKO MATONSIAL JAMA-AH
  • SIYABONGA GOODMAN MBUYAZIAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SHIYEZAKHE SHANGECOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBUSISO SIYABONGA KUBHEKADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MTHUNZI HEAVY-MAN SIMELANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THEMBINKOSI ANDRIES HLATSHWAYOINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • DAVID XOLANI DUBEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • CELUMUSA JOSEPH DLAMINIINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MUSAWENKOSI LESSON MAKHAFOLALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIPHIWE GOODWILL HLOPHEMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • SIMPHIWE AYANDA MHLONGONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • BHEFULI ABRAM LUKHELENEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • STHEMBISO EPHRAEM MNGOMEZULUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • KHANYISILE THOKOZILE WITNESS MAZIBUKOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • HALALISA MUTHIKAYISE SIBISIVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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