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Newcastle, Ward 2

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 26 candidates from 26 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 2, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 79354.63%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS41212.55%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY36911.24%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM2527.68%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1905.79%
ACTIONSA1183.60%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY792.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS300.91%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT130.40%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION60.18%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY40.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.09%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT30.09%
AL JAMA-AH20.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.06%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.03%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 282. 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 76253.57%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS46414.11%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY40012.16%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1855.62%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM1855.62%
ACTIONSA1193.62%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1013.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS260.79%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT130.40%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.30%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.15%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY40.12%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION30.09%
AL JAMA-AH20.06%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE20.06%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT20.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
KZN INDEPENDENCE10.03%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 289. 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 2 ballot

26 candidates
  • SAMANTHA SHAWACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MUZI OBED SHOZIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • WINNIE NORAH NGCOBOAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • MFUNDO MAKABONGWE HLOPHEAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • CLIFFORD NHLANHLENI MKHIZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SIYABONGA DELMORE MSIBICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • ROELIEN ANDRIE CASSIMDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIPHESIHLE MOTLOUNGECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MAKHOSAZANA MPHO MDLALOSEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • HEADMAN VUSIMUZI NYAWOSELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • KHULULIWE PRUDENCE NGCOBOMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • SIBUSISO BRIAN LUKHELENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • HENRIETTE MARILIZA GREYVENSTEINNEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SANDILE GOODENOUGH SHELEMBEPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • NOTHANDO SIHLE MKHWANAZISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • BONGANI BUTHELEZISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THABISO IAN SITHOLEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ADRIAAN PETRUS WHEELERVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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