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Newcastle, Ward 20

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 20, 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 24039.07%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY68221.49%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS54917.30%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1484.66%
ACTIONSA1294.06%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1284.03%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS952.99%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY391.23%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE381.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS250.79%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT200.63%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE160.50%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM160.50%
KZN INDEPENDENCE110.35%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.22%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY70.22%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.16%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY40.13%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT40.13%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.13%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY20.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 174. 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.

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 31041.36%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY64420.33%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS56317.78%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1374.33%
ACTIONSA1284.04%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1173.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS752.37%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS300.95%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT300.95%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE280.88%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY270.85%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT140.44%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM130.41%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.32%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY70.22%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY70.22%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.16%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY50.16%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT40.13%
AL JAMA-AH20.06%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.06%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.03%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.03%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY10.03%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 167. 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 20 ballot

28 candidates
  • HOWARD THOBANI SIPHESIHLE KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • STIN JOSEPH TSHABALALAACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • XOLANI MKHONZAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIPHAMANDLA CYRIL BUTHELEZIAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • SIMISO MALULEKI MBATHAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KENNETH MANDLA KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • THABISO MDUDUZI MATEKANECOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • THANDEKA NOXOLO ZWANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • DUDUZILE HAPPINESS NDLANGISAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • FISANI NTOMBIZETHU SITHOLEINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • FIKILE ANGEL MALINGAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • LEHLOKONONO INNOCENT MATHEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • LUCKY OUPA NGUBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MTHOBISI MNCULWANEMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI PRAISE-GOD NKOSINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • THOLAKELE MAGDALENE MAHLABANEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NJABULO NKOSISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • YVONNE NONHLANHLA MPANZAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ZAMA PRETTY BUTHELEZIVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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