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Newcastle, Ward 22

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 27 candidates from 27 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 22, 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 PARTY86833.23%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS71027.18%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY67926.00%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE642.45%
ACTIONSA582.22%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY331.26%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS311.19%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS301.15%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE261.00%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT250.96%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY240.92%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT230.88%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.34%
AL JAMA-AH40.15%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.11%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM30.11%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.08%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.08%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.08%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.08%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.04%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 612. 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 00638.27%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY64724.61%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS62923.93%
ACTIONSA642.43%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE582.21%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS371.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS331.26%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT260.99%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT250.95%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM210.80%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY150.57%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.42%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS80.30%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.27%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION50.19%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM50.19%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY50.19%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY50.19%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.11%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE30.11%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY30.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.04%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
KZN INDEPENDENCE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 629. 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 22 ballot

27 candidates
  • MAPULE BRIGHTNESS ZWANEABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • MUZIWAKHE GREEN DHLAMINIACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIZWE WILLIAM MNGOMEZULUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • ERIC XOLANI DLAMINIAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • VUSUMUZI JEROME THANJEKWAYOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KENNETH MANDLA KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SIYABONGA ALPHEOS DUBECOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBUSISO PETROS THANJEKWAYODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NHLALWENHLE OWAMUKELWE RADEBEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THEMBINKOSI CHRISTOPHER NXUMALOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • S'NAYE PRINCE MADIDAINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • LUCKY OUPA NGUBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOSIPHO MARCIA SIBISIMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • THULEBONA PRINCE NKULULEKO NDLOVUNEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • AYANDA MFANAFUTHI ATWELL NGWENYAPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NJABULO NKOSISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIPHAMANDLA KHUMALOUMKHONTO 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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