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Newcastle, Ward 23

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 29 candidates from 29 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 23, 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 62346.98%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS47213.66%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY44913.00%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT2527.29%
ACTIONSA1524.40%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS912.63%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE812.34%
Independents, grouped by IEC681.97%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT501.45%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS451.30%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM411.19%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT330.96%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE210.61%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS170.49%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY90.26%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.23%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY70.20%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY60.17%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION60.17%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.12%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.09%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.09%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.09%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.09%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 455. 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 74150.88%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44813.09%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY44412.97%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT2166.31%
ACTIONSA1183.45%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1123.27%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE812.37%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT521.52%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS431.26%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS260.76%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM230.67%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE180.53%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY150.44%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT130.38%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY120.35%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA110.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.26%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.20%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY60.18%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.15%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.15%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.09%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY30.09%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.06%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT20.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 422. 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 23 ballot

29 candidates
  • STHEMBISO KHUMALOABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • AARIF SIPHOSETHU MUNTUWENKOSI MADIACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THULASIZWE RICHMAN NKOSIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIHLE SIYABONGA MTSHALIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • VUSUMUZI JEROME THANJEKWAYOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KENNETH MANDLA KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • AUDREY NONKULULEKO KUBHEKACOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBUSISO PETROS THANJEKWAYODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THOKOZANI PETROS DLAMINIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PRINCE BLESSING MWALI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SIMPHIWE NKOSIPHILE THULASIZWE NKOSIINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • ZANELE PERM MALINGAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NTHABISENG LERATO MARCIA HADEBEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • LUCKY OUPA NGUBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LUCKY DUBEMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • CEDRIC SIFISO DLAMININEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • PHUMZILE PETRONELA COKAPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • AYANDA PRECIOUS BRIDGET BUTELEZISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BUSISIWE PENELOP MAKHUBOUMKHONTO 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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