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Newcastle, Ward 27

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 27, 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 17638.90%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY62620.71%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS48416.01%
ACTIONSA2197.24%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1494.93%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS712.35%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS662.18%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM451.49%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT371.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS321.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.56%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE170.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.53%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY130.43%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT110.36%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY100.33%
KZN INDEPENDENCE80.26%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION70.23%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION50.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.17%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY30.10%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 023. 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 19839.54%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60720.03%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44614.72%
ACTIONSA2588.51%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1555.12%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS923.04%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS712.34%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT361.19%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS351.16%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM290.96%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT180.59%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY130.43%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE100.33%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY100.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.26%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT80.26%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.17%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY50.17%
AL JAMA-AH30.10%
KZN INDEPENDENCE30.10%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.10%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION30.10%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.07%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY20.07%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY20.07%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.03%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 030. 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 27 ballot

28 candidates
  • UNESCO DALUKUTHULA SIMELANEABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • EMMANUEL SIZWE MLOTSHWAACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MESULI VICTORI CELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • EMMERENTIA PHILILE MNDEBELEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • BONGANI RAYMOND THUSIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SPHIWE PAUL NKABINDEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KENNETH MANDLA KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • VUYOLWETHU NKOSICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • THABISO KHANYIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ZAMAGUTSHWA NJABULO SIMELANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ZAKHELE BRIAN SIBISIINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK VUSUMUZI DUBEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIYABONGA NELSON NKOSIINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • LUCKY TUNUNU MOHAPILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • TERESA SINDI KUBHEKAMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO MFULENI MAZIBUKONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • VINCENT VELI BUTHELEZINEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIWELO ELIZABETH NKOSISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THABANI LLOYD CHILIZAUMKHONTO 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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