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Newcastle, Ward 3

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 3, 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
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM1 36454.32%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE87034.65%
Independents, grouped by IEC742.95%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY532.11%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS501.99%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY371.47%
ACTIONSA210.84%
AL JAMA-AH120.48%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION80.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS70.28%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.20%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.08%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.08%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT20.08%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.04%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.04%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY10.04%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT10.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
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%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 511. 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
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM1 29149.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE99838.47%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS762.93%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY592.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS401.54%
ACTIONSA311.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY301.16%
AL JAMA-AH180.69%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.35%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS90.35%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.19%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS40.15%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.15%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.12%
KZN INDEPENDENCE20.08%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY20.08%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY20.08%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.04%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY10.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY10.04%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT10.04%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 594. 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 3 ballot

26 candidates
  • RYAN PILLAYACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • KAROONDUTH NAINSOOKLAL MAHARAJAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PRUDENCE NTOMBIZODWA SHABALALAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • CLIFFORD NHLANHLENI MKHIZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SIYABONGA DELMORE MSIBICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • RAJENDRA SOOKDEW JAGGERNATHDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MFUNDO BRIAN MLOTSHWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SHAILENDRA SINGH IndependentIndependent candidate
  • LUCKY PETROS MASUKUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • HEADMAN VUSIMUZI NYAWOSELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • KHULULIWE PRUDENCE NGCOBOMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • THANDEKA CHRISTABEL MHLANGANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SHERIKA LALLIE RAMSAROOPNEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • VIGILIO FELISBERTOPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SITHEMBILE ANITA XABASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MXOLISI NIKWAYINKOSI MDUDUZI MCHUNUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MOOSTAK-AHMED SHEIKHUMKHONTO 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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