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Newcastle, Ward 33

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 30 candidates from 30 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 33, 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY74029.87%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY66326.77%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS29311.83%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1275.13%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY1255.05%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1214.88%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1204.84%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA411.66%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS331.33%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY251.01%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM220.89%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY200.81%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY200.81%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS200.81%
ACTIONSA170.69%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT140.57%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY140.57%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.48%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.36%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.32%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.28%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.20%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.16%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.16%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT40.16%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION30.12%
AL JAMA-AH20.08%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.08%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 477. 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
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY76930.32%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY74429.34%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32512.82%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1435.64%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1194.69%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY1003.94%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS702.76%
ACTIONSA341.34%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA331.30%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM220.87%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY200.79%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY190.75%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.71%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS160.63%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT160.63%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT140.55%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY140.55%
KZN INDEPENDENCE110.43%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT80.32%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY70.28%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.24%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE50.20%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION40.16%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY40.16%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY40.16%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY30.12%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION20.08%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.08%
AL JAMA-AH10.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT10.04%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 536. 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 33 ballot

30 candidates
  • HAPPINESS KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • SMANGALISO CHRISTOPHER THABEDEACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MBUKENI JAPHTA KHUMALOAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • KWANELE THANDEKA SHABALALAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI JOHANNES NDIMAAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • SIPHIWE GLADWELL NKOSIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO ENNOCENT MOFOKENGAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THABISILE ZANDILE NGEMAAL JAMA-AH
  • SINDISIWE KHOLIWE ZUNGUAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • NDUKU MATHEUS NGCOBOCOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBONGILE PORTIA MATHEBULADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MBALI ASHLY ZIKALALAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • GOOD-ENOUGH SPHIWE ZUNGUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THULANI SANELE THWALAINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • MLAMLI WELCOME SHEZILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • GOODMAN MANDLA NKOSIMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • SIZWE WISEMAN LANGANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHUMELELE IMMACULATE MAJOLANEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • XOLANI LENNOX KONJELWAYOPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NOMPUMELELO FORTUNATE KHUZWAYOSISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • FIKILE NOSIPHO NDLOVUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MTHUNZI BETHWELL MLOTSHWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MELUSI SHELEMBEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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