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Newcastle, Ward 5

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 5, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE50627.31%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY45724.66%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1789.61%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1518.15%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1447.77%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM1286.91%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY945.07%
ACTIONSA774.16%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY663.56%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT241.30%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY110.59%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.16%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.11%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.11%
AL JAMA-AH10.05%
KZN INDEPENDENCE10.05%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY10.05%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.05%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 853. 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 PARTY53728.92%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE50727.30%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1648.83%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1498.02%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1146.14%
ACTIONSA1085.82%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1055.65%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM965.17%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY291.56%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT201.08%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY60.32%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS50.27%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.27%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.22%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.16%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.11%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.05%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
KZN INDEPENDENCE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION00.00%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 857. 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 5 ballot

26 candidates
  • RUDZANI ELZEVIR THANGOANEACTIONSA
  • YACOOB FAIZAL JAMALACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • RALPH SYDNEY WELLSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MELUSI PERCYVAL MKHIZEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • THABO SOPHIST MBATHAAFRICAN UNITED PARTY
  • NJABULO NKOSINGIPHILE MKHIZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • SHEDRACK MUSANWENKOSI THWALAAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SIYABONGA DELMORE MSIBICOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • MUZIWENSIZWA STANLEY NDLOVUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SANDAKAHLE MPUMELELO KHUMALOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • BONGATHINI THOKOZANI KUNENEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • HEADMAN VUSIMUZI NYAWOSELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIYABULELA MTHETHWAMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • LORRAINE BONGIWE LUKHELENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SANDILE OSCAR MDLULINEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • HLENGIWE NOMPUMELELO MNCUBEPEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
  • GOLBET BHOYI KUNENESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • JOSEPH MANDLA MASHININISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE SIPHO NKOMONDEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GIDEON JACOBUS LINDEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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