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Newcastle, Ward 6

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 6, 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 PARTY83132.11%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY78230.22%
ACTIONSA37014.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1837.07%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1054.06%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS652.51%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT441.70%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM391.51%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY291.12%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS180.70%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT150.58%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.46%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY120.46%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS100.39%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA100.39%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.35%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT90.35%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY80.31%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.23%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION60.23%
AL JAMA-AH50.19%
KZN INDEPENDENCE50.19%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY50.19%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.12%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.12%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY00.00%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY00.00%
BUMBANA MZANSI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 588. 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 PARTY82731.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80230.59%
ACTIONSA36714.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1857.06%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE973.70%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS742.82%
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM471.79%
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT331.26%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY321.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS311.18%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY260.99%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY150.57%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT110.42%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA100.38%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY90.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT90.34%
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY80.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.27%
BUMBANA MZANSI60.23%
KZN INDEPENDENCE40.15%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE30.11%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.11%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.11%
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY20.08%
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY20.08%
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT20.08%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION10.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.04%
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRICAN UNITED PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 622. 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 6 ballot

28 candidates
  • HAPPINESS KHOZAABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
  • KHETHUKUTHULA NGILOSI MASIKANAACTIONSA
  • AHMED MAHOMED SEEDATACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • ZIPHEZINHLE MTHOKOZISI MAZIBUKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIPHIWE ERNEST MADIAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • SIPHO PATRICK RADEBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MELUSI PERCYVAL MKHIZEAFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
  • THOKOZANI SYDWELL ZWANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KHUMBULANI SICELO KUNENEAL JAMA-AH
  • NOKUPHIWA PATRICIA BOTMANAMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
  • MALIBONGWE NDLOVUBUMBANA MZANSI
  • SANELE KHETHUKUTHULA NDLOVUCOMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
  • SAMSON MBONGISENIK SHABALALADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ASIPHILESONKE SAMKELO MVELASEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • BUHLE DEOGRACIOUS NXUMALOINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • MANQOBA SYDNEY NTULIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THOBEKA PHILISIWE SIBIYAINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • THABO FRANCE NTOMBELAJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE ALFRED BUTHELEZIKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • HEADMAN VUSIMUZI NYAWOSELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIPHIWE GOODWILL HLOPHEMAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINGIPHILE GOODNESS MADIDENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • GOODWILL SIBUSISO SHANGENEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
  • SIYABONGA MAZWI MSIBISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZAKITHI AUDREY NKOSISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THOKOZANI ROCKWELL MDLULIUMKHONTO 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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