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South Africa’s election results.
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Official IEC data / Provisional
Newcastle
123 of 127 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 31 275 | 31.05% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 20 562 | 20.41% |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 14 232 | 14.13% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 9 753 | 9.68% |
| ACTIONSA | 4 675 | 4.64% |
| NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM | 3 944 | 3.92% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2 665 | 2.65% |
| INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS | 2 144 | 2.13% |
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| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT | 1 814 | 1.80% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 1 705 | 1.69% |
| PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY | 1 055 | 1.05% |
| MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT | 831 | 0.82% |
| INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE | 825 | 0.82% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 629 | 0.62% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 497 | 0.49% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 453 | 0.45% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 433 | 0.43% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 349 | 0.35% |
| AFRICAN UNITED PARTY | 327 | 0.32% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 314 | 0.31% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 294 | 0.29% |
| ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY | 259 | 0.26% |
| KZN INDEPENDENCE | 238 | 0.24% |
| JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY | 183 | 0.18% |
| COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY | 172 | 0.17% |
| SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 172 | 0.17% |
| AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY | 137 | 0.14% |
| WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION | 127 | 0.13% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 107 | 0.11% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 103 | 0.10% |
| INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY | 102 | 0.10% |
| ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION | 99 | 0.10% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 79 | 0.08% |
| AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT | 77 | 0.08% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 69 | 0.07% |
| BUMBANA MZANSI | 35 | 0.03% |
Valid ballots shown: 100 735. 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
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 33 740 | 33.20% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 20 362 | 20.03% |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 13 784 | 13.56% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 10 163 | 10.00% |
| ACTIONSA | 5 018 | 4.94% |
| NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM | 3 552 | 3.49% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2 475 | 2.44% |
| INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS | 2 426 | 2.39% |
Show the remaining 28 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 1 941 | 1.91% |
| AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT | 1 839 | 1.81% |
| PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY | 1 000 | 0.98% |
| MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT | 721 | 0.71% |
| INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE | 700 | 0.69% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 596 | 0.59% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 417 | 0.41% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 397 | 0.39% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 368 | 0.36% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 266 | 0.26% |
| AFRICAN UNITED PARTY | 254 | 0.25% |
| ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY | 208 | 0.20% |
| INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY | 170 | 0.17% |
| SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 159 | 0.16% |
| KZN INDEPENDENCE | 142 | 0.14% |
| COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY | 135 | 0.13% |
| WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION | 127 | 0.12% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 125 | 0.12% |
| JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY | 119 | 0.12% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 111 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 105 | 0.10% |
| ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION | 82 | 0.08% |
| AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT | 60 | 0.06% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 44 | 0.04% |
| BUMBANA MZANSI | 29 | 0.03% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 0 | 0.00% |
| AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 101 635. 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.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 3 139.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
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