MKP 26.4%
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Qolotha Robert SitholeUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 2 812 valid votes
- MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party74326.4%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party57920.6%
ANCAfrican National Congress32411.5%
IAIndependent Alliance1786.3%
DADemocratic Alliance1605.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1384.9%- AUPAfrican United Party1174.2%
- AAMAmandla Awethu Movement1013.6%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress923.3%- IndependentIndependent candidates572.0%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party541.9%
ActionSA531.9%- A.B.C.D.Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy511.8%
- PVPPeople's Voice Party341.2%
- NDRFNewcastle and District Residents Forum210.7%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity180.6%
KZNIKzn Independence150.5%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement150.5%
JEPJustice and Employment Party100.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus90.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance80.3%- MPMMajuba Progressive Movement60.2%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah40.1%
NFPNational Freedom Party40.1%
ACCActive Citizens Coalition40.1%- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom40.1%
- SDPService Delivery Party40.1%
- WAYOWomen and Youth Organisation30.1%
CFPCommunity Freedom Party20.1%- ARM.JBSAfrican Restoration Movement20.1%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa10.0%
- B.M.Bumbana Mzansi10.0%
Hours off in Ward 15 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Qolotha Robert Sithole (MKP) won Ward 15 with 743 votes, 13.8% of the ward's 5 396 registered voters. Turnout was 52.8%: 2 850 of 5 396 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 15, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 30
- Phumlane Goodman SikhosanaAbantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy
- Sphiwe Cyrill MavimbelaActionSA
- Yacoob Faizal JamalActive Citizens Coalition
- Ziphezinhle Mthokozisi MazibukoAfrican Economic Freedom
- Ntombikhona Eunice NyembeAfrican National Congress
- Melusi Percyval MkhizeAfrican Restoration Movement
- Bafana Abram TshabalalaAfrican United Party
- Vusumuzi Zacaria GamaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Khumbulani Sicelo KuneneAl Jama-ah
- Goodness Jabhile MthembuAmandla Awethu Movement
- Malibongwe NdlovuBumbana Mzansi
- Velemseni Mthandeni MbuyisaCommunity Freedom Party
- Philani ShangeDemocratic Alliance
- Ntando Briton NeneEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Abednego Mphalaleng Mandlakhe MashininiIndependent
- Siyabonga Emmanuel SkhosanaIndependent Alliance
- Zweli Reginald RadebeInkatha Freedom Party
- Patience Lungie SithebeInternational Revelation Congress
- Thabo France NtombelaJustice and Employment Party
- Simphiwe Alfred ButheleziKzn Independence
- Musawenkosi Lesson MakhafolaLabour Party of South Africa
- Bonginkosi Dumisani MtetwaMajuba Progressive Movement
- Xolani Charlie SibekoNational Freedom Party
- Mthokozisi Emmanuel VilakaziNewcastle and District Residents Forum
- Elliot Thulani MngomezuluPeople's Voice Party
- Siyabonga Mazwi MsibiService Delivery Party
- Nomasonto Bertina Maria MokwenaSouth African Communist Party
- Qolotha Robert SitholeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Melusi ShelembeVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
- Nomusa Princess DubeWomen and Youth Organisation
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 838 · spoilt 26 · special votes 82 · All 3 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 3 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 3 voting districts here (2 850 of 5 396). The IEC publishes 54.1%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 33 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 743 vs 2 524; IFP 579 vs 1 803; ANC 324 vs 994; IA 178 vs 456; DA 160 vs 570; EFF 138 vs 425; AUP 117 vs 301; AAM 101 vs 278; IRC 92 vs 330; SACP 54 vs 134; ActionSA 53 vs 167; A.B.C.D. 51 vs 71; PVP 34 vs 66; NDRF 21 vs 59; ARU 18 vs 31; KZNI 15 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 15 vs 28; JEP 10 vs 17; VF PLUS 9 vs 28; MPM 6 vs 16; AEF 4 vs 17; ALJAMA 4 vs 6; NFP 4 vs 18; SDP 4 vs 9; WAYO 3 vs 9; ARM.JBS 2 vs 4; CFP 2 vs 9; B.M. 1 vs 3; LABOUR 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 5; ATM 0 vs 22; ISP 0 vs 4; SSM 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 93 times in 3 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Newcastle's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 23:26 SAST.