MKP 47.0%
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 ?
Busisiwe Penelop MakhuboUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 3 455 valid votes
- MKPBusisiwe Penelop Makhubo1 62347.0%
ANCSihle Siyabonga Mtshali47213.7%
IFPZanele Perm Malinga44913.0%- MPMLucky Dube2527.3%
ActionSAAarif Siphosethu Muntuwenkosi Madi1524.4%
IRCNthabiseng Lerato Marcia Hadebe912.6%
DASibusiso Petros Thanjekwayo812.3%- IndependentPrince Blessing Mwali · Independent682.0%
- MAYIBUYEVusumuzi Jerome Thanjekwayo501.4%
EFFThokozani Petros Dlamini451.3%- NDRFCedric Sifiso Dlamini411.2%
- AAMShedrack Musanwenkosi Thwala331.0%
IASimphiwe Nkosiphile Thulasizwe Nkosi210.6%
VF PLUSZama Pretty Buthelezi170.5%- A.B.C.D.Sthembiso Khumalo90.3%
- SACPAyanda Precious Bridget Butelezi80.2%
CFPAudrey Nonkululeko Kubheka70.2%
JEPThabo France Ntombela60.2%
ACCYacoob Faizal Jamal60.2%- LABOURLucky Oupa Ngubeni40.1%
- SDPSiyabonga Mazwi Msibi40.1%
KZNISimphiwe Alfred Buthelezi30.1%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity30.1%- AMC.ROY.Thulasizwe Richman Nkosi30.1%
- B.M.Malibongwe Ndlovu30.1%
- WAYONomusa Princess Dube20.1%
ALJAMAKenneth Mandla Kunene10.0%- PVPPhumzile Petronela Coka10.0%
Also on the ballot: Ziphezinhle Mthokozisi Mazibuko (African Economic Freedom), Emmerentia Philile Mndebele (African Restoration Movement).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 23 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Busisiwe Penelop Makhubo (MKP) won Ward 23 with 1 623 votes, 26.4% of the ward's 6 148 registered voters. Turnout was 56.2%: 3 457 of 6 148 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 503 · spoilt 48 · special votes 140 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (3 457 of 6 148). The IEC publishes 57.2%.
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 1 623 vs 5 081; ANC 472 vs 1 354; IFP 449 vs 1 245; MPM 252 vs 683; ActionSA 152 vs 417; IRC 91 vs 298; DA 81 vs 268; MAYIBUYE 50 vs 91; EFF 45 vs 134; NDRF 41 vs 99; AAM 33 vs 152; IA 21 vs 60; VF PLUS 17 vs 66; A.B.C.D. 9 vs 15; SACP 8 vs 28; CFP 7 vs 23; ACC 6 vs 10; JEP 6 vs 13; LABOUR 4 vs 15; AMC.ROY. 3 vs 4; ARU 3 vs 20; B.M. 3 vs 4; KZNI 3 vs 12; WAYO 2 vs 4; ALJAMA 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 1; AEF 0 vs 1; ARM.JBS 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 17; AUP 0 vs 7; ISP 0 vs 25; NFP 0 vs 11; SSM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 106 times in 4 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 10 Nov 2026, 18:51 SAST.