ANC 29.6%down 12.2 pts from 41.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Sibongile Nesta MnteshiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 751 valid votes
- ANCSibongile Nesta Mnteshi81429.6%
IFPJan du Plessis72226.2%
MKPGcinile Lydia Masondo69725.3%- AAMLungisani Ndlangamandla1756.4%
DASphamandla Innocent Nkosi1435.2%
ActionSAHalalisani Qalokwakhe Zondi341.2%
VF PLUSAdriaan Petrus Wheeler321.2%
EFFBetty Sophie Mbuli210.8%
KZNISimphiwe Alfred Buthelezi190.7%- NDRFBenjamin Msebenzi Mochela170.6%
IRCBhutiza Stephen Khambule160.6%
IAThembinkosi Theophilus Khumalo120.4%- MPMAmos Lucky Ngwenya90.3%
ACCYacoob Faizal Jamal80.3%- MAYIBUYEClifford Nhlanhleni Mkhize50.2%
ALJAMAKhumbulani Sicelo Kunene40.1%
CFPSibusiso Syney Zwane40.1%- AEFZiphezinhle Mthokozisi Mazibuko40.1%
- AUPPhillip Phumlani Nhlapho40.1%
- SACPVukile Sandile Simelane30.1%
- WAYONomusa Princess Dube20.1%
- ARM.JBSPhakamani Cyril Khumalo20.1%
- B.M.Malibongwe Ndlovu20.1%
JEPThabo France Ntombela10.0%- SDPSamukelisiwe Portia Dlamini10.0%
Also on the ballot: Headman Vusimuzi Nyawose (Labour Party of South Africa).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 8 ?
Sibongile Nesta Mnteshi (ANC) won Ward 1 with 814 votes, 15.2% of the ward's 5 341 registered voters. Turnout was 52.8%: 2 822 of 5 341 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
- Enketheni Junior Primary SchoolVD 43621769MKP 45.2%
- Tent At Glen Calder FarmVD 43621837MKP 29.5%
- Clavis Combined Primary SchoolVD 43621927IFP 33.8%
- Bothas Pass Primary SchoolVD 43622029ANC 41.2%
- Ingogo Primary SchoolVD 43625370ANC 31.6%
- Amahobe Primary SchoolVD 43625381ANC 32.7%
- Ekubongeni Primary SchoolVD 43626012ANC 56.7%
- Emthunzini Primary SchoolVD 43626269ANC 41.8%
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 818 · spoilt 67 · special votes 218 · All 8 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 8 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 8 voting districts here (2 822 of 5 341). The IEC publishes 53.0%.
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.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 34 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 814 vs 2 382; IFP 722 vs 2 138; MKP 697 vs 2 172; AAM 175 vs 522; DA 143 vs 452; ActionSA 34 vs 112; VF PLUS 32 vs 98; EFF 21 vs 67; KZNI 19 vs 32; NDRF 17 vs 47; IRC 16 vs 47; IA 12 vs 39; MPM 9 vs 16; ACC 8 vs 9; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 31; AEF 4 vs 15; ALJAMA 4 vs 7; AUP 4 vs 10; CFP 4 vs 13; SACP 3 vs 7; ARM.JBS 2 vs 6; B.M. 2 vs 4; WAYO 2 vs 4; JEP 1 vs 2; SDP 1 vs 3; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 2; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; ARU 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 1; ISP 0 vs 6; NFP 0 vs 8; PVP 0 vs 5; SSM 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 130 times in 8 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, 12:03 SAST.