DA 58.0%down 4.9 pts from 62.9% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Albertus Pieter MeiringDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 2 631 valid votes
- DAAlbertus Pieter Meiring1 52558.0%
VF PLUSGideon Jacobus Linde33512.7%
MKPAndile Sanele Masondo30011.4%- NDRFShawn Vermaak2218.4%
ANCThembi Hlatshwayo823.1%
ActionSABelinda Anne Ellor722.7%
IFPMlamuli Praise-God Ndwandwe421.6%
EFFMartin Themba Mhlongo180.7%- AAMShedrack Musanwenkosi Thwala80.3%
- MPMDen Martin Bongani Sithebe80.3%
- SACPLizwe Sikhakhane60.2%
ALJAMAKhumbulani Sicelo Kunene50.2%
KZNISimphiwe Alfred Buthelezi40.2%
NFPSandile Christopherson Peter Ngcobo30.1%- SDPXolani Praiseworth Thwala10.0%
- MAYIBUYESbusiso Emmanuel Masuku10.0%
Also on the ballot: Ahmed Mahomed Seedat (Active Citizens Coalition), Ziphezinhle Mthokozisi Mazibuko (African Economic Freedom), Prudence Ntombizodwa Shabalala (African Restoration Movement), Malibongwe Ndlovu (Bumbana Mzansi), Siyabonga Delmore Msibi (Community Freedom Party), Thabo France Ntombela (Justice and Employment Party), Headman Vusimuzi Nyawose (Labour Party of South Africa), Nomusa Princess Dube (Women and Youth Organisation).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 4 ?
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Voting districts · 3 ?
Albertus Pieter Meiring (DA) won Ward 4 with 1 525 votes, 33.2% of the ward's 4 597 registered voters. Turnout was 57.4%: 2 638 of 4 597 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 4, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
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ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 645 · spoilt 14 · special votes 81 · 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 (2 638 of 4 597). The IEC publishes 57.5%.
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 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 525 vs 4 433; VF PLUS 335 vs 1 028; MKP 300 vs 914; NDRF 221 vs 608; ANC 82 vs 299; ActionSA 72 vs 218; IFP 42 vs 159; EFF 18 vs 53; AAM 8 vs 30; MPM 8 vs 21; SACP 6 vs 14; ALJAMA 5 vs 9; KZNI 4 vs 6; NFP 3 vs 9; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 10; ACDP 0 vs 17; ATM 0 vs 15; AUP 0 vs 5; CFP 0 vs 1; IA 0 vs 4; IRC 0 vs 12; ISP 0 vs 1; JEP 0 vs 1; LABOUR 0 vs 1; SSM 0 vs 1; WAYO 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 58 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 10 Nov 2026, 10:26 SAST.