MKP 34.3%
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 ?
Gugu Thabile Antonaity KhumaloUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 2 927 valid votes
- MKPGugu Thabile Antonaity Khumalo1 00534.3%
ANCWiseman Bheki Thwala54118.5%
IFPPrecious Ntombikhona Vilakazi52918.1%
DANompumelelo Pretty Zwane1565.3%
EFFMbalenhle Saraphine Kubheka1384.7%
IRCMaxwell Siphiwe Khoza1194.1%- SACPSanele Hebert Luthuli1133.9%
ActionSAThembelani Thembinkosi Shabalala873.0%
IAExperience Senzeni Ndawo571.9%- AAMShedrack Musanwenkosi Thwala301.0%
ATMThombi Maureen Buthelezi210.7%- ISPAyabonga Mdumiseni Junior Nkosi190.6%
- PVPMbuyiseni Walter Mkhonza180.6%
- SSMMduduzi Christopher Ndlamlenze170.6%
- A.B.C.D.Happiness Khoza130.4%
- NDRFNtokozo Buthelezi100.3%
- MPMWelcome Bonginkosi Ngwenya90.3%
- MAYIBUYENkosinathi Clifteen Skhosana80.3%
VF PLUSAdriaan Petrus Wheeler70.2%
JEPThabo France Ntombela60.2%
KZNISimphiwe Alfred Buthelezi50.2%
NFPGugulethu Precious Madonsela40.1%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity30.1%- AEFZiphezinhle Mthokozisi Mazibuko30.1%
- LABOURThamsanqa Bheki Hlatshwayo30.1%
ALJAMAKhumbulani Sicelo Kunene20.1%
ACCAhmed Mahomed Seedat10.0%- WAYONomusa Princess Dube10.0%
- SDPSiyabonga Mazwi Msibi10.0%
- B.M.Malibongwe Ndlovu10.0%
Also on the ballot: Melusi Percyval Mkhize (African Restoration Movement).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 8 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Gugu Thabile Antonaity Khumalo (MKP) won Ward 8 with 1 005 votes, 17.5% of the ward's 5 754 registered voters. Turnout was 51.3%: 2 951 of 5 754 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, 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 · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 011 · spoilt 84 · special votes 350 · 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 (2 951 of 5 754). The IEC publishes 52.4%.
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 32 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 005 vs 3 314; ANC 541 vs 1 612; IFP 529 vs 1 485; DA 156 vs 484; EFF 138 vs 382; IRC 119 vs 326; SACP 113 vs 303; ActionSA 87 vs 249; IA 57 vs 160; AAM 30 vs 63; ATM 21 vs 61; ISP 19 vs 51; PVP 18 vs 41; SSM 17 vs 36; A.B.C.D. 13 vs 14; NDRF 10 vs 25; MPM 9 vs 29; MAYIBUYE 8 vs 22; VF PLUS 7 vs 28; JEP 6 vs 8; KZNI 5 vs 7; NFP 4 vs 12; AEF 3 vs 8; ARU 3 vs 5; ALJAMA 2 vs 5; ACC 1 vs 4; B.M. 1 vs 4; WAYO 1 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 3; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 6; ARM.JBS 0 vs 1; CFP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 83 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, 11:17 SAST.