Newcastle election results 2026

Parties so far

1. uMkhonto weSizwe Party29,2%10 488 votes · ahead in 10 wards
2. Democratic Alliance17,7%6 366 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. Inkatha Freedom Party16,2%5 806 votes · ahead in 2 wards
4. African National Congress10,6%3 798 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. ActionSA6,1%2 189 votes
6. NDRNewcastle and District Residents Forum4,7%1 684 votes · ahead in 1 ward
7. Freedom Front Plus4,0%1 431 votes
8. Economic Freedom Fighters2,0%710 votes
9. International Revelation Congress1,9%678 votes
10. AAMAmandla Awethu Movement1,2%446 votes
11. PSVPeople'S Voice Party1,0%376 votes
12. Patriotic Alliance0,9%336 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 67 seats, so a party needed 34 to govern alone. The largest party then had 22: African National Congress. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

20 of 36 wards in Newcastle have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in Newcastle

• Ward 1ANC 38,2%
• Ward 2DA 53,9%
• Ward 4DA 57,0%
• Ward 6MK Party 35,9%
• Ward 7IFP 44,9%
• Ward 13MK Party 53,1%
• Ward 19MK Party 31,9%
• Ward 20MK Party 37,4%
• Ward 21MK Party 28,6%
• Ward 25Newcastle and District Residents Forum 59,5%
• Ward 26MK Party 43,3%
• Ward 27MK Party 36,5%
• Ward 31MK Party 31,6%
• Ward 32MK Party 34,9%
• Ward 34MK Party 36,7%
• Ward 35IFP 39,9%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.