IFP 52.5%
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 1 161 valid votes
IFPInkatha Freedom Party60952.5%
ANCAfrican National Congress45238.9%
DADemocratic Alliance1008.6%
Voting districts · 2 ?
IFP won Ward 17 with 609 votes, 20.6% of the ward's 2 952 registered voters. Turnout was 40.5%: 1 195 of 2 952 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2000 local government elections in Ward 17, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 1 194 · spoilt 33 · special votes 0 · All 2 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 2 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 2 voting districts here (1 195 of 2 952). The IEC publishes no turnout figure here.
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.
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 27 Oct 2026, 23:09 SAST.