ANC 44.5%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 1 725 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress76844.5%- IndependentIndependent candidates63536.8%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party29116.9%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation311.8%
Voting districts · 6 ?
ANC won Ward 1 with 768 votes, 22.3% of the ward's 3 450 registered voters. Turnout was 53.0%: 1 829 of 3 450 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2000 local government elections in Ward 1, 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 1 831 · spoilt 106 · special votes 0 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (1 829 of 3 450). 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.