ANC 57.9%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 677 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 54957.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party64624.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters31411.7%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation1023.8%
DADemocratic Alliance461.7%
RLPRoyal Loyal Progress100.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party80.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus20.1%
Voting districts · 3 ?
ANC won Ward 20 with 1 549 votes, 33.9% of the ward's 4 565 registered voters. Turnout was 60.0%: 2 740 of 4 565 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 20, Newcastle, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 2 733 · spoilt 56 · special votes 37 · All 3 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 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 (2 740 of 4 565). The IEC publishes 60.0%.
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, 13:38 SAST.