ANC 63.7%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 995 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 90763.7%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party82927.7%
DADemocratic Alliance1264.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters983.3%
RLPRoyal Loyal Progress190.6%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party100.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus60.2%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 6 with 1 907 votes, 38.3% of the ward's 4 984 registered voters. Turnout was 61.4%: 3 062 of 4 984 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 6, 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 3 059 · spoilt 64 · special votes 41 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (3 062 of 4 984). The IEC publishes 61.4%.
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.
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.