ANC 57.9%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 076 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 78057.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party71623.3%
NFPNational Freedom Party1585.1%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation1404.6%
DADemocratic Alliance1153.7%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party501.6%
COPECongress of the People401.3%
GKSAGreat Kongress of South Africa331.1%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement190.6%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus110.4%
RLPRoyal Loyal Progress70.2%
MFMinority Front60.2%- SADEVSouth African Determined Volunteers10.0%
Voting districts · 8 ?
ANC won Ward 1 with 1 780 votes, 35.9% of the ward's 4 959 registered voters. Turnout was 63.9%: 3 167 of 4 959 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2011 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 3 163 · spoilt 87 · special votes 0 · All 8 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 8 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 8 voting districts here (3 167 of 4 959). The IEC publishes 63.8%.
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, 17:39 SAST.