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2006 · Newcastle council results

Alcockspruit, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

No party has a majority

2006

Council seats

ANC27 seats
IFP20 seats
DA6 seats
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION4 seats
ACDP1 seat
Other3 seats
ID1 seat
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS1 seat
FF+1 seat
Newcastle · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2744,2623
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2032,7869
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE69,8361
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION46,5574
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,6393
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS11,6393
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS11,6393
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11,6393
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENTS00
MINORITY FRONT00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

61 seats; 31 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
44.3%50 333 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
31.7%36 016 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
9.2%10 472 votes
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
6.1%6 941 votes
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS
2.2%2 507 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties6.5%7 337 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.5%1 750 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.0%1 163 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
1.0%1 153 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.9%967 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.8%958 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.8%891 votes
MINORITY FRONT
0.4%455 votes
Newcastle · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—50 33344,3049
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—36 01631,7026
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—10 4729,2178
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—6 9416,1097
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS—2 5072,2067
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 7501,5404
INDEPENDENTS—1 1631,0237
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—1 1531,0149
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—9670,8512
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—9580,8433
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—8910,7843
MINORITY FRONT—4550,4005

113606 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

4seats
ANC27

for an outright majority

IFP falls

−11.9pp
200043.6%
200631.7%

Closest covering ward

24votes apart
ANC45.0%
IFP44.4%

Ward 20 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC27—
IFP20—
DA6—
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION4—
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS1—

31 for a majority · 61 seats

KZ252 - Newcastle · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS276131
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY206131
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE66131
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION46131
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY16131
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS16131
2 006ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS16131
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS16131
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION06131
2 006INDEPENDENTS06131
2 006MINORITY FRONT06131
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA06131

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC33.1%—
IFP43.6%—
DA17.5%—
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%—
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS0.0%—
Other5.8%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC44.3%
IFP31.7%
DA9.2%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION6.1%
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS2.2%
Other6.5%
KZ252 - Newcastle · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS30 71033,10892 757Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40 45043,608692 757Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16 24317,511392 757Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0092 757No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS0092 757No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 5341,653892 757Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY8980,968192 757Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0092 757No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0092 757No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7550,81492 757Reported
2 000MINORITY FRONT7300,78792 757Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS50 33344,3049113 606Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY36 01631,7026113 606Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10 4729,2178113 606Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION6 9416,1097113 606Reported
2 006ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS2 5072,2067113 606Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION8910,7843113 606Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 7501,5404113 606Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 1531,0149113 606Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9670,8512113 606Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA9580,8433113 606Reported
2 006MINORITY FRONT4550,4005113 606Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
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Ward results

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Wards in Newcastle

31 wards

Ward 1
ANC51.1%
IFP25.3%
Lead: 1 151 votesWard 2
DA74.1%
ANC10.0%
Lead: 2 854 votesWard 3
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION50.5%
DA17.3%
Lead: 1 008 votesWard 4
DA54.2%
ANC26.4%
Lead: 835 votesWard 5
ANC39.1%
DA37.6%
Lead: 36 votesWard 6
IFP58.3%
ANC29.1%
Lead: 1 332 votesWard 7
IFP46.0%
ANC37.7%
Lead: 342 votesWard 8
ANC43.0%
IFP25.4%
Lead: 665 votesWard 9
IFP40.9%
ANC37.4%
Lead: 128 votesWard 10
ANC45.7%
IFP38.8%
Lead: 279 votesWard 11
ANC51.1%
IFP34.2%
Lead: 563 votesWard 12
ANC43.5%
IFP34.2%
Lead: 344 votesWard 13
ANC45.5%
IFP41.8%
Lead: 139 votesWard 14
ANC55.2%
IFP34.3%
Lead: 721 votesWard 15
ANC38.5%
IFP28.5%
Lead: 344 votesWard 16
ANC54.1%
IFP32.3%
Lead: 929 votesWard 17
ANC56.9%
IFP28.3%
Lead: 1 093 votesWard 18
IFP49.5%
ANC40.1%
Lead: 431 votesWard 19
ANC60.6%
IFP28.4%
Lead: 1 115 votesWard 20
ANC45.0%
IFP44.4%
Lead: 24 votesWard 21
ANC51.4%
IFP26.5%
Lead: 915 votesWard 22
ANC55.2%
IFP33.5%
Lead: 659 votesWard 23
ANC53.2%
IFP36.8%
Lead: 591 votesWard 24
ANC50.7%
IFP38.0%
Lead: 360 votesWard 25
DA41.2%
ANC37.5%
Lead: 134 votesWard 26
IFP46.4%
ANC44.7%
Lead: 50 votesWard 27
ANC59.1%
IFP29.5%
Lead: 976 votesWard 28
ANC52.5%
IFP30.9%
Lead: 623 votesWard 29
ANC48.8%
IFP38.0%
Lead: 380 votesWard 30
ANC51.9%
IFP34.2%
Lead: 663 votesWard 31
ANC49.0%
IFP27.7%
Lead: 1 036 votes
Wards in Newcastle ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 28351,0624
Ward 12 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 13225,3187
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 29874,1457
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4449,982
Ward 32 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1 53550,4934
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE52717,3355
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 63154,1681
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79626,4364
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS94339,0962
Ward 52 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90737,6036
Ward 62 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 65658,348
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 32429,0861
Ward 72 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 89046,0302
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 54837,7009
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 62043,0393
Ward 82 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY95525,3719
Ward 92 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 49340,8705
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 36537,3665
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 86245,6708
Ward 102 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 58338,8276
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 69851,1446
Ward 112 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 13534,1867
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 61143,4818
Ward 122 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 26734,197
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 71845,4738
Ward 132 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 57941,7946
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 90855,1605
Ward 142 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 18734,3163
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 31538,5404
Ward 152 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY97128,4584
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 30854,0642
Ward 162 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 37932,3026
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 17956,8633
Ward 172 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 08628,3403
Ward 182 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 27549,4565
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 84440,087
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 10060,6061
Ward 192 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY98528,4271
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 92044,9754
Ward 202 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 89644,4132
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 89251,3712
Ward 212 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY97726,5273
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67455,1929
Ward 222 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 01533,4652
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91953,1874
Ward 232 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 32836,8071
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 43950,7226
Ward 242 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 07938,0331
Ward 252 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 50041,2201
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 36637,5378
Ward 262 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 32846,4011
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 27844,6541
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 95059,0551
Ward 272 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY97429,4973
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 51952,4698
Ward 282 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY89630,9499
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 71348,8312
Ward 292 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 33337,9989
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 93951,9282
Ward 302 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 27634,1725
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 38349,0128
Ward 312 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 34727,7046

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:53 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 61 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Newcastle. Ward results include areas outside Alcockspruit.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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