Electoral Commission on results of municipal by-elections held on 14 August 2024
The African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) political parties retained all their seats in the by-elections held on Wednesday, 14 August 2024. The ANC retained four seats and the DA retained two seats.
The new ANC councillors are:
- Pieter Hendrik Meyer, in Ward 01 Kou-Komma Municipality – EC109, Eastern Cape. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 45,80% of the total votes cast, compared to 52,97% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 61,11%.
- Nondumiso Victoria Mahanjana, in ward 18 Mnquma Municipality – EC122, Eastern Cape. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 95,47% of the total votes cast, compared to 80,24% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 39,69%.
- Abegail Nontle Sabata, in ward 12 Intsika Yethu Municipality – EC135, Eastern Cape. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 85,02% of the total votes cast, compared to 81,63% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 37,94%.
- Thivhakoni Liccy Mudzwiri, in ward 35 Makhado Municipality – LIM344, Limpopo. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 83,14% of the total votes cast, compared to 82,92% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 33,92%.
The new DA councillors are:
- Sean Bertram Tappan, in Ward 02 Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality – NMA, Eastern Cape. The DA party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 97,42% of the total votes cast, compared to 85,58% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 22,91%.
- Bernhard Friedrich Wolf, in ward 09 in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality – NMA, Eastern Cape. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 92,06% of the total votes cast, compared to 85,67% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 23,58%.
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