Two municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces on Wednesday, 20 June 2018.
The by-elections will be contested by one independent candidate and six candidates from four (4) political parties.
The by-election candidates and voting stations in the Eastern Cape are as follows:
Ward 6 in Emalahleni Municipality – EC136 will be contested by Nicholas Nqabeni James of the African National Congress (ANC); Thandokazi Mankeyi of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF); and Lundi Mdokwana of the United Democratic Movement (UDM). The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor.
The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 62.23% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 93.89% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11070065 TEMBENI SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11070245 XONXA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070582 MATYANTYA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070593 VULINDLELA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070740 EMAZIMENI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070863 MTIRARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070874 KUNDULU JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11071077 GQEBENYA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11071088 GANDO SHEARING SHED
11071178 NONESI SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11071730 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL
The by-election candidates and voting stations in Mpumalanga are as follows:
Ward 5 in Bushbuckridge Municipality – MP325 will be contested by Elvis Nyathikase, an independent candidate; Sabelo Tears Mkhabela of the ANC; Lort Sbongiseni Mgwenya of the Better Residents Association (BRA); and Creens Mashele of the EFF. The ward was previously represented by the ANC and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.
The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 50.90% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 87.97% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
76170450 MATHIBELA HIGH SCHOOL
76170461 ELEXANDRIA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170472 MDUPING PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170540 KWETSI PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170663 KHULONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Ensuring free, fair and credible elections
12 June 2018
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