Six municipal ward by-elections will take place in the Eastern Cape, Free State and the Western Cape provinces on Wednesday, 21 November 2018. The by-elections will be contested by five (5) independent candidates and 21 candidates from seven (7) political parties.
The by-election candidates and voting stations in the Eastern Cape are as follows:
• Ward 4 in Great Kei Municipality – EC123 will be contested by Nonkosinathi Verezar Mevana-Siswana, an independent candidtate; Mzamo Njekanye of the African National Congress (ANC); and Miranda Kontjani of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). 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 56.28% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 91.31% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
10820012 LUSASA COMBINED SCHOOL -32.695151 28.074947
10820023 MZWINI COMMUNITY HALL -32.704536 28.034094
10820573 BLUE WATER TENT -32.72743 27.95149
10820652 MANGQUKELA HALL -32.682276 28.067276
10820663 MKOMATI GROUNDS TENT -32.7013 28.0444
10820674 BELEKUMNTWANA COMMUNITY HALL -32.69519 28.09915
10820685 ELITYENI DAY CARE CENTRE -32.686504 28.120031
10820696 MANDELA PARK CRECHE -32.70492 28.02351
• Ward 6 in Great Kei Municipality – EC123 will be contested by Luleka Ndabambi, an independent candidate; Wiver Sinqana of the of the ANC; Sharne Muriel Jacobs of the Democratic Alliance (DA); Sizeka Innocentia Mpande of the EFF; and Vuyisile Clay Paule 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 54.53% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 55.94% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
10680016 KOMGA TOWN HALL -32.576448 27.892423
10680049 KOMGA GREAT HALL -32.593516 27.882993
10880029 WATERFALL FARM SCHOOL -32.66616 27.96938
10880041 FORT WARDEN FARM -32.558945 27.99845
• Ward 7 in Great Kei Municipality – EC123 will be contested by three (3) independent candidates namely; Fredie Lewis, Khanya Ndarana, and Themba Gqomoroshe. Zola Tshali of the of the ANC; Malixole Maxwell Eric Matshoba of the EFF; and Nokwanda Patricia Mzimeli of the 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 56.46% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 83.59% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
10680027 SIVIWE PRIMARY SCHOOL -32.593251 27.874999
10680038 MORGENSTER JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL -32.58494 27.88361
10680050 ZONE 10 TENT -32.60058 27.87418
10880018 BURNELY FARM -32.6688 27.76252
10880052 DRAAIBOSCH FARM TENT -32.587743 27.764301
10880074 SUNNY SIDE FARM -32.73984 27.83826
10880096 IRENE FARM TENT -32.53495 27.88111
The by-election candidates and voting stations in the Free State are as follows:
• Ward 3 in Moqhaka Municipality – FS201 will be contested by Tsie Isaac Borole of the ANC; Nicholas David Muller of the DA; Lebohang Patrick Mosia of the EFF; and Annemarie Elizabeth Jordaan of the Vryheidsfront Plus (VVP). The ward was previously represented by the DA and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.
The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 59.86% and the DA candidate won the ward with 62.55% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
22720047 VOORWAARTS PRIMARY SCHOOL -27.634388 27.224644
22720250 HOËR LANDBOUSKOOL -27.62296 27.23225
22720384 AFRIKAANS HOËRSKOOL -27.637027 27.232205
22720395 TENT AT BEN MERVIS STREET -27.64039 27.22453
The by-election candidates and voting stations in the Western Cape are as follows:
• Ward 9 in the Witzenberg Municipality – WC022 will be contested by Mxolisi Joseph Ndaba of the ANC; Johannes Jacobus Mars of the Congress of the People; Koos Goeieman of the DA; and Isak Lluwellyne Swartz of the EFF. 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 38.14% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 48.19% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
97540061 TANDFONTEIN BEWAARSKOOL SAAL -32.767862 19.250414
97540117 WYDEKLOOF GEMEENSKAPSAAL -32.862166 19.264059
97540162 KROMFONTEIN SAAL -32.955317 19.249817
97540263 VOORSORG PRIMARY SCHOOL -32.90314 19.29621
• Ward 3 in George Municipality – WC044 will be contested by Johan Du Toit of the African Christian Democratic Party; Erika Luise Brown of the DA; Richard Sedi of the EFF; and Marthinus Johannes Erasmus of the VVP. The ward was previously represented by the DA and became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor.
The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 76.89% and the DA candidate won the ward with 91.60% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting station:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details Latitude Longitude
97200031 OUTENIQUA BOWLING CLUB -33.960513 22.425426
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