Seven municipal ward by-elections will take place in Gauteng, the North West and the Western Cape on Wednesday, 25 April 2018.
The by-elections will be contested by two independent candidates and 30 candidates from seven (7) political parties.
In Gauteng:
• Ward 72 in The City of Johannesburg – JHB will be contested by Pheladi Shirley Mafalo of the African National Congress (ANC); Lionel Mervin Greenberg of the Democratic Alliance (DA); and Bongi Thabiso Mmako of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). 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 64.91% and the DA candidate won the ward with 82.48% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32850086 GLENHAZEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
32850109 JABULA RECREATION CENTRE
32850110 ORANGE GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL
32850277 LINKSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
32851188 SUMMERWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Ward 88 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB will be contested by Oscar Plange, an independent candidate; Manyunyu Florence Sosiba of the ANC David Leonard Hensman of the (DA) and Simon Majola of the EFF. 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 68.96% and the DA candidate won the ward with 81.64% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32840074 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT PRIMARY SCHOOL
32840108 BERARIO COMMUNITY CENTRE
32840120 NORTHCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL
32840175 EMMARENTIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
32841660 ROOSEVELT PARK BOWLING CLUB
• Ward 92 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB will be contested by Mbongeni Matshaya of the African Independent Congress (AIC); Violet Ncikazi Chauke of the (ANC); Mosegi Otto Kgeletsane of the (DA); and Calvin Matome Mokgawa 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 51.17% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 47.30% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32910016 RANDJESFONTEIN HOMESTEAD
32910308 SEDI-LAKA PRIMARY SCHOOL
32910342 DRAKE KOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Ward 47 in Tshwane Metro – TSH will be contested by Beveley Junenite Brown the ANC; Daryl Johnston of the DA; and Nozibele Abongile Rataza of the EFF. 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 73.23% and the DA candidate won the ward with 87.50% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32950885 LAERSKOOL ELARDUSPARK
32950997 CHOOSE LIFE
32951000 KLEUTERGENOT PRE PRIMARY SCHOOL
32951066 PRETORIA CHINESE SCHOOL
In the North West:
• Ward 15 in Ditsobotla – NW384 will be contested by Motewa Petrus Nkate, an independent candidate; Gaafele Rosinah Nthompe of the ANC; Clarence Aubrey Algar of the DA; Bongane Patrick Cekiso of the EFF; and Pieter Johanness Barend Pretorius of the Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus). 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 51.88% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 56.44% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
86560016 MATLAPE PRIMARY SCHOOL
86560027 COLIGNY MUNICIPALITY
86560049 EXTENTION 04 TVS TENT
In the Western Cape:
• Ward 10 in Breede Valley Municipality – WC025 will be contested by Julie Jakobus Jeneke of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP); Awie Booysen of ANC; Colin Frederick Wilskut of the Breedevallei Onafhanklik (BO); Mac-Lizia Rhuenda Solomons of the DA; Peter Leonard of the EFF; and Glenda Lilian Daames of the VF Plus. 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 58.15% and the DA candidate won the ward with 58.28% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
97520216 KIBBUTZ EL SHAMMAH
97520227 CALVARY AME CHURCH
• Ward 18 in George Municipality – WC044 will be contested by Karen Van Zyl of the ACDP; Valesca Joan Erlank of the ANC; Jannie van der Westhuizen of the DA; Marthinus Christoffel Muller of the EFF; and Gert Johannes Van Niekerk 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 74.58% and the DA candidate won the ward with 93.35% of valid votes.
Voting will take place at the following voting stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
97200121 MOTH HALL
97200402 DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH
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18 April 2018
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