CENTURION – Five municipal ward by-elections will take place in the
Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and the North West provinces on Wednesday, 6 June 2018.
The by-elections will be contested by one (1) independent candidate and 19
candidates from eight (8) political parties.
In the Eastern Cape:
- Ward 18 in the Buffalo City – BUF will be contested by Andrew Michael
Sokolich of the African National Congress (ANC); Liveni Quisto Sani of the
Congress of the People (COPE); Jason Scott Mc Dowell of the Democratic Alliance
(DA); and Nosiphiwo Runqu 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 71.34% and the DA candidate won the ward with 88.15% of
valid votes.
- Ward 21 in the Buffalo City – BUF will be contested by Edwin Owen
Mpumelelo Fini of the ANC; Beauty Nozibele Nongqele of COPE; and Luyanda
Vetyeka 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 50.29% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 4.71 % of valid votes.
- Ward 9 in Ngquza Hill Municipality – EC153 will be contested by Kholiswa Vava of
the ANC; Tonny Ntshangase of the African People’s Convention (APC); Mandla
Gogo of the DA; and Thandokazi Xhobiso 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 53.66% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 81.66%
of valid votes.
In Mpumalanga:
- Ward 7 in Dr JS Moroka Municipality – MP316 will be contested by Marks Lucky Ntuli,
an independent candidate; Phindile Phumzile Mnguni of the ANC; Simon Phishwane
Aphane of the EFF; Raphuti Simon Mogajane of the Freedom 4 Service
Delivery (F4SD); and Ngakwabo James Thompson Masanabo of the Sindawonye
Progressive Party (SPP). 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 56.30% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 69.95%
of valid votes.
In
the North West:
- Ward 4 in Ganyesa/Pomfret Municipality – NW397 will be contested by Puso Phineas Moeng
of the ANC; Keduetswe Petunia Loabile of the EFF; Modirwa Sylvester Tong
of the F4SD; and Gookeditswe Sam Kgatlhane of the United Christian
Democratic Party (UCDP). 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 51.49% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 73.00 %
of valid votes.
ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ensuring free, fair and credible elections
29 May 2018
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