During the by-elections contested yesterday in Gauteng, North West and the Western Cape provinces, the Democratic Alliance (DA) retained 5 seats, the African National Congress (ANC) retained one seat and the Economic Freedom Fighters gained one seat.
The new councillors for the DA are
• Lionel Mervin Greenberg in Ward 72 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, increasing its margin to 91.69% of the votes cast compared to 82.67 in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 32.49%.
• David Leonard Hensman in Ward 88 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, however with a slightly reduced margin of 79.66% of the votes cast compared to 81.97% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 25.26%.
• Daryl Johnston in Ward 47 in the Tshwane Metro – TSH. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, increasing its margin to 95.18% of the votes cast compared to 87.67% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 31.82%
• Mac-Lizia Rhuenda Solomons in Ward 10 in the Breede Valley Municipality – WC025. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, however with a slightly reduced margin of 48.73% of the votes cast compared to 57.96% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 55.77%
• Jannie Van der Westhuizen in Ward 18 in the George Municipality – WC044. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, however with a slightly reduced margin of 81.98% of the votes cast compared to 93.05% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 40.49%
The new councillors for the ANC is
• Violet Ncikazi Chauke in Ward 92 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, increasing its margin to 47.88% of the votes cast compared to 43.78% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 26.01%
The new councillor for the EFF is:
• Bongani Patrick Cekiso in Ward 15 in Ditsobotla Municipality – NW384. The party won the seat from the ANC with 36.48% of the votes cast compared to 54.79% that the ANC received in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 48.67%.
For more detailed election results please visit the Electoral Commission’s website at www.elections.org.za.
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