The African National Congress retained both wards it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections during the by-elections contested on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, in Gauteng and the North West.
• Thomas Makapane Mokwena is the new councillor in Ward 14 of City of Johannesburg - JHB. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, increasing its margin to 72.21% of the votes cast compared to 62.35% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 28.72%.
• Thotinyane Wendy Maseng is the new councillor in Ward 20 of Mafikeng - NW383. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, increasing its margin of 59.49% of votes cast compared to 57.69% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 30.41%
The detailed results are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za.
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1 March 2018
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