During the by-elections contested
yesterday in KwaZulu-Natal, the African National Congress (ANC) retained two
seats and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) gained one seat.
The new councillors for the ANC are:
Patience Nonhlanhla Maphanga in Ward 3 in the
Mkhambathini Municipality – KZN226. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016
Municipal Elections, however with a slightly reduced margin of 54.63% of the
votes cast compared to 56.24% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout
yesterday was 38.94%.
The new councillor for the IFP is
Sibonelo Victor Mathenjwa in Ward 2 in
Jozini Municipality – KZN272. The party won the seat from the ANC with
58.04% of the votes cast compared to 52.02% that the ANC received in the 2016
Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 59.24%.
For more detailed election results
please visit the Electoral Commission’s website at www.elections.org.za.
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