Candidates contesting Municipal By-elections on 22 April 2026

Six (6) candidates from 04 political parties and one independent candidate will contest by-elections set to take place in the Western Cape on 22 April 2026.

The candidate nomination list is as follows:

Western Cape

  • Ward 05 in the Saldanha Bay Municipality – WC014 will be contested by 03 political party candidates and one Independent Candidate. 
  1. Leonie Vorster, an Independent Candidate
  2. Suritha Du Plesses of the Democratic Alliance (DA)
  3. Lynette Grobler of the Patriotic Alliance (PA)
  4. Bilkys Ismail of theTruth and Solidarity Movement (Truth)

The ward became vacant because of the resignation of the councillor.

  • Ward 06 in the Saldanha Bay Municipality – WC014 will be contested by 03 political party candidates. 
  1. Gilbert Grenville Nortier of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus)
  2. Adriaan Johannes Albertus Groenewald of the Democratic Alliance (DA)
  3. Fazel Eusuf Ismail of the Truth and Solidarity Movement (Truth)

The ward became vacant because of the resignation of the councillor.

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