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In the by-elections held on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 in the Western
Cape, the African National Congress (ANC) retained their seat in the City of
Cape Town Municipality while the Patriotic Alliance won a seat in the
Oudtshoorn Municipality.
The new councillors are as follows:
Western Cape
The new ANC Councillors is:
- Bulelwa
Mayende in Ward 104 in the City of Cape Town Municipality, CPT.
The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 47.30%
of the total votes cast, compared to 60.22% in the 2021 Municipal Elections.
Voter turnout was 26.89%.
The new
Patriotic Alliance (PA) Councillor is:
- Loretta Sharon
Ryneveld in Ward 05 in the Oudtshoorn Municipality, WC045. The party won
the seat with 43.77% of the total votes cast compared to 22.33% previously held
by the ANC in the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 51.25%.
ISSUED
BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ensuring free, fair and credible
elections
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