Results of the Municipal By-elections held on 18 December 2024

The African National Congress (ANC) retained its seat in the by-election held on 18 December 2024 in KwaZulu-Natal and won a seat in the Northern Cape.

The new ANC Councillors are:

  • Mbongeni Zuma, in ward 2 in the Msunduzi Municipality, KZN225, KwaZulu-Natal. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 51.36% of the total votes cast, compared to 38.44% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 39.81%.
  • Gerrit Laban, in ward 7 in the Hantam Municipality, NC065, Northern Cape. The party won a seat previously held by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 45.68% of the total votes cast, compared to 34.53% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 48.27%.

    

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