Results of the Municipal By-elections held on 22 April 2026 in the Western Cape Province

In the by-elections held on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 in the Western Cape, the Democratic Alliance (DA) retained the seats it held in the 2021 Municipal Elections.

The new councillors are:

Western Cape

The new DA Councillors are:

  • Suritha Du Plessis in Ward 05 in the Saldanha Municipality, WC014. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 87.80% of the total votes cast, compared to 77.22% in the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 37.08%. 
  • Adriaan Johannes Albertus Groenewald in Ward 06 in the Saldanha Municipality, WC014. The party retained the seat it won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 74.49% of the total votes cast, compared to 77.04% in the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 37.78%.

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