In the by-elections held on Wednesday, 29 April
2026 in the Western Cape, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) won a seat previously
held by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Stellenbosch Municipality while the
DA won a seat previously held by the African National Congress (ANC) in George.
The new councillors are:
Western Cape
The new PA Councillor is:
- Elsabe Vermeulen in Ward 16 in
the Stellenbosch Municipality, WC024. The party won the seat previously
held by the DA in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 39.48% of the total votes cast, compared to 47.65% in the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 46.51%.
The new DA
Councillor is:
- Jarques Denvar Esau in Ward 25 in
the George Municipality, WC044. The party won the seat previously
held by the ANC in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 42.97% of the total votes cast, compared to 29.80% in the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 58.23%.
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