Results of the Municipal Ward By-elections held on 02 April 2025

The African National Congress (ANC) retained its seat in the by-elections held in the Eastern Cape, while the Patriotic Alliance (PA) won a seat in Gauteng and the Democratic Alliance retained its seat in ward 99. In KwaZulu Natal, the ANC won a seat in uPhongolo, while the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party won in KwaDukuza. In Limpopo, the ANC retained its seat.


The new Councillors are:

Eastern Cape

  • Mfundo Genu, in ward 13 in the Intsika Yethu Municipality, EC135. The party won the seat with 83.08% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 42.04%. The seat was previously won by the ANC in the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Gauteng

  • Beverley Marilyne Smouse of the PA, in ward 82 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality, JHB. The party won the seat with 41.71% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 27.07%. The seat was previously won by the DA in the 2021 Local Government Elections.
  • Hendrik Bodenstein of the DA, in ward 99 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality, JHB. The party won the seat with 98.09% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 24.22%. The seat was previously won by the DA in the 2021 Local Government Elections.

KwaZulu-Natal

  • Welcome Ntokozo Radebe of the ANC, in ward 12 in the uPhongolo Municipality, KZN262. The party won the seat with 40.01% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 52.79%. The seat was previously won by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the 2021 Local Government Elections.
  • Vishnugopal Govender of the MK, in ward 28 in the KwaDukuza Municipality, KZN292. The party won the seat with 62.25% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 59.50%. The seat was previously won by the ANC in the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Limpopo

  • Khumbudzo Madzhini of the ANC, in ward 09 in the Limpopo Municipality, LIM344. The party won the seat with 65.68% of the total votes cast. Voter turnout was 36.68%. The seat was previously won by the ANC in the 2021 Local Government Elections.


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