Following the by-elections contested yesterday in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained two seats each.
The new councillors for the DA are:
• Shane Maas in Ward 42, in City of Tshwane Municipality – TSH: The party retained the seat won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 77.55% of the votes cast, compared to 73.56% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 28.42%
• Wiets Lourens Botes in Ward 12, in Modimolle Mookgophong Municipality – LIM368: The party retained the seat won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 68.31% of the votes cast compared to 72.36% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 53.64%.
The new councillors for the IFP are:
• Lindokuhle Nu Zondi in Ward 05 uMvoti Municipality – KZN245: The party retained the seat won in the 2021 Municipal Elections with 49.70% of the total votes cast compared to 48.16% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 53.89%.
• Emmah Sibongile Mthethwa in Ward 03, in uMfolozi Municipality – KZN281: The party retained the seat won in the 2021 Municipal Elections, with 67.89% of the total votes cast compared to 57.21% during the 2021 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout yesterday was 62.43%.
For more detailed election results please visit the Electoral Commission’s website at https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/byelection/.
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