Electoral Commission on municipal ward by-elections

Candidates contesting municipal by-elections on 28 June 2017

Three municipal ward by-elections will take place in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the North West on Wednesday 28 June 2017.

Ten candidates representing five political parties are contesting the by-elections.

In KwaZulu-Natal:

Ward 18 in the uMdoni Municipality – KZN212 will be contested by Ndumiso Bridged Kumalo of the African Mantungwa Community; Doreen Nozipho Hlongwa of the African National Congress; Bongani Khathi of the Economic Freedom Fighters; Falini Jonah Cele of the Inkatha Freedom Party; and Mandlenkosi Norman Dube of the National Freedom Party. The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.

The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 64.52% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 64.56% of valid votes.

In Mpumalanga:

Ward 6 in the Emakhazeni Municipality – MP314 will be contested by Jacob Thandizwe Duma of the African National Congress and Penuel Reginald Zimela of the Economic Freedom Fighters. The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.

The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 56.09% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 64.57% of valid votes.

In the North West:

Ward 18 in the Moretele Municipality – NW371 will be contested by Sello Lucas Moekeletsi of the African National Congress; Patricia Kedibone Mabusela of the Economic Freedom Fighters; and Brenda Rebecca Mashigo of the National Freedom Party. The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.

The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 52.12% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 69.42% of valid votes.

The by-election in this ward was originally scheduled for 5 April 2017 but was postponed to allow for the identification and removal of voters who were incorrectly registered in the ward. This followed objections to the voters’ roll by political parties.

The Electoral Commission approached the Electoral Court to condone the holding of the by-election outside of the 90 day window and the court granted the application to postpone the by-election by 90 days from 12 April.

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