Results of municipal by-lections held on 25 January 2023
26 January 2023
During the by-elections contested yesterday in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) retained seats won in the 2021 Municipal Elections. The ANC retained two seats and EFF retained one seat.
The new ANC councillors are:
- Mzekelo Robert Ndikinda, in ward 05, Mbhashe Municipality - EC121, Eastern Cape. The party retained its seat won in 2021 Municipal Elections, with 76,93% of the total votes cast compared to 77,50% during the 2021 Municipal Elections.
Voter turnout yesterday was 43,08%.
- Sebolaishi Anikie Maputla, in ward 17, Blouberg Municipality - LIM351, Limpopo. The party retained its seat won in 2021 Municipal Elections, with 51,20% of the total votes cast compared to 77,55% during the 2021 Municipal Elections.
Voter turnout yesterday was 61,92%.
1/ Morning Folks! Sorry, slow count last night. By-election results:
— Dawie Scholtz (@DawieScholtz) January 26, 2023
Polokwane 10:
EFF 47% (-1)
ANC 42% (-7)
ActionSA 10% (+10)
Good win for EFF in a highly contested environment. Not a bad entry for ActionSA into Limpopo politics...
The new EFF councillor is:
- Jacob Segodi Seshoka, in ward 10, Polokwane Municipality - LIM354. The party retained its seat won in 2021 Municipal Elections, with 47,27% of the total votes cast compared to 48,32% during the 2021 Municipal Elections.
Voter turnout yesterday was 44,18%.
Issued by IEC, 26 January 2023
