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Simon Boyle, Senoir Manager: Logistics and Infrastructure at IEC holds different South African Local Government Election Ballot papers 2011. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu
The African National Congress won 10 of 15 municipal ward by-elections on Wednesday, December 07, 2011, the Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday.
The Democratic Alliance won two seats, and one each went to the Inkatha Freedom Party, Dikwankwetla Party of SA, and an independent candidate.
In Ward 13 Nyandeni, (Libode) in the Eastern Cape, Anele Nkunzi of the ANC retained the ward for the ANC with 85.5 percent of the vote.
Mandisi Bambeni of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania got 0.43 percent of the vote, Norah Nokuzola Hlazo of the Congress of the People (Cope) mustered 1.74 percent, with 0.43 percent for Theophilus Mzuvelile Mbokodi of the United Democratic Movement.
Of the 3960 registered voters, 35.28 percent voted.
In ward one, Okhahlamba (Bergville), Khumbulani Alpheus Mazibuko of the ANC retained the party’s seat with 63.07 percent.
Second was Sizwe Simon Mbele of the National Freedom Party with 25.79 percent of the vote. Sineliso Wiseman Mswane of the IFP got 9.23 percent of the vote.
In that ward, 37.37 percent of the 3583 registered voters voted.
In Mtubatuba ward nine in KwaZulu-Natal, Fikezweni Zeblon Nkwanyana retained the seat for the IFP with 53.12 percent of the vote after the resignation of the previous councillor, followed by Vuma Vincent Beau Madonsela of the ANC at 45.34 percent.
The poll was 48.42 percent out of 3893 registered voters.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal was delighted by the outcome.
“As the ANC we are humbled by the support that we have received, and we are propelled to work with enthusiasm to deliver on our promises,” said Sihle Zikalala, ANC provincial secretary in the province.
He said the results in Mtubatuba indicated that it was the fastest growing party in the area.
In ward 11 in Greater Letaba, Limpopo, Mahlodi Eunica Machethe retained the seat for the ANC, with 95.75 percent of the vote, against the 9.03 percent of Matome Ephraim Mahasha of Cope. The previous ANC councillor resigned.
Of the 3674 registered voters, 29.15 percent voted.
In ward 2, Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina), Mduduzi Ezekiel Maduna of the ANC won with 87 percent against Busisiwe Prisca Hlatshwayo of the NFP, Dumisani Justice Ndebele of the IFP and Goodbye Ben Shabangu of Cope. The previous ANC councillor had resigned.
Of the 3771 registered voters, 39.19 percent voted.
In ward 15, Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina), the only candidate, Sphiwe Lynette Mdluli, took the seat uncontested.
The previous candidate was also from the ANC.
Siphamandla Fasties Mthombeni in Ward 22 in Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina) also gained the seat uncontested.
In ward 4, Msukaligwa (Ermelo), Bongani Ntuthuko Nkosinathi Ndlovu of the ANC got 98.07 percent of the vote, ahead of Margaret Sthombe Mosia of Cope and Monica Zanele Mtungwa of the IFP.
The percentage poll was 18.71 percent out of the 3110 registered voters.
In ward 10, Msukaligwa (Ermelo), Dingiswayo Simon Nkosi of the ANC got 93.31 percent against Bafana Paulos Mabango of Cope, and Simon Sipho Mthimunye of IFP.
The previous councillor, from the ANC, resigned.
The percentage poll was 21.37 percent of the 3261 registered voters.
In ward 5, Mbombela Nelspruit, Thabiso David Tsela retained the seat for the ANC after his predecessor resigned, and won with 97.81 percent of the vote against Sikhumbuzo Ethwel Phiri of the PAC.
The poll was 18.35 percent for the 6666 registered voters.
In ward 21 of Bushbuckridge in Limpopo, Mthimbula Levis Thete of the ANC won 47.94 percent of the vote against Polticia Bamphile Mashile of the African People’s Convention, Secruse Tanyane Mashile Daniel Mokgope.
The ward had been held by the ANC but the councillor resigned.
In that by-election the ANC candidate got 1175 votes, the residents association 986, the APC 21 and the independent candidate 269 out of the 6120 registered voters in a percent poll of 40.88 percent.
In the Free State, the Dikwankwetla Party of SA won the by-election in a ward in the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality in Qwaqwa.
The DPSA stood against Cope in the single ward contested in the municipality on Wednesday.
Alex Mahlatsi of the DPSA won the ward against Sebota Mosia from Cope and managed to acquire more than 87 percent of the votes.
In a single ward by-election in the Northern Cape an independent candidate managed to win the seat with a narrow margin against the African National Congress.
In ward 1 of Thembelihle (Hopetown), independent candidate Danny Andries Jonas won with 52.24 percent of the vote, against the ANC’s Booi Jafta.
The ANC had held the ward, but the councillor resigned.
Penelope East of the Democratic Alliance retained the party’s seat in ward 71 of the City of Cape Town after Denis Joseph resigned.
She gained 93.4 percent of the vote for the seat, also contested by ANC candidate Nothemba Fodo-Jwaxa, who got 0.21 percent in a 33.59 percent voter turnout in a ward with 16,583 registered voters.
In ward 10, Thaba Chweu (Sabie), Quintan Paul Benjamin Lawrence of the DA won with 52.63 percent of the vote against Raymond Thumbu of the ANC, with 50.47 percent of the 3053 registered voters participating.
The previous councillor was from the ANC and resigned.
The percentage poll was 68.18 percent out of 2184 voters.
The IEC said the average voter turnout in the by-elections was 33.68 percent. – Sapa
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