Municipal by-elections

9 November 2016

7 ward by-elections in Chief Albert Luthuli, City of Cape Town, KGATELOPELE, Nelson Mandela Bay, Polokwane, UMuziwabantu, in the council term of the 2016 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.

All by-elections

Ward 7, Chief Albert Luthuli (2016 wards)

Chief Albert Luthuli · by-election of 9 November 2016

SIPHO THULANI MNISI elected1 705 valid votes · turnout 46,1%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
SIPHO THULANI MNISIElectedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 417	83,1%
HARRIET VUYISILE MNISIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	139	8,2%
VUSI JOSEPH HLEZAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	94	5,5%
MELVIS TIMOTHY MBHOKANENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	39	2,3%
SIPHO GOODWELL SHABANGUFORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	16	0,9%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 83,2%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

Ward 108, City of Cape Town (2016 wards)

City of Cape Town · by-election of 9 November 2016

THEMBISILE MABHUTI BATEMBU elected6 299 valid votes · turnout 32,3%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
THEMBISILE MABHUTI BATEMBUElectedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 623	57,5%
WILMA ESTELLE BRADYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 285	36,3%
GCOBANI NTILASHEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	346	5,5%
NONTUTHUZELO EUNICE TEMBAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	26	0,4%
SANGE MXAKAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	19	0,3%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 60,8%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

Ward 2, KGATELOPELE (2016 wards)

KGATELOPELE · by-election of 9 November 2016

EBRAHIM MOHAMMED SULLIMAN elected1 332 valid votes · turnout 63,7%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
EBRAHIM MOHAMMED SULLIMANElectedDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	960	72,1%
RODNEY COLLIN LESSINGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	358	26,9%
WILHELMINA CYNTHIA TSOKOLIBANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	14	1,1%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 40,9%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

Ward 4, Nelson Mandela Bay (2016 wards)

Nelson Mandela Bay · by-election of 9 November 2016

AYANDA TYOKWANA elected5 446 valid votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
AYANDA TYOKWANAElectedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 242	77,9%
THOBANI SEBASTIAN NOQOLIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	748	13,7%
PEPSI LINDILE JAMESECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	359	6,6%
KHAYALETHU HEAVYGROUND MAKALIMAUNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	50	0,9%
THANDEKA FRENKIUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	25	0,5%
PRECIOUS ZAMUKULUNGA AJAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	14	0,3%
JOHANNA MARIANNE LOTTERAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	8	0,1%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 81,4%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published for the municipality, not this ward, and are not shown.

Ward 14, Nelson Mandela Bay (2016 wards)

Nelson Mandela Bay · by-election of 9 November 2016

DOLLY BUTI elected3 463 valid votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
DOLLY BUTIElectedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 339	67,5%
VICTOR MBULELO MANYATIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	837	24,2%
VUYISILE OLIPHANTECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	215	6,2%
LINDA PENELOPE MPAKOUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	44	1,3%
KHANYA MBENGASHEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	28	0,8%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 71,8%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published for the municipality, not this ward, and are not shown.

Ward 10, Polokwane (2016 wards)

Polokwane · by-election of 9 November 2016

JONAS EVANS MOTHAPO elected4 069 valid votes · turnout 48,1%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
JONAS EVANS MOTHAPOElectedECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 206	54,2%
TLOU JOHN MATLOUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 807	44,4%
ANDRIES MATIDI MAKHAFOLAFORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	56	1,4%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 55,1%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

Ward 1, UMuziwabantu (2016 wards)

UMuziwabantu · by-election of 9 November 2016

SONENGALIPHI SELBY MAPHUMULO elected2 754 valid votes · turnout 63,8%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
SONENGALIPHI SELBY MAPHUMULOElectedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 474	53,5%
THEMBELANI HEADMAN DLAMININATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 113	40,4%
NINIZA CLERIS DLAMINIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	131	4,8%
SIMO PROTUS KHESWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	36	1,3%

Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 81,6%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

What the record holds

The IEC's by-election results for 9 November 2016: 7 wards, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.

How it was read and checked

The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.

Sources

The IEC files this day's record was loaded from

Official documents behind this recordFiles retrieved from the publisher, with their SHA-256 fingerprints
Document	Role	Retrieved	SHA-256
IEC by-election candidates, 9 November 2016 (JSON, {"EEID":453})Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · 453-candidates.json · 13 KB	candidate_listLoaded	9 October 2026	`aea7fe44cd7f29f4…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: CPT - City of Cape Town (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-9006.json · 14 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`5963f43f5f5787c3…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: KZN214 - uMuziwabantu (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-4405.json · 11 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`2da09e151cf1be5c…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: LIM354 - Polokwane (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-7715.json · 11 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`04ba2198365073ab…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: MP301 - Chief Albert Luthuli (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-5502.json · 10 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`3bcb3a82a87815b1…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: NC086 - KGATELOPELE (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-6625.json · 6 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`ad7366e7a16e80a0…`
IEC by-election results, 9 November 2016: NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-1001.json · 19 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`4ae38a82867558fd…`
IEC by-election councillors, 9 November 2016 (JSON, {"parmEEID":453})Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · 453-councillors.json · 9 KB	Results reportUsed to check totals	9 October 2026	`7956d93fc1292394…`