Municipal by-elections
5 April 2017
4 ward by-elections in Bitou, City of Johannesburg, UMuziwabantu, Victor Khanye, in the council term of the 2016 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 2, Bitou (2016 wards)
Bitou · by-election of 5 April 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID JOHN SWART | 3 049 | 86,3% |
| THOBEKA PATRICIA MEMANI | 335 | 9,5% |
| MICHAEL LEON KANTEY | 112 | 3,2% |
| NZUZO QUIN NDINISA | 36 | 1,0% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 84,4%.
Ward 73, City of Johannesburg (2016 wards)
City of Johannesburg · by-election of 5 April 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ELEANOR ANNE HUGGETT | 3 644 | 84,4% |
| STANLEY AMOS LETSOALO | 478 | 11,1% |
| SHAUN GAVAZA NWAIWU | 197 | 4,6% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 74,6%.
Ward 3, UMuziwabantu (2016 wards)
UMuziwabantu · by-election of 5 April 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| XOLA CHUMA MNDELA | 1 395 | 75,7% |
| NONYAMEZELO ERNESTINA SOMHLABA | 210 | 11,4% |
| SABELO PHILILE DLAMINI | 148 | 8,0% |
| LUTHANDO GODLIMPI | 90 | 4,9% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 53,8%.
Ward 1, Victor Khanye (2016 wards)
Victor Khanye · by-election of 5 April 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LUCKY STEVEN NYATHI | 835 | 57,1% |
| DOCTOR FANYANA MOFOKENG | 628 | 42,9% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 82,5%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 5 April 2017: 4 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
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 5 April 2017 (JSON, {"EEID":472}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 51f238e956673d09… |
| IEC by-election results, 5 April 2017: JHB - City of Johannesburg (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 582d4bc4a98d2085… |
| IEC by-election results, 5 April 2017: KZN214 - uMuziwabantu (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | f1e2aafbfbb12b04… |
| IEC by-election results, 5 April 2017: MP311 - Victor Khanye (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 006826aac2f49677… |
| IEC by-election results, 5 April 2017: WC047 - Bitou (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 48a16e4b16498fb0… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 5 April 2017 (JSON, {"parmEEID":472}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | b9866e97f62d45f8… |