Municipal by-elections
14 February 2024
5 ward by-elections in Ekurhuleni, Local Municipality of Madibeng, Nala, Newcastle, Theewaterskloof, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 25, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Ekurhuleni · by-election of 14 February 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MARTHA HENDRINA BEUKES | 3 168 | 87,2% |
| LEHLABATLOU ELLY MASHIANE | 330 | 9,1% |
| ANGELIQUE DU TOIT | 115 | 3,2% |
| WADE JOHN BECKETT | 12 | 0,3% |
| BAREND JOHANNES GROBLER | 10 | 0,3% |
Previous result in this ward: Municipal by-elections, 24 May 2023 — DANIEL JACOBUS CHRISTOFFEL PUTTER (DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE) was elected, 66,1% of valid votes.
Ward 7, Local Municipality of Madibeng
Local Municipality of Madibeng · by-election of 14 February 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LEVY RAMATLHAPE | 1 552 | 80,3% |
| PULE RAKOMANE | 333 | 17,2% |
| ANNAH NGOBENI | 31 | 1,6% |
| JACK KENNEKAE KEDIKILWE | 16 | 0,8% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 68,5%.
Ward 11, Nala Local Municipality
Nala · by-election of 14 February 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AARON TSIETSI MASIU | 1 134 | 57,0% |
| JOSEPH SOOTHO TAU | 542 | 27,2% |
| DIKELEDI GLADYS TSELE | 315 | 15,8% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 56,7%.
Ward 11, Newcastle Local Municipality
Newcastle · by-election of 14 February 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NTOKOZO INNOCENT MDLULI | 1 298 | 50,5% |
| VUSI ROBERT MBATHA | 388 | 15,1% |
| KHETHUKUTHULA HANDSOME ZONDO | 383 | 14,9% |
| CELIWE KHUMALO | 330 | 12,9% |
| PHUMLANI SYDNEY DLAMINI | 163 | 6,3% |
| MTHOKOZELENI SIWELA | 4 | 0,2% |
| BANDILE ARON MSIBI | 2 | 0,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 38,1%.
Ward 10, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Theewaterskloof · by-election of 14 February 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNATHAN SMIT | 550 | 28,4% |
| JOHN ROBERT MICHELS | 506 | 26,1% |
| GRAIG SMITH | 403 | 20,8% |
| UNATHI TOTO SIPUNZI | 363 | 18,8% |
| DONOVAN KÜHN | 67 | 3,5% |
| CHRISJAN GERTSE | 46 | 2,4% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 50,9%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 14 February 2024: 5 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, 14 February 2024 (JSON, {"EEID":1450}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 69609f4757057270… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 February 2024: EKU - Ekurhuleni (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | fc0dd0a158f0230c… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 February 2024: FS185 - Nala (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 99dcaa8c74a666a4… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 February 2024: KZN252 - Newcastle (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | f8d6610b30e83226… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 February 2024: NW372 - Madibeng (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 74074b53c54751fa… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 February 2024: WC031 - Theewaterskloof (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | cfc11bc4cdacc26a… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 14 February 2024 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1450}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 2c8242526055d633… |