Municipal by-elections
28 August 2024
7 ward by-elections in City of Cape Town, City of Johannesburg, Moretele, Ngwathe, Steve Tshwete, eThekwini, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 58, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
City of Cape Town · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RICHARD CHARLES HILL | 3 872 | 98,3% |
| SIMPHIWE ROMEO SILWANA | 48 | 1,2% |
| BONITA STROEBLE | 18 | 0,5% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 84,4%.
Ward 87, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| KYLE DALTON JACOBS | 2 936 | 83,2% |
| MALIK DASOO | 364 | 10,3% |
| APHELELE MANYANA | 136 | 3,9% |
| WALLEEN ESMÉ MOSTERT | 94 | 2,7% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 71,1%.
Ward 89, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ZANDER SHAWE | 3 263 | 96,3% |
| MAVIS PINKY LEHOKO | 68 | 2,0% |
| LINDOKUHLE STANFORD MASONDO | 36 | 1,1% |
| MATTHEW WILLIAM PIENAAR | 20 | 0,6% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 69,0%.
Ward 34, Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
eThekwini · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREW CLINT AKKERS | 2 017 | 43,9% |
| THEMBISILE PATRICIA KHUZWAYO | 876 | 19,1% |
| MASHININI ALPHEOUS NKOSI | 810 | 17,6% |
| JERALD RAGHUNATH | 693 | 15,1% |
| THAMSANQA BONGANI DLAMINI | 195 | 4,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 38,9%.
Ward 26, Moretele Local Municipality
Moretele · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HASANE ALBERT MOKONE | 1 367 | 57,9% |
| ERNEST SELLO CHAUKE | 589 | 25,0% |
| ULYSSES FRANS MPHEPHE MATHIBE | 404 | 17,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 42,9%.
Ward 7, Ngwathe Local Municipality
Ngwathe · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TSHEDISO RAMABODU | 1 034 | 64,5% |
| THABO ISAAC MPHOLO | 505 | 31,5% |
| MPOLOKENG JEANETT RAMOKHOASE | 65 | 4,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 56,0%.
Ward 10, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality
Steve Tshwete · by-election of 28 August 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MACALENI PAULOS MNISI | 641 | 51,6% |
| XOLANI MESHACK SHAMBELL | 249 | 20,0% |
| HELENA PILODIA | 212 | 17,1% |
| GIFT TSHEHLA | 141 | 11,3% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 38,7%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 28 August 2024: 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
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 28 August 2024 (JSON, {"EEID":1537}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 40da71a660ab6610… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: CPT - City of Cape Town (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 4eff0c3eec3827a3… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: ETH - eThekwini (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | d57ef2258049082b… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: FS203 - Ngwathe (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b8475164c7b621e3… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: JHB - City of Johannesburg (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | a37831b9e6abfe6c… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: MP313 - Steve Tshwete (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | fc87399d17f417c4… |
| IEC by-election results, 28 August 2024: NW371 - Moretele (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 444539c4210f5adf… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 28 August 2024 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1537}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 6a7a575a6a7ab2ab… |