Municipal by-elections
22 January 2025
1 ward by-election in Raymond Mhlaba, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 4, Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
Raymond Mhlaba · by-election of 22 January 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MBUYISELI GLADMAN WALAZA | 1 422 | 95,0% |
| LONWABO WELLINGTON NTWASA | 75 | 5,0% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 76,8%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 22 January 2025: 1 ward, 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, 22 January 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1627}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 73b48c8747efd572… |
| IEC by-election results, 22 January 2025: EC129 - Raymond Mhlaba (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 3dc7db7a6dbeec61… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 22 January 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1627}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 9406ec479782fd17… |