Municipal by-elections
12 February 2025
2 ward by-elections in Matatiele, Umhlabuyalingana, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 10, Matatiele Local Municipality
Matatiele · by-election of 12 February 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GIDEON MVUYISI MASELA | 1 580 | 76,2% |
| VUYANI ACHIDIACAN MGIJIMA | 174 | 8,4% |
| MANDLENKOSI JACOB MAHLEHLA | 165 | 8,0% |
| FUNDISWA LANGA | 150 | 7,2% |
| TEMBISILE MAHLANGU | 5 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 64,1%.
Ward 15, Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality
Umhlabuyalingana · by-election of 12 February 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| KWENZILE BONGUMUSA MTEMBU | 1 328 | 48,2% |
| SITHEMBISO VELENKOSINI NGUBANE | 834 | 30,3% |
| NTOKOZO ZIMELE MABUZA | 532 | 19,3% |
| NKOSINATHI SIFISO TEMBE | 31 | 1,1% |
| NKOSINGIPHILE SIBUSISO SITHOLE | 22 | 0,8% |
| PROMISE THANDI CELE | 6 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 55,7%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 12 February 2025: 2 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, 12 February 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1641}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 0a4668eae7f1bda9… |
| IEC by-election results, 12 February 2025: EC441 - Matatiele (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 4a354c7f0a912195… |
| IEC by-election results, 12 February 2025: KZN271 - uMhlabuyalingana (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b5ccc58296a8263b… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 12 February 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1641}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 8829f21807755460… |