Municipal by-elections
19 March 2025
3 ward by-elections in City of Johannesburg, Joe Morolong, Saldanha Bay, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 59, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg · by-election of 19 March 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| STHEMBISO FORTUNE HLATSHWAYO | 1 067 | 57,5% |
| THULISILE FLORENCE THUSI | 382 | 20,6% |
| TSILALE CONSELIA SEIMA | 292 | 15,7% |
| THOKOZANE ABIGAIL SITHOLE | 115 | 6,2% |
| MOLIFI JOHN MOELETSI | 1 | 0,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 48,4%.
Ward 1, Joe Morolong Local Municipality
Joe Morolong · by-election of 19 March 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PAKO MATTHEWS BAREKI | 1 190 | 54,1% |
| TSHIAMO SEKGETHO | 874 | 39,7% |
| OTSHEPENG SMOCK | 135 | 6,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 62,8%.
Ward 1, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Saldanha Bay · by-election of 19 March 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MZWANDILE SIMON BIKO | 1 197 | 36,3% |
| SIYABULELO MAFENUKA | 859 | 26,1% |
| MOSSELINAH NONCEBA MTYATYAMBA | 654 | 19,8% |
| FEZIWE NGXUMZA | 480 | 14,6% |
| GERALDINE KORDOM | 51 | 1,5% |
| VERONIQUE LIZELLE PRETORIUS | 42 | 1,3% |
| ZEDRA ROSETTA ABRAHAMS | 12 | 0,4% |
| PETROS MOHLE | 0 | 0,0% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 30,2%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 19 March 2025: 3 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, 19 March 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1648}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 6d0a02e238fd90bf… |
| IEC by-election results, 19 March 2025: JHB - City of Johannesburg (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 072119b15a114ed4… |
| IEC by-election results, 19 March 2025: NC451 - Joe Morolong (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 0b49c44a7c9449f8… |
| IEC by-election results, 19 March 2025: WC014 - Saldanha Bay (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 7cc94ab3b654a187… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 19 March 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1648}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | b3bb23d6303f76f5… |