Municipal by-elections
14 May 2025
4 ward by-elections in City of Johannesburg, Mpofana, Nama Khoi, Stellenbosch, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 24, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg · by-election of 14 May 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SIYAKUDUMISA MAKAULA | 2 630 | 54,8% |
| TSHEPISO ABRAM MOLEFI | 1 100 | 22,9% |
| MUZIWANDILE WELCOME MAJOLA | 893 | 18,6% |
| NANDIPHA VICTORIA HENGENI | 170 | 3,5% |
| SHAQUILLE REMEIL GOULD | 10 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 55,7%.
Ward 4, Mpofana Local Municipality
Mpofana · by-election of 14 May 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MAKHOSAZANE BENROSE BHENGU | 1 436 | 51,1% |
| BONGIWE MCHUNU | 715 | 25,4% |
| MANDLENKOSI COSMOS ZUMA | 634 | 22,6% |
| SANELE BHENGU | 13 | 0,5% |
| BHEKI SPHAMANDLA MALEVU | 13 | 0,5% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 68,0%.
Ward 5, Nama Khoi Local Municipality
Nama Khoi · by-election of 14 May 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SIMON KLEINBOOI | 779 | 37,1% |
| CALVINO WATT | 572 | 27,2% |
| KALLIE WATT | 437 | 20,8% |
| JOSELIN ALBID HENDRIKS | 296 | 14,1% |
| WILLEM AUGUST | 11 | 0,5% |
| MARIA SARAH APRIL | 5 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — NAMAKWA CIVIC MOVEMENT had the most votes, 43,2%.
Ward 9, Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Stellenbosch · by-election of 14 May 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ISABELLE DE TAILLEFER | 180 | 94,7% |
| ALYSA-ABBY KEKANA | 10 | 5,3% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 85,6%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 14 May 2025: 4 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 May 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1683}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | d78e4d9591c97f50… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 May 2025: JHB - City of Johannesburg (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | a793acf4e4262a70… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 May 2025: KZN223 - Mpofana (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 15a03f81e908f179… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 May 2025: NC062 - NAMA KHOI (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b8ece0e631231eb0… |
| IEC by-election results, 14 May 2025: WC024 - Stellenbosch (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 98df8531d24b1dc7… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 14 May 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1683}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | ce52f9ecfe6c9162… |