Municipal by-elections
16 July 2025
3 ward by-elections in Abaqulusi, Nelson Mandela Bay, Polokwane, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 23, Abaqulusi Local Municipality
Abaqulusi · by-election of 16 July 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| KHULEKANI VINCENT MYENI | 1 559 | 51,5% |
| SENZO S'FISO VICTOR NDWANDWE | 648 | 21,4% |
| THOKOZANI REGGY SHABANGU | 567 | 18,7% |
| SBUSISO PHENEOUS MTHEMBU | 188 | 6,2% |
| PATRICK SABELO NYIRENDA | 68 | 2,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY had the most votes, 37,6%.
Ward 34, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay · by-election of 16 July 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANNELIZE MELONY STANLEY | 2 382 | 46,6% |
| GERALDINE RACHAEL VAALTYN | 2 194 | 42,9% |
| MORNE CLINT DU PLESSIS | 323 | 6,3% |
| GIRSHWIN GLADSTON JANSEN | 118 | 2,3% |
| ALEXINE BANTAM | 64 | 1,3% |
| FRANCIS LOUIS YEWSIONG | 35 | 0,7% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 62,0%.
Ward 13, Polokwane Local Municipality
Polokwane · by-election of 16 July 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MONGATANE MICHAEL RAMAPHOKO | 3 370 | 57,3% |
| MOKGADI BOLOKO | 2 404 | 40,9% |
| OBED MATOME THABANA | 70 | 1,2% |
| POTEGO CYRIL SHADUNG | 23 | 0,4% |
| THABANG JEREMIA MATHIBA | 10 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS had the most votes, 50,7%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 16 July 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, 16 July 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1734}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 76699abb3f04d469… |
| IEC by-election results, 16 July 2025: KZN263 - AbaQulusi (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 922efa23e426de14… |
| IEC by-election results, 16 July 2025: LIM354 - Polokwane (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 895dcac3bd958a10… |
| IEC by-election results, 16 July 2025: NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b00823ae1ceb13b4… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 16 July 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1734}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | d13f3c81acf40ce1… |