Municipal by-elections
6 August 2025
1 ward by-election in Nelson Mandela Bay, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 23, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay · by-election of 6 August 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NOMTHANDAZO NONKOLISO DYANTYI | 1 539 | 63,6% |
| SIYASANGA CINDY GIDANA | 607 | 25,1% |
| XOLANI MGXOTENI | 236 | 9,8% |
| AZOLA MARVIN NTSHOKO | 38 | 1,6% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 76,3%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 6 August 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, 6 August 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1755}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | b0b549efd41aa653… |
| IEC by-election results, 6 August 2025: NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 9a650ed14780d6e1… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 6 August 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1755}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 7093e14d786ded48… |