Municipal by-elections
18 March 2026
2 ward by-elections in Abaqulusi, Dr Beyers Naude, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 12, Abaqulusi Local Municipality
Abaqulusi · by-election of 18 March 2026
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| THULANI PATRICK BUTHELEZI | 1 658 | 62,9% |
| RICHARD JABULANI MBUYISA | 527 | 20,0% |
| XOLANI SIZWE DLAMINI | 332 | 12,6% |
| WILLIAM LINDIZWE ZUNGU | 100 | 3,8% |
| SHADRACK BHEKUBUHLE NTULI | 17 | 0,6% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 58,2%.
Ward 7, Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality
Dr Beyers Naude · by-election of 18 March 2026
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NATHAN ANGUS VAVIAN JACOBS | 1 000 | 40,2% |
| MARTIN BLOCK | 848 | 34,1% |
| ANDRÉ POKPAS | 482 | 19,4% |
| ADRIAAN ROTHNER VAN HEERDEN | 158 | 6,4% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 46,3%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 18 March 2026: 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, 18 March 2026 (JSON, {"EEID":1870}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 370fc0695fb3162a… |
| IEC by-election results, 18 March 2026: EC101 - Dr. Beyers Naude (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | c41eb7e7a4e6abb1… |
| IEC by-election results, 18 March 2026: KZN263 - AbaQulusi (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 468c6ea80ef6cda8… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 18 March 2026 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1870}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 463eaaa51d59f8f2… |