Electoral record
Municipal by-elections
A by-election fills one ward’s vacancy between local elections. Each day’s wards, candidates and votes are the IEC’s, with the candidate its results award the seat. Why a seat fell vacant is not published with the results and is not stated here.
- By-election days
- 191
- Ward contests
- 630
- Candidates
- 3 515
- Period
- 9 November 2016 – 24 June 2026
2021–2026 council term
- 17 December 2025
- 10 December 2025
- 26 November 2025
- 5 November 2025
- 15 October 2025
- 1 October 2025
- 17 September 2025
- 10 September 2025
- 3 September 2025
- 20 August 2025
- 6 August 2025
- 23 July 2025
- 16 July 2025
- 9 July 2025
- 2 July 2025
- 25 June 2025
- 18 June 2025
- 11 June 2025
- 28 May 2025
- 14 May 2025
- 30 April 2025
- 16 April 2025
- 2 April 2025
- 19 March 2025
- 12 March 2025
- 12 February 2025
- 5 February 2025
- 22 January 2025
- 15 January 2025
What this record covers
The IEC’s by-election results dashboard publishes the by-elections held since November 2016 (the 2016–2021 and 2021–2026 council terms). Earlier by-elections are not published there and are not in this record yet. Sources and coverage