Organisation : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa
Type of Facility : Results of the Municipal By-Elections held on 1 March 2017
Head Office : Centurion
Results of the Municipal By-Elections held on 1 March 2017 :
** The African National Congress has retained the two wards it won in the 2016 Municipal Elections in by-elections contested yesterday in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces.
Related : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa Election Timetable For Municipal By-Elections : www.southafricain.com/5335.html
The new councillors for the African National Congress are :
Councillors
** Mpumelelo Elias Mapholoba in Ward 16 in the Mbizana Municipality – EC443.
** The seat was retained by the party with 83.84% of the 1 993 votes cast.
** Voter turnout was 45.50%.
Councillors :
** Nozenza Betty Cezula in Ward 39 in the Mangaung Municipality – MAN.
** The seat was retained by the party with 45.29% of the 5 379 votes cast.
** Voter turnout was 51.64%.
** The detailed results are available on the IEC website at .elections.org.za.
Issued By The Electoral Commission
Ensuring free, fair and credible elections
Centurion
2 March 2017
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