BY-ELECTIONS: DA wins ward off the ANC in Western Cape, while ANC has solid holds in Johannesburg By Wayne Sussman waynesussman
Dr Beyers Naude municipality was formed after the 2016 local government elections when Camdeboo , Baviaans and Ikhwezi amalgamated. The municipality falls in the Sarah Baartman district of the province.
This was a tough result for the EFF who still have a lot of work to do in the Eastern Cape. It is clear from this result that UDM leader Bantu Holomisa needs to maximise his time over the next few weeks in the rural Eastern Cape.Ward 50 in the City of Johannesburg ANC 72% EFF 11% Independent-Sesolo 7% DA 5% ATM 5%
The ANC not only held their own here but showed some growth, while both the EFF and DA could not match their 2016 performance. This is a promising result for the ANC. They had major growth in Zakariyya Park where their vote went from 51% to 83%, while the DA’s support fell from 27% to 10% in the district.Rand West City was formed after the 2016 local government elections when there was a merger between Randfontein and Westonaria municipalities.
It was another close contest last night as both of the major parties grew, leaving the NFP and the EFF to pick up the scraps. The ANC won by 57 votes last night, getting perilously close to the 50% mark. In February, the ANC easily defended 6 out of the 7 wards here during a big round of Sol Plaatje by-elections. They lost one ward to the incumbent councillor who ran as an independent after being expelled from the party. The party had another good showing in Kimberley last night pushing the DA hard in a relatively safe DA ward. The previous DA councillor for this ward defected to the ANC, but did not contest here last night.
Hessequa’s principal towns are Heidelberg and Riverdale. Before this by-election the VF+ held the balance of power. It is the only municipality in the Western Cape where the DA governs with the VF+. A win here by the DA would give them the option to govern here without the VF+. In the ANC stronghold of Diepkloof in Heidelberg, the ANC’s percentage returns fell to 64% from 81%, while the DA’s percentage returns went from 14% to 34%, impressive growth for the DA. In Slangrivier, the largest voting district in the ward, the DA flipped the district by getting 55% of the vote, way up from the 25% they received in 2016, while the ANC went from 49% to 37%. ICOSA got 18% of the vote in Slangrivier in 2016. Their supporters clearly gave their support to the DA here last night.
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