The Democratic Alliance romped home to victory in two by-elections, held on Wednesday, 2 April, in Ward 1 in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and in Ward 4 in the Buffalo City Metro. In NMBM the DA obtained 85,7% of the vote and in BCM 93,12% of the vote.
The DA’s Bobby Stevenson said; “This is a resounding endorsement of the Democratic Alliance’s values and the DA is showing strong growth throughout the province and is on track to show massive gains on 7 May.”
The results for Ward 1 in NBM:
- DA: 3 196
- ANC: 172
- UDM: 4
- Independent candidate: 357
The results for Ward 4 in BCM:
- DA: 3 333
- ANC: 246
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