The DA in the Eastern Cape is pleased to announce that we have won wards 2 and 9 in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
Yesterday, 14 August 2024, at by-elections held in Nelson Mandela Bay, voters again showed faith in the party and its candidates as we managed to successfully retain both wards.
In ward 2 we grew our support to 97,46% from the 70% achieved in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections on 29 May. In ward 9 we increased our vote to 92,06% after achieving 81,16% in in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
Sean Tappan has been elected as ward councillor in ward 2, while Bernhard Wolf will now serve as ward councillor in ward 9.
These positions were left vacant after former ward 2 councillor, Renaldo Gouws, was elected to Parliament and former ward 9 councillor, Heinrich Muller, took up a seat in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.
The DA is confident that Sean and Bernhard will rise to this challenge and serve the residents of these two wards with integrity. We have full confidence in their ability to work with the NMB caucus to implement the DA’s mandate to fight for clean governance and quality service delivery in Nelson Mandela Bay.
We extend our gratitude to our councillors-elect, public representatives, campaign team, staff, activists, and most importantly the voters who supported the DA in these crucial by-elections.
The results for NMB ward 2 are as follows:
DA – 97,46%
ANC – 1,13%
EFF – 0,48%
ACDP – 0,93%
The results for NMB ward 9 are as follows:
DA – 92,06%
ANC – 3,43%
ACDP – 4,51%
The DA will continue to fight for quality service delivery and good governance to be brought back to Nelson Mandela Bay.
Together we can get Nelson Mandela Bay working again.