ANC secures all 4 wards in Mooi Mpofana
The African National Congress secured over 7000 votes compared to the combined 2000 votes of four other political parties, said provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala.
The municipality was dissolved on September 1.
"The ANC will use its victory to make sure that the Mooi River/Mpofana municipality returns back to its glory," Zikalala said.
"We want the municipality to ensure that services such as water, electricity, roads, and clinics are delivered to people."
According to results on the Electoral Commission of SA's (IEC) website, the ANC won 26 of 31 wards in municipal by-elections held this week.
The DA won in four wards and the IFP in one.
The by-elections took place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and the Western Cape.
The 81 candidates represented 12 parties, while two candidates were independent. Five wards were uncontested.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said the results of the by-elections showed her party's momentum was growing.
She said the DA had "staged a significant surge in growth" to win a rural Eastern Cape ward off the ANC, from 33 percent previously to 52 percent on Wednesday.
The ward comprised the towns of Molteno and Sterkstroom.
In the Western Cape, the party attained a 55 percent majority in Grabouw, the strongest in three years.
Zille said promising growth was shown in two wards in Mooi Mpofana.
The Inkatha Freedom Party was also celebrating on Thursday after winning a ward in Ulundi in KwaZulu-Natal.
IFP national chairman Blessed Gwala said the ward had previously been held by the National Freedom Party, and was also home to NFP leader Zanela kaMagwaza-Msibi.
"It certainly is a sweet victory considering all the resources and time that both the NFP and the ANC invested," Gwala said.
The IFP alleged provincial MECs had used public funds to woo voters in Mooi Mpofana before the by-elections and demanded full disclosure of how much was spent on certain events.
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