Democratic Alliance (DA) Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe has taken an early lead in the ward councillor race, with preliminary results showing her ahead after two voting stations were counted.

According to partial results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) at about 11:00 today, results from Halfway House Primary School and Stadio College – Midrand Waterfall voting stations placed Deppe in first position with 3 143 votes, representing 60% of the votes counted so far.

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ActionSA candidate Devraj Naidoo is in second place with 800 votes (15.27%), while African National Congress (ANC) candidate Mukondeleli Veronica Tshikalange occupies third position with 399 votes (7.62%).

The early count

The results follow the DA’s victory in Ward 132 during the 2021 Local Government Elections, when the party secured 60.4% of the ward vote. ActionSA came second with 18.09%, followed by the ANC with 12.05%.

With four of the ward’s six voting stations still to be counted, the preliminary standings remain subject to change as the IEC continues processing the results.

Editor’s note: All results reported at this stage remain preliminary until ratified and published on the IEC’s results dashboard.

For the most up-to-date results, visit the IEC website: https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/lge/

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