Hung Council Emerges Again In Thabazimbi Municipality

A hung council has emerged yet again at the Thabazimbi Local Municipalit y in Limpopo, following Wednesdays municipal by-election.

According to the Electoral Commission IEC results portal, none of the contesting political parties and independent candidates garnered sufficient votes to govern on their own.

The African National Congress ANC got 10 seats, followed by the Democratic Alliance DA with four seats and the Thabazimbi Residents Association TRA with three seats.

The Economic Freedom Fighters EFF and the Freedom Front Plus FF Plus each obtained two seats respectively, while the Thabazimbi Forum for Service Delivery received one seat.

With all votes counted, the ANC received 39.65 of the voter support, down from 47.4 in the 2021 municipal election.