ANC takes Lekwa with a 39.44%
The main contenders in the national ballot for Lekwa were the ANC with 39.44%, MK with 27.24%, DA with 14.31%, EFF with 8.62% and the FF Plus with 3.96%.
The long-awaited elections of May 29 are concluded, where political parties clamoured for attention on lamp poles and even trees, advocating their slogans.
Standerton was no exception and a drive on the busy main route, Beyers Naudé Street, gave food for thought.
With winter approaching at a rapid speed, residents of Ward 10 in the CBD received notification on May 30 that the Kieser Reservoir was in a stage of reparation.
Locals had to steel themselves between 08:00 and 17:00 with intermittent supply.
This gave weight to the belief that once elections were over, things would return to normal with water and electricity interruptions.
Before one could blink an eye, there was an interruption in electricity supply to several areas in both mid-town and Sakhile over the past week.
Lekwa Municipality dutifully notified locals and ward councillors and posted the information as soon as it became available.
On voting day, Standerton Town Hall, one polling station, had a line of voters waiting to cast their ballots.
According to Deon Bekker, DA councillor, residents were waiting as early as 06:15.
Wilma Venter, Freedom Front Plus councillor, encouraged supporters to vote and updated regularly on how fast the line was moving.
IEC officials, to their credit, kept a close eye on proceedings and moved voters older than 60 to the front of the line.
The main political parties had representatives at the town hall, where party members under their gazebos were active from 07:00. They had a day ahead since polling stations only closed at 21:00.
On the national level in Ward 10, the DA garnered 733 votes, followed by the FF Plus with 530, the MK with 214, the ANC with 179, the EFF with 126, the PA with 35 and the ACDP closely on their heels with 35.
On the provincial level in Ward 10, the DA collected 602 votes, the FF Plus 536, the ANC 179, the MK 177, the EFF 114, the ACDP 36 and the PA 26.
The DA also got a first position on a regional level with 503 votes, the FF Plus 368, the ANC 179, the MK 169, the EEF 116, the ACDP 36 and the PA 24.
The registered voter population in Lekwa stands at 53 036.
The main contenders in the national ballot for Lekwa were the ANC with 39.44%, MK with 27.24%, DA with 14.31%, EFF with 8.62% and the FF Plus with 3.96%.
