The Democratic Alliance wins Ward 90

Martin Williams, the DA candidate for Ward 90 won the seat ahead of his nearest rival Joy Coplan of the ANC.

According to Williams, he received 8 703 out of the 10 616 counted votes, which represents an 81.98 percent majority.

“I am very grateful to all the voters of Ward 90 for voting in another DA candidate and all the promises I make will be upheld,” he commented.

Williams is a retired editor of The Citizen newspaper. He was on the local ward committee, before being asked by the DA in February last year to work as a proportional representation councillor in Lenasia South. He has also been a member of the Craighall Park Residents Association executive committee.

Having lived in the area for more than 20 years, Williams said he was familiar with the changing needs and challenges in Ward 90. He said he believes in paying attention to residents while drawing on the experience and support of colleagues and officials, past and present.

“A councillor is, above all, a servant of the people. We should never forget that,” he said.

“As councillor, I shall be even more involved in the community than I have been up to now. I’ll be providing feedback and information in multiple ways, including the invaluable Caxton newspapers in the ward; the Rosebank Killarney Gazette and Sandton Chronicle.

“There will also be, of course, public meetings, but the way we communicate has changed over the years. I’ll step up the amount of communication that happens via email, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and regular electronic newsletters.”

Ward 90 includes the following suburbs, or parts thereof: Clynton, Craighall, Craighall Park, Dunkeld, Dunkeld West, Glenadrienne, Hurlingham, Hyde Park, Illovo, Melrose, Parkmore, Riepen Park and Sandhurst.

Ward 117 results were still pending at the time of publication.