MasterYak

Overall Summary of the DA Elective performance. This election has been a cracker for the DA. The Western Cape has been secured. Cape Town has a strong majority again. The Patriotic Alliance, which was a real concern, was minimised. The blue wall has expanded strongly out into the Eastern Cape. Kouga municipality has a DA majority. Nelson Mandela Bay the people of Port Elizabeth – 44%! In Kwa-Zulu Natal as the onslaught of MK smashed the ANC the DA strongholds held. Umgeni was secured with increased majority. In eThekwini, in Durban the DA is the second biggest and will be a major player in negotiations. And virtually all of Kwa-Zulu Natal is hung councils with the DA as one of the key players. It will be enthralling. In Gauteng, the DA is the biggest party. Johannesburg 35%, Tshwane 34%, and Ekurhuleni 31% and various other smaller municipalities some as high as 40% like eMfuleni. The DA are biggest by a good 10 percentage points or more to nearest competitors. Placing the party with incredible negotiating power in the economic hub of the country. In Midvaal the DA governs outright once again. Northern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Free State have seen ANC majorities in various municipalities broken. Manguang, the folks in Bloemfontein, the DA is at 33.4%, the ANC is at 33.9%. It’s an incredible result and one to be immensely proud of. To all the candidates, successful or not. Well done! Elections are hard, hours of time spent on the streets, meetings, canvassing, calling, travelling, relentless and exhausting. And volunteers and activists who just want to help, giving up weekends, weekdays and evenings. Superstars. Well done blues.