The ANC retained its position as the official opposition in the city. It also lost seats in the city council, down from 57 in 2016 to 43 this time about.
“While we have disappointedly noted a huge decline in voter turnout especially in our strongholds which has directly resulted in an electoral decline overall, we are encouraged and salute the communities who have given us votes in their wards, especially those that were under other political parties,” it said on Thursday.
The EFF is now Cape Town's third-biggest party, with 10 seats in the council. This is up from seven won in 2016. The party also won the Robben Island voting district, where it campaigned four days before the elections. Good's mayoral candidate Brett Herron described the party's achievement as remarkable for a new political party “that didn’t benefit from a R15m cheque from a single donor”.
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