A high possibility of results to be released by tonight

Lusanda Bill
19 May 2011

Results for the local government elections are streaming and the leading party so far in the Western Cape is the Democratic Alliance.

The latest results that were released are from George, Paarl and Beaufort West.

In George the Democratic Alliance had 56.646 total valid voters and the DA won 51.02 % seats won. The African National Congress had a total of 43.876 valid voters and it won 38.78% of seats. The lowest party to win seats in George is the Congress of the People, it had 1.026 total valid voters and won 2.04% seats.

In Paarl the DA won followed by the ANC and the lowest party that won in Paarl is the People’s Democratic Movement. The DA had 84.535 total valid voters and won 57.38%. The ANC had 45.818 voters in Paarl and won 31.15%. The People’s Democratic Movement had 1.010 voters and won 1.64.

The IEC’s Chief Electoral Officer Courtney Sampson addressed the media and stated that the whole process will be completed by tonight.