An indirect mayoral election was held at a special sitting of the Cape Town City Council on 6 November 2018 to determine the successor of former mayor Patricia de Lille after she resigned on 31 October. Former mayor and Provincial Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, of the Democratic Alliance won the election as the party holds a two-thirds majority in the city council.[1][2]
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Xolani Sotashe, Leader of the African National Congress in the Cape Town City Council; Mayoral candidate in 2016; Member of the Cape Town City Council[16]
Grant Haskin, Leader of the African Christian Democratic Caucus; former Deputy Mayor of Cape Town; former Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament[17]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Dan Plato | Democratic Alliance | 146 | 72.28 | |
Xolani Sotashe | African National Congress | 53 | 26.24 | |
Grant Haskin | African Christian Democratic Party | 3 | 1.49 | |
Total | 202 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 202 | 97.12 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 2.88 | ||
Total votes | 208 | 100.00 |