As of 2024, the total number of ward councilors in South Africa amounted to 4,185. KwaZulu-Natal had the highest amount of all nine provinces at 822 councilors. The Eastern Cape followed with 676. On the other hand, the Northern Cape recorded the lowest amount of ward appointees at 222.
Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province
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Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (October 17, 2024). Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (2024). Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Total Number of Ward Councilors in South Africa in 2024, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Total number of ward councilors in South Africa in 2024, by province [Graph], Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498959/total-number-of-ward-councilors-in-south-africa-by-province/