2018 Cape Town mayoral election explained

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]}

Democratic Alliance selection

Nominated

• Dan Plato, Provincial Minister of Community Safety; Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament; former mayor of Cape Town^{[3] [4] [5]}

Declared

• Ian Neilson, Deputy Mayor of Cape Town^[6]
• Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Housing and Transport^[7]
• Heinrich Cyril Volmink, Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature; former Member of the National Assembly^[8]
• Grant Twigg, Democratic Alliance Metro Chairperson^{[9] [10]}
• Anda Ntsodo, East Area-based Oversight Member^[11]
• Sharna Fernandez, Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament^[12]
• Nomafrench Mbombo, Provincial Minister of Health; Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament; former Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sports^[13]

Declined

• Bonginkosi Madikizela, Provincial Minister of Human Settlements; former Provincial Minister of Housing; Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (ran for the party's nomination for premier; lost)^[14]
• Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape; former Leader of the Democratic Alliance; former mayor of Cape Town^[15]

African National Congress selection

Nominated

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]

African Christian Democratic Party selection

Nominated

Grant Haskin, Leader of the African Christian Democratic Caucus; former Deputy Mayor of Cape Town; former Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament^[17]

Notes and References

1. https://ewn.co.za/2018/10/31/patricia-de-lille-announces-resignation-as-cape-town-mayor Patricia De Lille resigns as Cape Town Mayor and DA member
2. https://www.enca.com/news/watch-dan-plato-elected-cape-town-mayor WATCH: Dan Plato elected Cape Town mayor
3. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/the-race-is-on-for-cape-towns-new-mayor-20180907 The race is on for Cape Town's new mayor
4. https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/dan-plato-is-cape-towns-next-mayor-17127228 Dan Plato is Cape Town's next mayor
5. https://www.thesouthafrican.com/dan-plato-cape-town-mayor-2018/ Dan Plato will be the next mayor of Cape Town
6. https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/podcast-fiona-furey-chats-to-cape-town-mayoral-candidate-ian-neilson-17056549 PODCAST: Fiona Furey chats to Cape Town mayoral candidate Ian Neilson
7. https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/brett-herron-enters-race-to-become-cape-towns-next-mayor-16883862 Brett Herron enters race to become Cape Town's next mayor
8. https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/gauteng-legislature-member-now-in-running-for-cape-mayor-16977604 Gauteng legislature member now in running for Cape mayor
9. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/da-elects-grant-twigg-as-partys-cape-town-metro-leader-20170916 DA elects Grant Twigg as party's Cape Town metro leader
10. http://www.2oceansvibe.com/2018/09/11/here-are-the-da-candidates-to-be-cape-towns-next-mayor/ Here Are The DA Candidates To Be Cape Town’s Next Mayor
11. https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/plato-fernandez-leading-mayor-race-experts-16963992 Plato, Fernandez leading mayor race - experts
12. https://ewn.co.za/2018/09/14/regaining-capetonians-trust-top-of-mind-for-mayoral-hopeful-sharna-fernandez Regaining Capetonians' trust top of mind for mayoral hopeful, Sharna Fernandez
13. https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/politics/2018-08-30-mbombo-in-line-for-da-post/ Mbombo in line for DA post
14. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/western-cape-mec-madikizela-out-of-the-running-for-cape-town-mayor-20180807 Western Cape MEC Madikizela out of the running for Cape Town mayor
15. https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/da-urgently-seeking-new-mayor-with-even-zille-considered-16469153 DA urgently seeking new mayor with even Zille considered
16. https://ewn.co.za/2018/11/05/da-s-dan-plato-gets-challenger-for-mayoral-position DA's Dan Plato gets challengers for mayoral position
17. https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/cape-town-council-gathers-to-elect-new-mayor-17789678 Cape Town council gathers to elect new mayor