# The Patriotic Alliance has made a key gain in the Western Cape, winning a ward previously held by the DA in this week’s by-elections. The PA’s Veronica Leoni Maralack-Boonzaaier secured ward 27 in the Drakenstein Local Municipality with just over 42-percent of the vote. Meanwhile, the DA held onto ward six in Bergrivier, and the ANC retained its seats in Emfuleni, in Gauteng, and Sol Plaatjie in the Northern Cape. The Electoral Commission says voter turnout was highest in Bergrivier at over 62-percent.
Patriotic Alliance snatches DA ward in Western Cape by-election