Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, is a local municipality in Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The seat is Cradock.

Government

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality is governed by a 18-member council, and is divided into 9 electoral wards.^[4]

Politics

2004 general election

In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC received 70.0% of the vote (16,351 votes), with the Democratic Alliance (DA) coming second with a share of 23.9% (5,368 votes). The 3rd biggest part was the, now defunct, New National Party, which gained 1.6% and 363 votes.

2009 general election

In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's percentage fell to 61.4% (14,140 votes), with the DA increasing their total number of votes (5,455 vote), albeit a slight decrease in percent (23.7%). A new part, COPE, gained 10.8% of the vote, and 2,485 votes.

References

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
3. ^ "Census 2001 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/C2001Interactive.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
4. ^ 28/02/05 Notice 49 Gazette 1299. Municipal Demarcation Board. February 28, 2005. Retrieved October 17, 2009.