Newcastle Local Municipality

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Newcastle

Local municipality

Seal

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Country

Province

Seat

Government^[1]

• Type

Municipal council

• Mayor

Aszul Rehman

Area

• Total

1,855 km² (716 sq mi)

Population (2011)^[2]

• Total

363,236

• Density

200/km² (510/sq mi)

Racial makeup (2011)^[2]

• Black African

91.9%

• Coloured

0.8%

• Indian/Asian

3.2%

• White

3.9%

First languages (2011)^[2]

• Zulu

85.6%

• English

6.4%

• Afrikaans

3.5%

• Other

4.5%

Time zone

SAST (UTC+2)

Municipal code

KZN252

Newcastle Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[3]

Place	Code	Area (km²)	Population
Charlestown	52401	18.48	3,204
Hlubi	52402	108.11	73,931
Madadeni	52403	25.15	116,798
Newcastle	52404	199.06	44,123
Ngagane	52405	4.90	1,206
Osizweni	52406	15.35	80,265
Remainder of the municipality	52408	1,483.87	13,449

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[4]^[5]

Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	45,786	47,625	93,411	53.3	28	5	33
	Inkatha Freedom Party	16,415	16,397	32,812	18.7	1	11	12
	National Freedom Party	7,802	7,313	15,115	8.6	0	5	5
	Democratic Alliance	6,466	6,992	13,458	7.7	2	3	5
	Azanian People's Organisation	3,908	3,624	7,532	4.3	0	3	3
	Royal Loyal Progress	2,046	1,878	3,924	2.2	0	2	2
	Federal Congress	1,716	1,575	3,291	1.9	0	1	1
	Independent	1,105	–	1,105	0.6	0	–	0
	Freedom Front Plus	603	408	1,011	0.6	0	0	0
	Minority Front	334	560	894	0.5	0	0	0
	Great Kongress of South Africa	448	350	798	0.5	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	312	329	641	0.4	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	322	310	632	0.4	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	340	261	601	0.3	0	0	0
	South African Determined Volunteers	68	66	134	0.1	0	0	0
Total		87,671	87,688	175,359	100.0	31	30	61
Spoilt votes		1,700	1,655	3,355

References

↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Newcastle". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Newcastle". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

http://www.newcastle.gov.za/

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Metropolitan

eThekwini (Durban)

District
and local

Ugu	Vulamehlo uMdoni Umzumbe uMuziwabantu Ezinqoleni Hibiscus Coast

Umgungundlovu	uMshwathi uMngeni Mpofana Impendle Msunduzi Mkhambathini Richmond

Uthukela	Emnambithi-Ladysmith Indaka Umtshezi Okhahlamba Imbabazane

Umzinyathi	Endumeni Nquthu Msinga Umvoti

Amajuba	Newcastle eMadlangeni Dannhauser

Zululand	eDumbe uPhongolo Abaqulusi Nongoma Ulundi

Umkhanyakude	uMhlabuyalingana Jozini The Big Five False Bay Hlabisa Mtubatuba

uThungulu	Mbonambi uMhlathuze Ntambanana uMlalazi Mthonjaneni Nkandla

iLembe	Mandeni KwaDukuza Ndwedwe Maphumulo

Sisonke	Ingwe Kwa Sani Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu

List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

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