Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

Albert Luthuli
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Seat Carolina
Wards 25
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Busisiwe Shiba
Area
 • Total 5,559 km2 (2,146 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 186,010
 • Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 97.6%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 1.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Swazi 57.0%
 • Zulu 34.8%
 • English 2.0%
 • Afrikaans 1.6%
 • Other 4.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP301

Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, Grass and Wetlands region, of Mpumalanga. It was named after Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the Seat of the municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Badplaas 801020.86276Swazi, Afrikaans
Bhevula 8010311.914,092Swazi
Carolina 8010418.692,952Afrikaans, Zulu
Diepgezet 801054.89229Swazi
Duma 8010628.801,760Zulu
Eerstehoek 80107638.6541,780Zulu
Ekulundeni 801081.494,490Swazi
Embhuleni 8010963.3745,249Swazi
Emfumbeni 8011024.291,314Zulu
Emjindini 8011112.411,202Swazi
Empuluzi 801120.283Swazi
Enikakuyengwa 8011373.349,235Swazi
Lukwatini 801144.865,181Swazi
Mandlamakhulu 8011517.871,067Swazi
Mpisikazi 8011649.5719,415Zulu
Mpuluzi 801177.8411,855Zulu
Ndlela 8011814.563,012Swazi
Sandleni 8011927.06544Zulu
Silobela 801201.979,167Zulu
Steynsdorp 801211.14585Swazi
Tshabalala 801222.323,296Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 801014,566.7521,242Swazi

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four 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 forty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 42,676 43,291 85,967 90.3 25 19 44
Democratic Alliance 2,759 2,544 5,303 5.6 0 3 3
National Freedom Party 808 901 1,709 1.8 0 1 1
Congress of the People 454 426 880 0.9 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 480 295 775 0.8 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 304 229 533 0.6 0 0 0
Total 47,481 47,686 95,167 100.0 25 24 49
Spoilt votes 988 784 1,772

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Albert Luthuli". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Albert Luthuli". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E