Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
| Lekwa-Teemane | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | |
| Seat | Christiana | |
| Wards | 7 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Rebecca Makodi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 53,248 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 81.2% | |
| • Coloured | 7.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 10.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 64.4% | |
| • Afrikaans | 17.8% | |
| • Sotho | 6.0% | |
| • Xhosa | 5.5% | |
| • Other | 6.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW396 | |
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Christiana.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemhof | 61601 | 45.09 | 4,181 | Afrikaans |
| Boitumelong | 61602 | 1.27 | 17,855 | Tswana |
| Christiana | 61603 | 59.91 | 4,862 | Afrikaans |
| Utlwanang | 61605 | 2.34 | 11,701 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61604 | 3,572.35 | 4,366 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 9,098 | 9,216 | 18,314 | 71.7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,979 | 2,949 | 5,928 | 23.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 298 | 251 | 549 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 219 | 161 | 380 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beter Bloemhof Party | 166 | 188 | 354 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,760 | 12,765 | 25,525 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Spoilt votes | 257 | 265 | 522 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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