Lekwa Local Municipality
| Lekwa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in Mpumalanga | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Gert Sibande | |
| Seat | Standerton | |
| Wards | 15 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Matshidiso Morajane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,585 km2 (1,770 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 115,662 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 84.2% | |
| • Coloured | 2.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% | |
| • White | 11.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 66.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 13.2% | |
| • Sotho | 10.3% | |
| • English | 3.6% | |
| • Other | 6.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP305 | |
Lekwa Local Municipality, is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Standerton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgenzon | 80502 | 4.99 | 2,324 | Zulu |
| Sakhile | 80503 | 6.15 | 39,773 | Zulu |
| Sivukile | 80504 | 0.40 | 1,743 | Zulu |
| Standerton | 80505 | 36.52 | 23,291 | Afrikaans |
| Thuthukani | 80506 | 0.95 | 2,507 | Zulu |
| Tutuka | 80507 | 0.48 | 315 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 80501 | 4,536.73 | 33,321 | Zulu |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 twenty-three 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 | 22,118 | 22,485 | 44,603 | 77.3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,293 | 5,293 | 10,546 | 18.3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 816 | 614 | 1,430 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 430 | 295 | 725 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 103 | 162 | 265 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 38 | 78 | 116 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28,798 | 28,887 | 57,685 | 100.0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
| Spoilt votes | 642 | 556 | 1,98 | |||||
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" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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