Mtubatuba Local Municipality
| Mtubatuba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | uMkhanyakude | |
| Seat | Mtubatuba | |
| Wards | 19 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Christopher George Swartz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,738 km2 (671 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 175,425 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 1.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 93.1% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN275 | |
Mtubatuba is an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukuduku State Forest | 53602 | 155.88 | 132 |
| Dukuduku | 53601 | 3.51 | 6,364 |
| Honeydale | 53603 | 0.62 | 788 |
| Mpukunyoni | 53604 | 9.66 | 10,647 |
| Msane | 53605 | 1.40 | 5,233 |
| Mtubatuba | 53612 | 4.67 | 2,020 |
| Nyalazi State Forest | 53607 | 221.22 | 424 |
| Sokhulu | 53608 | 36.91 | 6,450 |
| St Lucia Estuary | 53610 | 18.85 | 134 |
| St Lucia | 53609 | 2.82 | 864 |
| Umfolozi | 53611 | 36.47 | 0 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53606 | 211.47 | 2,136 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 17,476 | 17,718 | 35,194 | 40.9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 17,290 | 17,057 | 34,347 | 39.9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| National Freedom Party | 7,554 | 7,204 | 14,758 | 17.1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 83 | 790 | 873 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Democratic Congress | 324 | 186 | 510 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 227 | – | 227 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 105 | 114 | 219 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 43,059 | 43,069 | 86,128 | 100.0 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
| Spoilt votes | 730 | 669 | 1,399 | |||||
2015 election
On 6 February 2015 the Mtubatuba municipal council was dissolved,[7] and new elections were held on 6 May.[8] No party won a majority on the council, but the African National Congress (ANC) and the New National Party (NFP) again formed a coalition to govern the municipality.
The following table shows the results of the election.[9]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 20,708 | 20,675 | 41,383 | 48.5 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 17,725 | 17,165 | 34,890 | 40.9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,918 | 1,817 | 3,735 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 970 | 1,054 | 2,024 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 774 | 1,160 | 1,934 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 520 | 796 | 1,316 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 42,615 | 42,667 | 85,282 | 100.0 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
| Spoilt votes | 770 | 738 | 1,508 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mtubatuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mtubatuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/mtubatuba-municipality-dissolved-1.1814469#.VmO-eP3bLcs
- ↑ http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/ANC-IFP-dominate-Mtubatuba-by-elections-20150507
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mtubatuba". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 28°25′S 32°11′E / 28.417°S 32.183°E