Lekwa Local Municipality

Lekwa
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
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 805024.992,324Zulu
Sakhile 805036.1539,773Zulu
Sivukile 805040.401,743Zulu
Standerton 8050536.5223,291Afrikaans
Thuthukani 805060.952,507Zulu
Tutuka 805070.48315Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 805014,536.7333,321Zulu

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty 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 19,553 19,663 39,216 65.7 12 8 20
Democratic Alliance 4,913 4,864 9,777 16.4 3 2 5
Civic Voice 3,047 2,869 5,916 9.9 0 3 3
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,531 1,537 3,068 5.1 0 2 2
Freedom Front Plus 477 478 955 1.6 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 216 203 419 0.7 0 0 0
African People's Convention 149 179 328 0.6 0 0 0
Sindawonye Progressive Party 3 45 48 0.1 0 0 0
Total 29,889 29,838 59,727 100.0 15 15 30
Spoilt votes 676 742 1,418

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lekwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

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

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