Siyancuma Local Municipality

Siyancuma
Local municipality

Seal

Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E / 29.000°S 23.500°E / -29.000; 23.500Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E / 29.000°S 23.500°E / -29.000; 23.500
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Seat Douglas
Wards 7
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor L. Oliphant (ANC)
Area
 • Total 16,753 km2 (6,468 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 37,076
 • Density 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 33.0%
 • Coloured 57.5%
 • Indian/Asian 0.7%
 • White 7.5%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Afrikaans 90.5%
 • Tswana 5.1%
 • English 1.3%
 • Other 3.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NC078

Siyancuma Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Breipaal 314011.408,533Afrikaans
Campbell 3140278.421,763Afrikaans
Douglas 3140373.296,946Afrikaans
Griekwastad 3140477.093,952Afrikaans
Mathlomola 314050.181,265Afrikaans
Ritchie 31406140.31953Afrikaans
Schmidtsdrift 3140722.753,243
Remainder of the municipality 314089,634.359,152Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 eight 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 7,182 7,145 14,327 58.1 6 2 8
Democratic Alliance 2,398 2,449 4,847 19.7 1 2 3
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,230 2,203 4,433 18.0 0 2 2
Freedom Front Plus 349 294 643 2.6 0 0 0
Congress of the People 162 216 378 1.5 0 0 0
Independent 31 – 31 0.1 0 – 0
Total 12,352 12,307 24,659 100.0 7 6 13
Spoilt votes 173 192 365

References

  1. ↑ "Council". Siyancuma Local Municipality. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  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: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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