Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality

Elias Motsoaledi
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Groblersdal
Wards 30
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Julia Mathebe[2]
Area
  Total 3,713 km2 (1,434 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 249,363
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[3]
  Black African 97.9%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 1.6%
First languages (2011)[4]
  Northern Sotho 58.9%
  Southern Ndebele 14.9%
  Zulu 8.9%
  Tswana 6.2%
  Other 11.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM472

Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (formerly Greater Groblersdal Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality is Groblersdal. Municipality is named in honour of the Elias Motsoaledi.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bakwena 984010.35682Northern Sotho
Barokgoga Bakopa 984020.39756Northern Sotho
Greater Groblersdal 98403146.782,556Northern Sotho
Groblersdal 884026.262,480Afrikaans
Mathula 8840367.9117,576Southern Ndebele
Matsepe 984044.741,179Northern Sotho
Motetema Part 1 984051.093,739Northern Sotho
Motetema Part 2 884040.60767Northern Sotho
Moutse 3 Part 1 984060.39935Northern Sotho
Moutse 3 Part 2 88405324.8597,618Northern Sotho
Ndebele 98407220.8348,914Northern Sotho
Nebo 98408142.0631,888Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 884012,757.0811,646Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 36,704 37,948 74,652 67.1 25 16 41
Mpumalanga Party 10,557 10,592 21,149 19.0 4 8 12
Democratic Alliance 3,662 3,493 7,155 6.4 1 3 4
Congress of the People 1,077 1,087 2,164 1.9 0 1 1
African People's Convention 926 728 1,654 1.5 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 520 472 992 0.9 0 1 1
Independent 903 903 0.8 0 0
Independent Residents Association 380 366 746 0.7 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 405 332 737 0.7 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 232 178 410 0.4 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 150 185 335 0.3 0 0 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 76 99 175 0.2 0 0 0
Black Consciousness Party 45 88 133 0.1 0 0 0
Total 55,637 55,568 111,205 100.0 30 30 60
Spoilt votes 1,444 1,486 2,930

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. http://enca.com/anc-replaces-axed-limpopo-mayors
  3. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Elias Motsoaledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Elias Motsoaledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 25°10′S 29°35′E / 25.167°S 29.583°E / -25.167; 29.583

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