Lephalale Local Municipality

Lephalale
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Seat Lephalale
Wards 12
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Johanna Mojela
Area
  Total 13,784 km2 (5,322 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 115,767
  Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 90.7%
  Coloured 0.9%
  Indian/Asian 0.3%
  White 7.9%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Northern Sotho 51.7%
  Tswana 24.1%
  Afrikaans 8.1%
  English 3.1%
  Other 13%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM362

Lephalale Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Lephalale Local Municipality is Lephalale.

Politics

In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC won with an overwhelming majority of 88% (with 27,299 votes), while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+, Afrikaans: VF+) only received 7% and 2% respectively.

In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's support fell to 82.0% (24,451 votes), while the DA increased their vote percentage to 8.5% (2,521 votes) and COPE, a newly formed party, gained 5.7% (1,697 votes) of the vote. The Freedom Front Plus, the now 4th largest part, lost some support to 1.61% (480 votes), albeit only 17 less votes.[4]

In the most recent 2014 South African general election, the ANC once again won overwhelmingly but again lost support, this time earning 73.8%. Much of its losses went to the new Economic Freedom Fighters which gained 10.9% and a third place. DA remained in second position and increased their support to 11.3%. COPE lost almost all it's support and gained only 0.7%.

Local elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 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 18,156 18,399 36,555 82.2 11 9 20
Democratic Alliance 2,854 2,781 5,635 12.7 1 2 3
Congress of the People 830 774 1,604 3.6 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 156 121 277 0.6 0 0 0
African People's Convention 106 156 262 0.6 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 92 42 134 0.3 0 0 0
Total 22,194 22,273 44,467 100.0 12 12 24
Spoilt votes 312 237 549

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bakenberg 91501260.8313,603Northern Sotho
Ellisras (renamed Lephalale in 2002) 915023.221,572Afrikaans
Kwarriehoek 915031.760 -
Marapong 915053.215,636Northern Sotho
Onverwacht 915068.107,862Afrikaans
Potgietersrus 9150723.8569Northern Sotho
Seleka 91508335.6721,868Tswana
Shongoane 9150967.9213,172Northern Sotho
St Catherina 915101.79939Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 9150418,898.8431,392Northern Sotho

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. elections.org.za
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

External links

Coordinates: 23°30′S 27°55′E / 23.500°S 27.917°E / -23.500; 27.917

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