Siyathemba Local Municipality
| Siyathemba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Northern Cape | ||
| Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°ECoordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Pixley ka Seme | |
| Seat | Prieska | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Elizabeth Nell | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 21,591 | |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 18.8% | |
| • Coloured | 71.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 8.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 93.7% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.1% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC077 | |
Siyathemba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E'Thembeni | 31301 | 2.14 | 3,073 | Afrikaans |
| Marydale | 31302 | 75.11 | 2,080 | Afrikaans |
| Niekerkshoop | 31303 | 31.01 | 2,001 | Afrikaans |
| Prieska | 31304 | 194.25 | 8,447 | Afrikaans |
| Westerberg | 31306 | 10.41 | 0 | - |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31305 | 7,938.90 | 1,920 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five 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 | 4,414 | 4,508 | 8,922 | 56.5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Congress of the People | 2,100 | 2,018 | 4,118 | 26.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,367 | 1,379 | 2,746 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7,881 | 7,905 | 15,786 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 154 | 125 | 279 | |||||
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: Siyathemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyathemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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