Tlokwe/Ventersdorp Local Municipality

Tlokwe/Ventersdorp Local Municipality

Map of the North West with Ventersdorp-Tlokwe highlighted
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Seat 34
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Kgotso Khumalo (ANC)
 • Speaker Elisa Mogoeemang (ANC)
Area[2]
 • Total 6,398 km2 (2,470 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 219,464
 • Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NW405

Tlokwe/Ventersdorp Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Tlokwe and Ventersdorp local municipalities.[3]

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 narrow majority of thirty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 33,420 33,269 66,689 50.9 24 10 34
Democratic Alliance 21,009 21,222 42,231 32.2 10 12 22
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,927 4,885 9,812 7.5 0 5 5
Freedom Front Plus 3,586 3,471 7,057 5.4 0 4 4
Independent Councillors 2,101 2,036 4,137 3.2 0 2 2
Congress of the People 21 574 595 0.5 0 0 0
Independent 396 - 396 0.3 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 44 151 195 0.2 0 0 0
Total 65,504 '65,608 131,112 100.0 34 33 77
Spoilt votes 1,169 1,374 2,543

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/191169/da-to-be-watchdog-of-anc-in-north-west
  2. 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Tlokwe, Ventersdorp.
  3. ↑ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Potchefstroom" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Potchefstroom" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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