Lekwa Local Municipality

Not to be confused with Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality.
Lekwa
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Seat Standerton
Wards 15
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Matshidiso Morajane
Area
 • Total 4,585 km2 (1,770 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 115,662
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 84.2%
 • Coloured 2.9%
 • Indian/Asian 1.2%
 • White 11.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 66.2%
 • Afrikaans 13.2%
 • Sotho 10.3%
 • English 3.6%
 • Other 6.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP305

Lekwa Local Municipality, is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Standerton is the Seat of the municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Morgenzon 805024.992,324Zulu
Sakhile 805036.1539,773Zulu
Sivukile 805040.401,743Zulu
Standerton 8050536.5223,291Afrikaans
Thuthukani 805060.952,507Zulu
Tutuka 805070.48315Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 805014,536.7333,321Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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-three 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 22,118 22,485 44,603 77.3 12 11 23
Democratic Alliance 5,293 5,293 10,546 18.3 3 3 6
Pan Africanist Congress 816 614 1,430 2.5 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 430 295 725 1.3 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 103 162 265 0.5 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 38 78 116 0.2 0 0 0
Total 28,798 28,887 57,685 100.0 15 15 30
Spoilt votes 642 556 1,98

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lekwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167

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