Drakenstein Local Municipality

Drakenstein Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011 it had a population of 251,262.[2] Its municipality code is WC023.

Drakenstein
Local municipality
Location in the Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°30′S 19°00′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCape Winelands
SeatPaarl
Wards33
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorConrad Poole (DA)
 • LegislatureDrakenstein Municipal Council
Area
 • Total1,538 km2 (594 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total251,262
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African22.7%
 • Coloured62.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White13.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans75.0%
 • Xhosa16.7%
 • English5.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeWC023

Geography

The municipality covers a total area of 1,538 square kilometres (594 sq mi) in the valley of the Berg River to the west of the Boland mountain ranges. It stretches about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Saron in the north to beyond Paarl in the south. It abuts on the Witzenberg Municipality and Breede Valley Municipality to the east, the Stellenbosch Municipality to the south, the City of Cape Town and the Swartland Municipality to the west, and the Bergrivier Municipality to the north.

According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 251,262 people in 59,774 households. Of this population, 62.5% describe themselves as "Coloured", 22.7% as "Black African", and 13.5% as "White". The first language of 75.0% of the population is Afrikaans, while 16.7% speak Xhosa and 5.1% speak English.[4]

The principal town and location of the municipal headquarters is Paarl, situated in the south of the municipality, which as of 2011 has a population of 112,045 people. Paarl is the southernmost part of a continuous built-up area along the Berg River which also includes Mbekweni (pop. 30,875) and Wellington (pop. 55,543). In the northern part of the municipality are the smaller towns of Gouda (pop. 3,441) and Saron (pop. 7,843).

Politics
Main article: Drakenstein Municipal Council

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of forty-three seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5][6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
Democratic Alliance 54,49154,193108,68466.0261743
ANC 17,85820,97538,83323.66915
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,9881,9013,8892.4022
People's Democratic Movement 2,3492912,6401.6101
ACDP 1,1801,0852,2651.4011
Federation of Democrats 6855431,2280.7011
Independent Civic Organisation 6385781,2160.7011
Freedom Front Plus 5935511,1440.7011
Congress of the People 5975031,1000.7000
Alliance for Democratic Freedom 5264679930.6000
South African Progressive Civic Organisation 4614108710.5000
Community Party 2691974660.3000
Pan Africanist Congress 1682273950.2000
Khoisan Revolution 1891703590.2000
Patriotic Alliance 1241742980.2000
Peoples Alliance 3164950.1000
South Africa People's Party 3244760.0000
Civic Independent 1148590.0000
Independent 0–00.00–0
Total 82,19082,421164,611333265
Valid votes 82,19082,421164,61198.6
Spoilt votes 1,3291,0562,3851.4
Total votes cast 83,51983,477166,996
Total voter turnout 83,666
Registered voters 129,265
Turnout percentage 64.7

The local council sends eight representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: five from the Democratic Alliance, two from the African National Congress, and one from the Economic Freedom Fighters.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Drakenstein Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  7. "Voter Turnout Report: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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