eMadlangeni Local Municipality
eMadlangeni Local Municipality, previously known as Utrecht Local Municipality, is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Amajuba |
| Seat | Utrecht |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Lindile Mhlungu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 34,442 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 87.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.1% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN253 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 52503 | 57.60 | 4,365 |
| Waterval | 52502 | 19.01 | 2,948 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52501 | 3,462.16 | 24,969 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 4,788 | 5,167 | 9,955 | 55.8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| IFP | 1,977 | 1,986 | 3,963 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 759 | 789 | 1,548 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 588 | 608 | 1,196 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 537 | – | 537 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 119 | 124 | 243 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 92 | 117 | 209 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royal Loyal Progress | 83 | 116 | 199 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,943 | 8,907 | 17,850 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 223 | 257 | 480 | |||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "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: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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