Gariep Local Municipality

Gariep Local Municipality is a defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The municipality was merged with Maletswai Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.

Gariep
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°59′S 26°19′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatBurgersdorp[1]
Wards5
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNcedo Ngoqo
Area
 • Total8,911 km2 (3,441 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total33,677
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African72.9%
 • Coloured17.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa67.3%
 • Afrikaans26.2%
 • Sotho2.3%
 • English1.9%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC144

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Burgersdorp28900527.925,241
Khayamnandi2890082.674,724
Mzamomhle2890061.274,656
Nozizwe2890030.471,393
Oviston289001358.88658
Steynsburg28900914.702,488
Tembisa2890071.746,094
Venterstad28900217.593,596
Remainder of the municipality2890048,485.824,826

Politics

The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 6,3946,54212,93669.2437
Democratic Alliance 2,5002,6125,11227.3123
Pan Africanist Congress 1901573471.9000
Independent 214–2141.10–0
UDM 4543880.5000
Total 9,3439,35418,697100.05510
Spoilt votes 147137284

References
  1. "EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE". South African Department of Health. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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