Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, is a local municipality in Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The seat is Cradock.

Inxuba Yethemba
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°11′S 25°37′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCradock
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRaymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC)
 • SpeakerMaria Nortje (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThembisile Bobo (ANC)
Area
 • Total11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total65,560
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African56.2%
 • Coloured32.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa50.0%
 • Afrikaans44.6%
 • English3.1%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC131

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 10,04510,10620,15158.46511
Democratic Alliance 6,7306,72813,45839.0347
Economic Freedom Fighters 4284708982.6000
Total 17,20317,30434,507100.09918
Spoilt votes 362303665

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Cradock21801123.9912,327
KwaNonzame218032.755,591
Lingelihle218044.9218,966
Middelburg21805160.1012,523
Remainder of the municipality2180211,302.8910,891

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Inxuba Yethemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Inxuba Yethemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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