Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Christiana.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Seat | Christiana |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kagiso Palagangwe (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 53,248 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.2% |
| • Coloured | 7.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 10.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 64.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.8% |
| • Sotho | 6.0% |
| • Xhosa | 5.5% |
| • Other | 6.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW396 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemhof | 61601 | 68.09 | 4,987 | Afrikaans |
| Boitumelong | 61602 | 3.14 | 17,855 | Tswana |
| Christiana | 61603 | 59.91 | 4,862 | Afrikaans |
| Utlwanang | 61605 | 2.34 | 11,701 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61604 | 3,572.35 | 4,366 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 8,457 | 8,310 | 16,767 | 62.8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,083 | 2,024 | 4,107 | 15.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | 1,079 | 1,284 | 2,363 | 8.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,170 | 1,098 | 2,268 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 267 | 295 | 562 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 244 | 301 | 545 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 49 | 53 | 102 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13,349 | 13,365 | 26,714 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Spoilt votes | 485 | 253 | 738 | |||||
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: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Lekwa-Teemane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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