Lesedi Local Municipality

Lesedi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng in South Africa.

Lesedi
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°30′S 28°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictSedibeng
SeatHeidelberg
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLerato Maloka
Area
 • Total1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total99,520
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African77.3%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.3%
 • White19.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu40.8%
 • Sotho21.9%
 • Afrikaans19.5%
 • English5.0%
 • Other12.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT423

Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883.

Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area.[4]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seats on the council.

The planned abolition of the Lesedi, and its absorption into Ekurhuleni after the 2016 municipal elections, was blocked by the High Court of South Africa in 2015. [5]

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

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 18,82918,88837,71762.110616
Democratic Alliance 7,2077,23514,44223.8336
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,0703,0056,07510.0033
Freedom Front Plus 1,0411,0582,0993.5011
IFP 1181672850.5000
Independent 133-1330.2000
Total 30,39830,35360,751100.0131326
Spoilt votes 367373740

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Devon706011.72704Afrikaans
Heidelberg7060230.1611,614Afrikaans
Impumelelo706031.446,226Zulu
Ratanda706064.1535,145Zulu
Remainder of the municipality706041,378.9016,350Zulu

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. South African Languages - Place names
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lesedi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lesedi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  8. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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