Ngqushwa Local Municipality

Ngqushwa Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Ngqushwa
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatPeddie
Wards13
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMnikelo Tempile Siwisa (ANC)
  SpeakerNombuyiselo Ethelina Magingxa (ANC)
  Chief WhipFumanekile Phumaphi (ANC)
Area
  Total2,241 km2 (865 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total72,190
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.2%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa94.7%
  English2.6%
  Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC126

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amahlubi2150125.881,095
Amambalu2150264.29144
Bhele2150371.605,626
Dabi215049.961,010
Glenmore2150513.181,373
Hamburg215063.30193
Imidushane21507345.4115,216
Imiqayi21508176.7314,947
Mareledwana21509243.1710,774
Mhala21510101.295,355
Mphekweni215110.2827
Msuthu2151270.894,515
Ngqushwa21513158.71233
Njokweni2151486.224,667
Peddie Part 121515653.4710,791
Peddie Part 2215179.773,696
Tyefu21516211.154,583

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 twenty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 17,68619,19936,88584.412820
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,6621,8303,4928.0022
Independent 1,8651,8654.300
Democratic Alliance 5726381,2102.8011
Pan Africanist Congress 1331192520.6000
Total 21,91821,78643,704100.0121123
Spoilt votes 432495927

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ngqushwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ngqushwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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