Rand West City Local Municipality

Rand West City Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[2] It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.

Rand West City
Seal
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatRandfontein
Boroughs35
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
Area
  Total1,115 km2 (431 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total261,053
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT485

Politics

The municipal council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 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 following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 39,95439,86579,81952.7271037
Democratic Alliance 20,50020,31340,81326.981119
Economic Freedom Fighters 9,1109,03118,14112.0088
Randfontein Peoples Party 2,4292,5374,9663.3022
Freedom Front Plus 1,2541,1222,3761.6011
Azanian People's Organisation 7897571,5461.0011
IFP 7017241,4250.9011
Others 1,1701,3532,5231.7000
Total 75,90775,702151,609100.0353469
Spoilt votes 1,0861,1802,266

References

  1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Randfontein, Westonaria.
  2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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