Ratlou Local Municipality
Ratlou Local Municipality (formerly Setla-Kgobi Local Municipality) is a local municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Setlagole |
| Wards | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Francisco Ntwe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,884 km2 (1,886 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 107,339 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 87.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.7% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW381 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barolong Ba Ga Makgobi | 60601 | 309.22 | 2,141 | Tswana |
| Barolong Ba Ga Molefe Ba Moata | 60602 | 266.70 | 12,725 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Rashidi | 60603 | 56.33 | 42 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Phoi | 60604 | 650.27 | 71,190 | Tswana |
| Batlharo Ba Ga Masibi | 60605 | 952.26 | 15,825 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60606 | 2,303.38 | 2,404 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 18,079 | 18,130 | 36,209 | 70.0 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,825 | 2,860 | 5,685 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | 1,634 | 1,302 | 2,936 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,457 | 1,457 | 2,914 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 900 | 1,007 | 1,907 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 317 | 607 | 924 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 331 | 323 | 654 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 297 | – | 297 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| IFP | 79 | 138 | 217 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,919 | 25,824 | 51,743 | 100.0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Spoilt votes | 673 | 873 | 1,546 | |||||
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: Ratlou" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Ratlou" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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