Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality

Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Nkonkobe and Nxuba local municipalities.[2]

Raymond Mhlaba
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatFort Beaufort
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorBandile Ketelo (ANC)
  SpeakerAnele Ntsangani (ANC)
  Chief WhipLindelwa Penisi (ANC)
Area
  Total6,358 km2 (2,455 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total151,379
  Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC129

Towns/villages in the municipal area

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 thirty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 34,23235,72569,95778.8231538
Democratic Alliance 4,3384,5178,85510.0055
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,0972,7114,8085.4033
Independent 3,1293,1293.500
Pan Africanist Congress 4572987550.8000
UDM 2254546790.8000
African People's Convention 483223700.4000
ACDP 671642310.3000
Total 44,59344,19188,784100.0232346
Spoilt votes 9571,3142,271

References

  1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Nkonkobe, Nxuba.
  2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkonkobe/Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkonkobe/Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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