Tswaing Local Municipality
Tswaing Local Municipality is a local Municipality consisting of the towns of Delareyville, Sannieshof and Ottosdal in the Central District Municipality situated in the North West Province of South Africa.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Seat | Delareyville |
| Wards | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Manketse Tlhape |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,966 km2 (2,303 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 124,218 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.4% |
| • Coloured | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 5.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 83.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.8% |
| • Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Xhosa | 2.2% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW382 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agisanang | 60701 | 1.22 | 6,138 | Tswana |
| Atamelang | 60702 | 1.67 | 5,240 | Tswana |
| Bakolobeng | 60703 | 8.25 | 5,726 | Tswana |
| Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Seitshwaro | 60704 | 47.41 | 25,243 | Tswana |
| Bopanang | 60705 | 7.72 | 16,581 | Tswana |
| Delareyville | 60706 | 4.18 | 2,717 | Tswana |
| Kopano | 60707 | 1.54 | 649 | Tswana |
| Letsopa | 60708 | 1.31 | 11,779 | Tswana |
| Mixed TA | 60709 | 663.59 | 1,141 | Tswana |
| Ottosdal | 60710 | 2.43 | 1,264 | Tswana |
| Sannieshof | 60711 | 2.13 | 1,281 | Tswana |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60712 | 5,224.63 | 36,379 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen 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 | 17,180 | 17,682 | 34,862 | 68.2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,267 | 4,255 | 8,522 | 16.7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,474 | 2,392 | 4,866 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 440 | 372 | 812 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 310 | 259 | 569 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 255 | 290 | 545 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | 122 | 230 | 352 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 99 | 158 | 257 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 41 | 99 | 140 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 136 | – | 136 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Agang SA | 15 | 35 | 50 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,339 | 25,772 | 51,111 | 100.0 | 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| Spoilt votes | 669 | 745 | 1,414 | |||||
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: Tswaing" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Tswaing" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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