uMdoni Local Municipality

uMdoni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Umdoni is an isiZulu name for the indigenous tree, Mdoni (Syzgium gerrardi).[4]

Umdoni
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatScottburgh
Wards19
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorThabani W Dube
Area
  Total252 km2 (97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total78,875
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African76.7%
  Coloured1.2%
  Indian/Asian13.3%
  White8.5%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu67.0%
  English23.0%
  Xhosa4.9%
  Afrikaans2.4%
  Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN212

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bazley Beach502011.36193
Cele5020225.5512,338
Elysium502031.58163
Emalangeni5020420.699,962
Ezembeni5020524.629,872
Ifafa Beach502060.49234
Ifafa Marina502070.5217
Kelso502085.931,178
Mtwalume502092.84368
Park Rynie502107.782,923
Pennington502112.471,278
Scottburgh502125.383,107
Sezela502137.361,604
Umzinto5021512.51,4720
Remainder of the municipality50214118.874,138

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 24,47125,95950,43060.016723
Democratic Alliance 7,2107,48714,69717.5257
IFP 3,7983,7637,5619.0033
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,3211,3192,6403.1011
Allied Movement for Change 1,2741,1062,3802.8101
Independent 1,9381,9382.300
African Independent Congress 6948871,5811.9011
Al Jama-ah 6876481,3351.6011
African Mantungwa Community 4705681,0381.2000
ACDP 1832214040.5000
Total 42,04641,95884,004100.0191837
Spoilt votes 1,2071,3142,521

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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umdoni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umdoni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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