Ventersdorp Local Municipality
Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat | Ventersdorp |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nontetho Cilia Phoyane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 56,702 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 90.1% |
| • Coloured | 2.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 5.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 75.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.9% |
| • Xhosa | 7.3% |
| • English | 2.4% |
| • Other | 6.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW401 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoonspruit Nature Reserve | 61701 | 38.41 | 0 | - |
| Tshing | 61702 | 2.17 | 13,533 | Tswana |
| Ventersdorp | 61704 | 7.25 | 3,212 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61703 | 3,716.51 | 26,329 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten 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 | 8,612 | 8,791 | 17,403 | 80.9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,577 | 1,470 | 3,047 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 410 | 331 | 741 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 155 | 168 | 323 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,754 | 10,760 | 21,514 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Spoilt votes | 203 | 192 | 395 | |||||
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: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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