Ikwezi Local Municipality

Coordinates: 32°56′S 24°40′E / 32.933°S 24.667°E / -32.933; 24.667
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Template:Infobox South African municipality Ikwezi Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Ikwezi is an isiXhosa name that means "morning star".[1] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[2]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Jansenville 20302 23.83 1,433 Afrikaans
Klipplaat 20303 2.19 1,257 Afrikaans
KwaZamukucinga 20304 1.18 3,477 Xhosa
Wongalethu 20305 1.62 1,640 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 20301 4,420.87 2,558 Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" |
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 2,346 2,356 4,702 66.0 4 1 5
DA 1,044 1,211 2,255 31.6 0 2 2
Independent 168 – 168 2.4 0 – 0
Total 3,558 3,567 7,125 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 62 61 123

References

  1. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  2. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ikwezi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ikwezi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

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