Modimolle Local Municipality
Template:Infobox South African municipality Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality is Modimolle.
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[1]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylstroom | 91702 | 15.37 | 8,727 | Afrikaans |
| Phagameng | 91703 | 4.26 | 25,078 | Sepedi |
| Vaalwater | 91704 | 2.67 | 8,337 | Sepedi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91701 | 6,205.57 | 30,642 | Sepedi |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[2][3]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ba0c2f;" data-sort-value="African Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #046D2A;" data-sort-value="African People's Convention" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 10,369 | 11,670 | 22,039 | 66.2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| DA | 3,483 | 3,633 | 7,116 | 21.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| VF+ | 932 | 835 | 1,767 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,515 | – | 1,515 | 4.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| COPE | 159 | 307 | 466 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 97 | 100 | 197 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| APC | 50 | 128 | 178 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,605 | 16,673 | 33,278 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 417 | 456 | 873 | |||||
References
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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