Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality
Template:Infobox South African municipality Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, is a local municipality in Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The seat is Cradock.
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[1][2]
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: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" |Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
ANC | 10,045 | 10,106 | 20,151 | 58.4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
DA | 6,730 | 6,728 | 13,458 | 39.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
EFF | 428 | 470 | 898 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 17,203 | 17,304 | 34,507 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
Spoilt votes | 362 | 303 | 665 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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Cradock | 21801 | 123.99 | 12,327 |
KwaNonzame | 21803 | 2.75 | 5,591 |
Lingelihle | 21804 | 4.92 | 18,966 |
Middelburg | 21805 | 160.10 | 12,523 |
Remainder of the municipality | 21802 | 11,302.89 | 10,891 |
References
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Inxuba Yethemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Inxuba Yethemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]