Lephalale Local Municipality

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Lephalale
Local municipality
Official seal of Lephalale
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
SeatLephalale
Wards12
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJack Maeko (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total13,784 km2 (5,322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total115,767
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African90.7%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White7.9%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Northern Sotho51.7%
 • Tswana24.1%
 • Afrikaans8.1%
 • English3.1%
 • Other13%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM362

Lephalale Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Lephalale Local Municipality is Lephalale.

Politics[]

In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC won with an overwhelming majority of 88% (with 27,299 votes), while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+, Afrikaans: VF+) only received 7% and 2% respectively.

In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's support fell to 82.0% (24,451 votes), while the DA increased their vote percentage to 8.5% (2,521 votes) and COPE, a newly formed party, gained 5.7% (1,697 votes) of the vote. The Freedom Front Plus, the now 4th largest part, lost some support to 1.61% (480 votes), albeit only 17 fewer votes.[3]

In the most recent 2014 South African general election, the ANC once again won overwhelmingly but again lost support, this time earning 73.8%. Much of its losses went to the new Economic Freedom Fighters which gained 10.9% and a third place. DA remained in second position and increased their support to 11.3%. COPE lost almost all its support and gained only 0.7%.

Local elections[]

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seventeen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 18,389 18,267 36,656 64.6 10 7 17
EFF 5,522 5,654 11,176 19.7 0 5 5
Democratic Alliance 3,801 3,781 7,582 13.4 3 1 4
Freedom Front Plus 432 418 850 1.5 0 0 0
COPE 172 197 369 0.7 0 0 0
PAC 61 64 125 0.2 0 0 0
International Revelation Congress 3 23 26 0.0 0 0 0
Total 28,380 28,404 56,784 100.0 13 13 26
Spoilt votes 523 451 974

Main places[]

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
91501 260.83 13,603 Northern Sotho
Ellisras (renamed Lephalale in 2002) 91502 3.22 1,572 Afrikaans
91503 1.76 0 -
91505 3.21 5,636 Northern Sotho
Onverwacht 91506 8.10 7,862 Afrikaans
91507 23.85 69 Northern Sotho
91508 335.67 21,868 Tswana
91509 67.92 13,172 Northern Sotho
91510 1.79 939 Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 91504 18,898.84 31,392 Northern Sotho

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ elections.org.za
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

External links[]

Coordinates: 23°30′S 27°55′E / 23.500°S 27.917°E / -23.500; 27.917

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