Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality

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Modimolle–Mookgophong
Local municipality
Map of Limpopo with Modimolle Mookgophong highlighted (2016).svg
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMarlene van Staden (DA)
Area
[1]
 • Total10,367 km2 (4,003 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total107,699
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM368

Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality[2] is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Mookgophong and Modimolle local municipalities. The total population is 107 699 (Source: Statistics South Africa, Community Survey 2016)

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 plurality of thirteen seats on the council but failed to win an overall majority. On 23 August 2016, the council subsequently elected Marlene van Staden, the mayoral candidate of the Democratic Alliance (DA), as the new mayor.[3]

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 13,764 13,650 27,414 47.6 11 2 13
Democratic Alliance 6,763 7,130 13,893 24.1 3 4 7
EFF 5,625 5,578 11,203 19.4 0 6 6
Freedom Front Plus 1,684 1,705 3,389 5.9 0 2 2
393 360 753 1.3 0 0 0
COPE 142 339 481 0.8 0 0 0
Independent 395 – 395 0.7 0 – 0
PAC 60 30 90 0.2 0 0 0
Total 28,826 28,792 57,618 100.0 14 14 28
Spoilt votes 341 428 769

References[]

  1. ^ Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Mookgophong, Modimolle.
  2. ^ Ndou, Jerry (10 November 2017). "Notice in terms of section 16(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998): official names of LIM 345, LIM 368 and LIM 476 local municipalities" (PDF). Limpopo Provincial Gazette. 24 (2864). Polokwane: Government Printer. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. ^ http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/08/23/ANC-loses-Modimolle-mayor-post-to-DA[bare URL]
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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