Naledi Local Municipality, North West
Naledi | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the North West | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Seat | Vryburg |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Rose Mompati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,941 km2 (2,680 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 66,781 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 74.0% |
| • Coloured | 14.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 9.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 68.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 23.8% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Other | 4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW392 |
Naledi Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of local municipality is Vryburg.
Main places[]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huhudi | 61201 | 4.09 | 21,572 | Tswana |
| Stella | 61203 | 6.74 | 1,109 | Afrikaans |
| Vryburg | 61204 | 64.13 | 14,601 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 61202 | 7,192.18 | 20,827 | Tswana |
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,154 | 53.57 | 8 | 7,374 | 54.07 | 2 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,265 | 16.96 | 1 | 2,287 | 16.77 | 2 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,177 | 16.30 | 0 | 2,220 | 16.28 | 3 | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 631 | 4.72 | 0 | 606 | 4.44 | 1 | 1 | |
| 444 | 3.32 | 0 | 446 | 3.27 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent candidates | 190 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 other parties | 494 | 3.70 | 0 | 704 | 5.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13,355 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,637 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 | |
| Valid votes | 13,355 | 96.94 | 13,637 | 96.94 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 421 | 3.06 | 431 | 3.06 | ||||
| Total votes | 13,776 | 100.00 | 14,068 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,845 | 43.26 | 31,845 | 44.18 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Naledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
External links[]
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