Siyathemba Local Municipality

Siyathemba Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Siyathemba
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Prieska
Wards	5
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Elizabeth Nell
Area
• Total	14,725 km^2 (5,685 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	21,591
• Density	1.5/km^2 (3.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	18.8%
• Coloured	71.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	8.5%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	93.7%
• Xhosa	3.1%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC077

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
E'Thembeni	31301	2.14	3,073	Afrikaans
Marydale	31302	75.11	2,080	Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop	31303	31.01	2,001	Afrikaans
Prieska	31304	194.25	8,447	Afrikaans
Westerberg	31306	10.41	0	-
Remainder of the municipality	31305	7,938.90	1,920	Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	4,555	4,661	9,216	59.6	5	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,343	2,437	4,780	30.9	0	3	3
	Independent	424	–	424	2.7	0	–	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	143	267	410	2.7	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	164	237	401	2.6	0	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	107	108	215	1.4	0	0	0
	Khoisan Revolution	0	29	29	0.2	0	0	0
Total		7,736	7,739	15,475	100.0	5	4	9
Spoilt votes		153	150	303

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Siyathemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyathemba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

External links

• Official website