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
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatPrieska
Wards5
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorElizabeth Nell
Area
 • Total14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total21,591
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African18.8%
 • Coloured71.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans93.7%
 • Xhosa3.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC077

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
E'Thembeni313012.143,073Afrikaans
Marydale3130275.112,080Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop3130331.012,001Afrikaans
Prieska31304194.258,447Afrikaans
Westerberg3130610.410-
Remainder of the municipality313057,938.901,920Afrikaans

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 4,5554,6619,21659.6516
Democratic Alliance 2,3432,4374,78030.9033
Independent 424–4242.70–0
Economic Freedom Fighters 1432674102.7000
Congress of the People 1642374012.6000
Freedom Front Plus 1071082151.4000
Khoisan Revolution 029290.2000
Total 7,7367,73915,475100.0549
Spoilt votes 153150303
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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.
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