Ventersdorp Local Municipality

Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.

Ventersdorp
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Kenneth Kaunda
SeatVentersdorp
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNontetho Cilia Phoyane
Area
 • Total3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total56,702
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.1%
 • Coloured2.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana75.0%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • Xhosa7.3%
 • English2.4%
 • Other6.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW401

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Schoonspruit Nature Reserve6170138.410-
Tshing617022.1713,533Tswana
Ventersdorp617047.253,212Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality617033,716.5126,329Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 8,6128,79117,40380.96410
Democratic Alliance 1,5771,4703,04714.2022
Congress of the People 4103317413.4000
Freedom Front Plus 1551683231.5000
Total 10,75410,76021,514100.06612
Spoilt votes 203192395
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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: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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