Metsimaholo Local Municipality
Metsimaholo | |
|---|---|
|
UTC+2 (SAST ) | |
| Municipal code | FS204 |
Metsimaholo Municipality (
Sesotho.[4]
Main places
The
main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Village | 41901 | 0.58 | 666 | Sotho |
Coalbrook |
41902 | 0.69 | 30 | Xhosa |
| Deneysville | 41903 | 6.50 | 1,124 | Afrikaans |
| Holly Country | 41904 | 0.93 | 614 | Afrikaans |
Metsimaholo |
41914 | 0.79 | 3,193 | Sotho |
| Oranjeville | 41906 | 7.73 | 297 | Afrikaans |
Refengkgotso |
41907 | 5.65 | 13,792 | Sotho |
| Richmond Valley | 41908 | 0.37 | 209 | Afrikaans |
| Sasolburg | 41909 | 49.82 | 24,568 | Afrikaans |
| Taaibos | 41910 | 1.50 | 1,301 | Afrikaans |
| Vaal Power | 41911 | 0.65 | 798 | Sotho |
Viljoensdrift |
41912 | 2.49 | 589 | Sotho |
Zamdela |
41913 | 10.21 | 57,070 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41905 | 1,651.37 | 11,723 | Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty-six members elected by
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, no party won a majority on the council. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip. However, that coalition collapsed and Jeff Zwane of the Democratic Alliance was subsequently elected mayor.[6]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 1,178 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Independent Congress | 588 | 1.60 | 0 | 526 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | |
| Metsimaholo Community Association | 418 | 1.13 | 0 | 492 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 387 | 1.05 | 0 | 459 | 1.24 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 other parties | 1,065 | 2.89 | 0 | 1,610 | 4.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36,846 | 100.00 | 23 | 37,054 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 | |
| Valid votes | 36,846 | 98.33 | 37,054 | 98.66 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 625 | 1.67 | 502 | 1.34 | ||||
| Total votes | 37,471 | 100.00 | 37,556 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 81,379 | 46.05 | 81,379 | 46.15 | ||||
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.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lekabe, Thapelo (2021-12-03). "DA's Jeff Zwane elected new mayor of Metsimaholo after resignation of EFF mayor". The Citizen. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Metsimaholo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.