Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality
| Mookgophong/Modimolle | |
|---|---|
| Local municipality | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Waterberg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marlene van Staden (DA) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 10,367 km2 (4,003 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 104,153 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | LIM368 |
Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Mookgophong and Modimolle local municipalities.[2]
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 plurality of thirteen seats on the council but failed to win an overall majority. On 23 August 2016, the council subsequently elected Marlene van Staden, the mayoral candidate of the Democratic Alliance (DA), as the new mayor.[3]
The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 13,764 | 13,650 | 27,414 | 47.6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,763 | 7,130 | 13,893 | 24.1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,625 | 5,578 | 11,203 | 19.4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,684 | 1,705 | 3,389 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | 395 | – | 1,515 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Others | 595 | 729 | 1,324 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28,826 | 28,792 | 57,618 | 100.0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Spoilt votes | 341 | 428 | 769 | |||||
References
- 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Mookgophong, Modimolle.
- ↑ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/08/23/ANC-loses-Modimolle-mayor-post-to-DA
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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