Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

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Albert Luthuli
Local municipality
Albert Luthuli CoA.png
Seal
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Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Seat Carolina
Wards 25
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorDaniel Pitoli Nkosi
Area
 • Total5,559 km2 (2,146 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total186,010
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 97.6%
 •  Coloured 0.2%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.4%
 •  White 1.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Swazi 57.0%
 •  Zulu 34.8%
 •  English 2.0%
 •  Afrikaans 1.6%
 • Other4.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP301

Albert Luthuli Municipality (Swazi : Masipaladi iAlbert Luthuli; Zulu : UMasipala iAlbert Luthuli) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was named after Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the seat of the municipality.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Badplaas 80102 0.86276 Swazi, Afrikaans
Bhevula 80103 11.914,092Swazi
Carolina 80104 18.692,952Afrikaans, Zulu
Diepgezet 80105 4.89229Swazi
Duma 80106 28.801,760Zulu
Eerstehoek 80107 638.6541,780Zulu
Ekulundeni 80108 1.494,490Swazi
Embhuleni 80109 63.3745,249Swazi
Emfumbeni 80110 24.291,314Zulu
Emjindini 80111 12.411,202Swazi
Empuluzi 80112 0.283Swazi
Enikakuyengwa 80113 73.349,235Swazi
Lukwatini 80114 4.865,181Swazi
Mandlamakhulu 80115 17.871,067Swazi
Mpisikazi 80116 49.5719,415Zulu
Mpuluzi 80117 7.8411,855Zulu
Ndlela 80118 14.563,012Swazi
Sandleni 80119 27.06544Zulu
Silobela 80120 1.979,167Zulu
Steynsdorp 80121 1.14585Swazi
Tshabalala 80122 2.323,296Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 80101 4,566.7521,242Swazi

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election. [4] [5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 29,85275.082530,47277.041338
Economic Freedom Fighters 6,55016.4706,61616.7388
Democratic Alliance 1,0302.5901,0982.7811
Independent candidates 1,1032.7700
Inkatha Freedom Party 5301.3305731.4511
African People's Convention 2740.6902740.6911
2 other parties4211.0605201.3100
Total39,760100.002539,553100.002449
Valid votes39,76098.0939,55398.05
Invalid/blank votes7761.917881.95
Total votes40,536100.0040,341100.00
Registered voters/turnout92,80343.6892,80343.47

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The Albert Luthuli Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-eight seats.

References

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

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