Mnquma | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Seat | Butterworth |
Wards | 31 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Sithembiso Ncetezo (ANC) |
• Speaker | Thobeka Bikitsha (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Nomfundiso Tshona (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 252,390 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 96.1% |
• English | 1.4% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC122 |
Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa : uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [3]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Amabhele | 21101 | 526.95 | 32,672 |
Amahlubi | 21102 | 631.51 | 42,651 |
Amambalu | 21103 | 21.21 | 1,562 |
Amazizi | 21104 | 623.87 | 54,406 |
Butterworth | 21105 | 26.88 | 45,900 |
Fingo | 21106 | 105.70 | 6,481 |
Gcaleka | 21107 | 61.93 | 5,898 |
Gqogqora | 21108 | 39.39 | 2,302 |
Imidushane | 21109 | 64.07 | 4,239 |
Jalamba | 21110 | 90.71 | 7,795 |
Centane Part 1 | 21111 | 4.44 | 784 |
Centane Part 2 | 21131 | 2.99 | 528 |
Kwebulana | 21112 | 9.66 | 630 |
Lindinxiwa | 21113 | 55.14 | 2,602 |
Mac Vigar | 21114 | 134.74 | 6,410 |
Mazeppa Bay | 21115 | 0.57 | 42 |
Mazizini | 21116 | 43.39 | 2,040 |
Mnquma | 21117 | 56.03 | 727 |
Mtoto | 21118 | 52.88 | 4,260 |
Ngqwara | 21119 | 193.31 | 14,912 |
Ngubezulu | 21120 | 17.93 | 1,793 |
Ngusi | 21121 | 114.11 | 7,347 |
Nqadu | 21122 | 3.71 | 231 |
Nqamakwe | 21123 | 16.09 | 1,405 |
Ntshatshongo | 21124 | 0.72 | 0 |
Qolora Mouth | 21126 | 0.34 | 69 |
Qolora | 21125 | 201.39 | 20,265 |
Springs | 21127 | 0.80 | 116 |
Teko | 21128 | 61.74 | 5,686 |
Tutura | 21129 | 47.50 | 5,664 |
Tyhali | 21130 | 113.68 | 8,359 |
The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 35,150 | 70.00 | 32 | 35,458 | 70.58 | 13 | 45 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,766 | 7.50 | 0 | 3,845 | 7.65 | 5 | 5 | |
United Democratic Movement | 3,600 | 7.17 | 0 | 3,815 | 7.59 | 5 | 5 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,579 | 3.14 | 0 | 1,423 | 2.83 | 2 | 2 | |
African Transformation Movement | 1,106 | 2.20 | 0 | 1,153 | 2.30 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 1,020 | 2.03 | 0 | 1,083 | 2.16 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 901 | 1.79 | 0 | 978 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | |
Batho Pele Movement | 915 | 1.82 | 0 | 803 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,506 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Independent Congress | 138 | 0.27 | 0 | 914 | 1.82 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 139 | 0.28 | 0 | 206 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
African Democrats | 123 | 0.24 | 0 | 124 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 102 | 0.20 | 0 | 109 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
God Save Africa | 81 | 0.16 | 0 | 114 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
African Multicultural Economic Congress | 65 | 0.13 | 0 | 114 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 25 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 50,216 | 100.00 | 32 | 50,239 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 | |
Valid votes | 50,216 | 98.21 | 50,239 | 98.07 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 915 | 1.79 | 988 | 1.93 | ||||
Total votes | 51,131 | 100.00 | 51,227 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 121,099 | 42.22 | 121,099 | 42.30 |
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The Mnquma Local Municipality council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-five seats.