Naledi Local Municipality, North West

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Naledi
Local municipality
Naledi North West CoA.png
Seal
Map of the North West with Naledi highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the North West
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seat Vryburg
Wards 9
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorCliffton J. Groep (ANC) [2]
Area
 • Total6,941 km2 (2,680 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total66,781
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 •  Black African 74.0%
 •  Coloured 14.7%
 •  Indian/Asian 1.1%
 •  White 9.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Tswana 68.8%
 •  Afrikaans 23.8%
 •  English 3.4%
 • Other4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW392
Website www.naledilm.co.za

Naledi Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Naledi; Afrikaans : Naledi Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Vryburg.

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Huhudi 61201 4.0921,572 Tswana
Stella 61203 6.741,109 Afrikaans
Vryburg 61204 64.1314,601Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 61202 7,192.1820,827Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,15453.5787,37454.07210
Democratic Alliance 2,26516.9612,28716.7723
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,17716.3002,22016.2833
Freedom Front Plus 6314.7206064.4411
Azanian Independent Community Movement 4443.3204463.2711
Independent candidates 1901.4200
6 other parties4943.7007045.1600
Total13,355100.00913,637100.00918
Valid votes13,35596.9413,63796.94
Invalid/blank votes4213.064313.06
Total votes13,776100.0014,068100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,84543.2631,84544.18

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The Naledi Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Naledi Local Municipality. 2021. Office of the Mayor. https://www.naledilm.co.za/exco/office-of-the-mayor/ Date of access: 02 May 2022
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Naledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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