Siyathemba Local Municipality

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Siyathemba
Local municipality
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Seal
Map of the Northern Cape with Siyathemba highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°40′S22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E / -29.667; 22.667
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Seat Prieska
Wards 6
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorAndrew Phillips
Area
 • Total14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total21,591
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 18.8%
 •  Coloured 71.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.5%
 •  White 8.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Afrikaans 93.7%
 •  Xhosa 3.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC077

Siyathemba Municipality (Afrikaans : Siyathemba Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
E'Thembeni 31301 2.143,073 Afrikaans
Marydale 31302 75.112,080Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop 31303 31.012,001Afrikaans
Prieska 31304 194.258,447Afrikaans
Westerberg 31306 10.410-
Remainder of the municipality 31305 7,938.901,920Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. [4] [5] The following table shows the results of the election.

Siyathemba local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 3,2893,3106,59944.4%505
Siyathemba Community Movement2,9592,9375,89639.7%134
Democratic Alliance 9509421,89212.7%022
Freedom Front Plus 2002214212.8%000
Economic Freedom Fighters 2727540.4%000
Total7,4257,43714,8626511
Valid votes7,4257,43714,86298.8%
Spoilt votes 91941851.2%
Total votes cast7,5167,53115,047
Voter turnout7,539
Registered voters12,434
Turnout percentage60.6%

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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
  4. ↑ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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