Tswelopele | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Lejweleputswa |
Seat | Bultfontein |
Wards | 8 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Rosy Phukuntse |
Area | |
• Total | 6,524 km2 (2,519 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 47,625 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.2% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 6.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 54.0% |
• Xhosa | 19.9% |
• Tswana | 12.0% |
• Afrikaans | 8.3% |
• Other | 5.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | FS183 |
Tswelopele Municipality (Sotho : Masepala wa Tswelopele; Xhosa : uMasipala wase Tswelopele; Tswana : Mmasepala wa Tswelopele) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Tswelopele is a Sesotho word meaning "progress". [4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Bultfontein | 40901 | 42.75 | 1,034 | Afrikaans |
Hoopstad | 40902 | 28.34 | 662 | Afrikaans |
Phahameng | 40903 | 3.37 | 20,063 | Sotho |
Tikwana | 40904 | 1.73 | 11,032 | Sotho |
Remainder of the municipality | 40905 | 6,447.20 | 20,913 | Sotho |
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 reduced majority of ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,116 | 61.41 | 9 | 7,174 | 61.80 | 1 | 10 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,829 | 15.78 | 0 | 1,810 | 15.59 | 3 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,322 | 11.41 | 0 | 1,344 | 11.58 | 2 | 2 | |
Tikwana Youth Power | 669 | 5.77 | 0 | 668 | 5.75 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 410 | 3.54 | 0 | 403 | 3.47 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 67 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 other parties | 175 | 1.51 | 0 | 210 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11,588 | 100.00 | 9 | 11,609 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 11,588 | 97.27 | 11,609 | 97.34 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.73 | 317 | 2.66 | ||||
Total votes | 11,913 | 100.00 | 11,926 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 25,856 | 46.07 | 25,856 | 46.12 |
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The Tswelopele Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.