Umsobomvu Local Municipality

Umsobomvu
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°50′S25°10′E / 30.833°S 25.167°E / -30.833; 25.167
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Colesberg
Wards	7
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mzwandile Simon Toto
Area
• Total	6,819 km2 (2,633 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	29,555
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [2]
•  Black African	62.8%
•  Coloured	31.5%
•  Indian/Asian	0.5%
•  White	5.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
•  Xhosa	55.2%
•  Afrikaans	38.6%
•  Sotho	1.9%
•  English	1.8%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC072

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

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: ^[3]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Colesberg	370004	174.8	16,869	Xhosa
Kwazamuxolo	370006	0.7	3,334	Xhosa
Masizakhe	370002	0.1	1,101	Xhosa
Norvalspont	370001	0.8	97	Afrikaans
Noupoort	370005	9.4	4,514	Afrikaans
Remainder	370003	6,632.6	2,461	Afrikaans
Total		6,818.5	28,376	Xhosa

Politics

Main article: Umsobomvu Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. ^{[4] [5]}

Umsobomvu local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	4,857	4,859	9,716	51.8%	5	2	7
	Umsobomvu Residents Association	2,738	2,753	5,491	29.3%	2	2	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,163	1,149	2,312	12.3%	0	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	343	335	678	3.6%	0	0	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	177	163	340	1.8%	0	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	101	108	209	1.1%	0	0	0
	Independent candidates	1	–	1	0.0%	0	–	0
Total		9,380	9,367	18,747		7	6	13
Valid votes		9,380	9,367	18,747	98.3%
Spoilt votes		155	161	316	1.7%
Total votes cast		9,535	9,528	19,063
Voter turnout		9,543
Registered voters		14,874
Turnout percentage		64.2%

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
3. "Umsobomvu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
4. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• Official website