Mnquma Local Municipality

Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Mnquma
Official seal of Mnquma
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatButterworth
Wards31
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorSithembiso Ncetezo (ANC)
  SpeakerThobeka Bikitsha (ANC)
  Chief WhipNomfundiso Tshona (ANC)
Area
  Total3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total252,390
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.4%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa96.1%
  English1.4%
  Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC122

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amabhele21101526.9532,672
Amahlubi21102631.5142,651
Amambalu2110321.211,562
Amazizi21104623.8754,406
Butterworth2110526.8845,900
Fingo21106105.706,481
Gcaleka2110761.935,898
Gqogqora2110839.392,302
Imidushane2110964.074,239
Jalamba2111090.717,795
Centane Part 1211114.44784
Centane Part 2211312.99528
Kwebulana211129.66630
Lindinxiwa2111355.142,602
Mac Vigar21114134.746,410
Mazeppa Bay211150.5742
Mazizini2111643.392,040
Mnquma2111756.03727
Mtoto2111852.884,260
Ngqwara21119193.3114,912
Ngubezulu2112017.931,793
Ngusi21121114.117,347
Nqadu211223.71231
Nqamakwe2112316.091,405
Ntshatshongo211240.720
Qolora Mouth211260.3469
Qolora21125201.3920,265
Springs211270.80116
Teko2112861.745,686
Tutura2112947.505,664
Tyhali21130113.688,359

Politics

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]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress35,15070.003235,45870.581345
Economic Freedom Fighters3,7667.5003,8457.6555
United Democratic Movement3,6007.1703,8157.5955
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,5793.1401,4232.8322
African Transformation Movement1,1062.2001,1532.3022
Congress of the People1,0202.0301,0832.1611
Democratic Alliance9011.7909781.9511
Batho Pele Movement9151.8208031.6011
Independent candidates1,5063.0000
African Independent Congress1380.2709141.8211
African People's Convention1390.2802060.4100
African Democrats1230.2401240.2500
African Christian Democratic Party1020.2001090.2200
God Save Africa810.1601140.2300
African Multicultural Economic Congress650.1301140.2300
Independent South African National Civic Organisation250.0501000.2000
Total50,216100.003250,239100.003163
Valid votes50,21698.2150,23998.07
Invalid/blank votes9151.799881.93
Total votes51,131100.0051,227100.00
Registered voters/turnout121,09942.22121,09942.30

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 27 September 2015.
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mnquma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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