Renosterberg Local Municipality

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

Renosterberg
Local municipality
Official seal of Renosterberg
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°15′S 24°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatPetrusville
Wards5
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAngelina Jack
Area
 • Total5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total10,978
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African32.9%
 • Coloured57.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans71.4%
 • Xhosa24.0%
 • English1.5%
 • Sotho1.3%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC075

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Lukhanyisweni311011.05716Xhosa
Petrusville3110259.202,768Afrikaans
Phillipstown311031.832,062Afrikaans
Thembinkosi311050.21816Xhosa
Vanderkloof311065.921,011Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality311045,461.751,698Afrikaans

Politics
Main article: Renosterberg Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council.[4][5]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Renosterberg local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 2,4782,4444,92253.0%415
Democratic Alliance 1,3331,3362,66928.7%123
Economic Freedom Fighters 6416681,30914.1%011
Freedom Front Plus 1811883694.0%000
Independent candidates 16–160.2%0–0
Total 4,6494,6369,285549
Valid votes 4,6494,6369,28598.6%
Spoilt votes 62711331.4%
Total votes cast 4,7114,7079,418
Voter turnout 4,713
Registered voters 6,889
Turnout percentage 68.4%

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. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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