Siyathemba Local Municipality

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

Siyathemba
Local municipality
Official seal of Siyathemba
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatPrieska
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal 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 African18.8%
 • Coloured71.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans93.7%
 • Xhosa3.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC077

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
E'Thembeni313012.143,073Afrikaans
Marydale3130275.112,080Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop3130331.012,001Afrikaans
Prieska31304194.258,447Afrikaans
Westerberg3130610.410-
Remainder of the municipality313057,938.901,920Afrikaans

Politics
Main article: Siyathemba Local Municipality elections

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 Movement 2,9592,9375,89639.7%134
Democratic Alliance 9509421,89212.7%022
Freedom Front Plus 2002214212.8%000
Economic Freedom Fighters 2727540.4%000
Total 7,4257,43714,8626511
Valid votes 7,4257,43714,86298.8%
Spoilt votes 91941851.2%
Total votes cast 7,5167,53115,047
Voter turnout 7,539
Registered voters 12,434
Turnout percentage 60.6%

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 12 November 2021.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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