Westonaria Local Municipality

Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.

Westonaria
Local municipality
Official seal of Westonaria
Seal
Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Location of Westonaria Local Municipality within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°20′S 27°40′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatWestonaria
Wards16
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNonkoliso Tundzi
Area
 • Total640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total111,767
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African91.4%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White7.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa26.9%
 • Sotho18.8%
 • Tswana14.5%
 • Tsonga10.4%
 • Other29.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT483

Background

The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside their homes, an improvement of 14 percentage points since 2001. Electricity is used for lighting, cooking, and heating in about 65% of households.[3]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bekkersdal7030111.0355,838Xhosa
Cooke Mine703022.731,215Tsonga
Elsburg Gold Mine7030311.783,238Tsonga
Etlebeni703041.06636Xhosa
Glen Harvie703053.964,757Afrikaans
Hills Haven703061.352,147Afrikaans
Johannesburg703073.58315Sotho
Kloof Gold Mine7030818.076,819Sotho
Leeudoorn Mine703098.862,610Sotho
Libanon Gold Mine7031012.563,013Xhosa
Modderfontein703110.46490Sotho
Panvlak Gold Mine703123.13815Xhosa
Randfontein Mine7031310.222,774Tsonga
Venterspost7031440.191,048Afrikaans
Waterpan703151.57433Afrikaans
Westonaria703176.468,441Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality70316478.9014,731Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 17,90318,13836,04174.415823
Democratic Alliance 3,3523,2466,59813.6134
Azanian People's Organisation 7837731,5563.2011
COPE 7836801,4633.0011
IFP 6106251,2352.5011
UDM 3973777741.6011
African People's Convention 1591553140.6000
FF Plus 871142010.4000
Socialist Party of Azania 80871670.3000
Independent 52–520.10–0
NFP 52–520.10–0
Total 24,25824,19548,453100.0161531
Spoilt votes 588407995

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Westonaria Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Westonaria" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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