Mnquma Local Municipality

Mnquma Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Mnquma
Local municipality
Seal
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:[4]

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-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 48,24946,69394,94275.3311748
UDM 4,4924,7389,2307.3055
Democratic Alliance 2,9932,9315,9244.7033
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,7133,1835,8964.7033
African Independent Congress 782,6992,7772.2011
Congress of the People 1,2801,4292,7092.1011
Independent 1,971–1,9711.60–0
Pan Africanist Congress 7766151,3911.1011
United Congress 2754257000.6000
ACDP 2001983980.3000
Kingdom Governance Movement 860680.1000
Total 63,03562,971126,006100.0313162
Spoilt votes 1,4441,6263,070

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. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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