Lephalale Local Municipality

Lephalale Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Lephalale; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Lephalale) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lephalale.

Lephalale
Local municipality
Official seal of Lephalale
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
SeatLephalale
Wards12
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr Alpheus Thulare (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total13,784 km2 (5,322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total115,767
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African90.7%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White7.9%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Northern Sotho51.7%
 • Tswana24.1%
 • Afrikaans8.1%
 • English3.1%
 • Other13%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM362

Politics

In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC won with an overwhelming majority of 88% (with 27,299 votes), while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+, Afrikaans: VF+) only received 7% and 2% respectively.

In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's support fell to 82.0% (24,451 votes), while the DA increased their vote percentage to 8.5% (2,521 votes) and COPE, a newly formed party, gained 5.7% (1,697 votes) of the vote. The Freedom Front Plus, the now 4th largest part, lost some support to 1.61% (480 votes), albeit only 17 fewer votes.[3]

In the most recent 2014 South African general election, the ANC once again won overwhelmingly but again lost support, this time earning 73.8%. Much of its losses went to the new Economic Freedom Fighters which gained 10.9% and a third place. DA remained in second position and increased their support to 11.3%. COPE lost almost all its support and gained only 0.7%.

Local elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seventeen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 18,38918,26736,65664.610717
EFF 5,5225,65411,17619.7055
Democratic Alliance 3,8013,7817,58213.4314
FF Plus 4324188501.5000
COPE 1721973690.7000
PAC 61641250.2000
International Revelation Congress 323260.0000
Total 28,38028,40456,784100.0131326
Spoilt votes 523451974

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Bakenberg91501260.8313,603Northern Sotho
Ellisras (renamed Lephalale in 2002)915023.221,572Afrikaans
Kwarriehoek915031.760-
Marapong915053.215,636Northern Sotho
Onverwacht915068.107,862Afrikaans
Potgietersrus9150723.8569Northern Sotho
Seleka91508335.6721,868Tswana
Shongoane9150967.9213,172Northern Sotho
St Catherina915101.79939Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality9150418,898.8431,392Northern Sotho

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. elections.org.za
  4. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lephalale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

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