Mpofana Local Municipality

Mpofana
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMgungundlovu
Seat Mooi River
Wards 4
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mcedisi Mthethwa
Area
 • Total 1,820 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 38,103
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 92.1%
 • Coloured 0.6%
 • Indian/Asian 1.8%
 • White 5.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 87.0%
 • English 7.0%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.2%
 • Other 4.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN223

Mpofana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Mooi River 5090213.4213,408
Rosetta 509031.49299
Remainder of the municipality 509011,642.8523,104

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

2011 election

In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 6,602 6,721 13,323 70.0 4 1 5
Democratic Alliance 1,243 1,182 2,425 12.7 0 1 1
Inkatha Freedom Party 1,113 1,141 2,254 11.8 0 1 1
National Freedom Party 522 455 977 5.1 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 35 31 66 0.3 0 0 0
Total 9,515 9,530 19,045 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 110 94 204

2014 election

On 3 September 2014 the Mpofana municipal council was dissolved,[7] and new elections were held on 26 November.[8] The African National Congress (ANC) again won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[9]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 5,576 5,500 11,076 67.9 4 1 5
Inkatha Freedom Party 1,089 1,107 2,196 13.5 0 1 1
Democratic Alliance 1,035 1,016 2,051 12.6 0 1 1
National Freedom Party 328 334 662 4.1 0 0 0
African Independent Congress 113 208 321 2.0 0 0 0
Total 8,141 8,165 16,306 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 87 110 197

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 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: Mooi Mpofana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mooi Mpofana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Peters, Sherlissa (4 September 2014). "MEC's warning to failing authorities". Daily News. Durban. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "By-elections because of dissolved municipalities". The Citizen. Sapa. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mooi Mpofana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

Coordinates: 29°09′33″S 29°57′45″E / 29.15917°S 29.96250°E / -29.15917; 29.96250

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