Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Inxuba Yethemba
Local municipality
Official seal of Inxuba Yethemba
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°11′S 25°37′E / 32.183°S 25.617°E / -32.183; 25.617
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCradock
Wards9
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRaymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC)
 • SpeakerMaria Nortje (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThembisile Bobo (ANC)
Area
 • Total
11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
65,560
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African56.2%
 • Coloured32.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa50.0%
 • Afrikaans44.6%
 • English3.1%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC131

Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Inxuba Yethemba; Afrikaans: Inxuba Yethemba Munisipaliteit), formerly known as Cradock Municipality, is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Cradock.

Politics

Main article: Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.[3][4]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Inxuba Yethemba local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 7,519 7,665 15,184 53.0% 5 5 10
Democratic Alliance 5,707 5,645 11,352 39.7% 4 3 7
Patriotic Alliance 346 387 733 2.6% 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 329 398 727 2.5% 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 152 156 308 1.1% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 269 – 269 0.9% 0 – 0
African Transformation Movement 16 40 56 0.2% 0 0 0
Total 14,338 14,291 28,629 9 9 18
Valid votes 14,338 14,291 28,629 98.0%
Spoilt votes 284 303 587 2.0%
Total votes cast 14,622 14,594 29,216
Voter turnout 14,639
Registered voters 29,691
Turnout percentage 49.3%

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Cradock 21801 123.99 12,327
KwaNonzame 21803 2.75 5,591
Lingelihle 21804 4.92 18,966
Middelburg 21805 160.10 12,523
Remainder of the municipality 21802 11,302.89 10,891

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]