Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Alfred Duma Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Alfred Duma) is a local municipality within the uThukela District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was established for the August 2016 local elections by merging the Emnambithi/Ladysmith and Indaka local municipalities.[2]
Alfred Duma Local Municipality | |
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Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Alfred Duma highlighted | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uThukela |
| Seat | Ladysmith |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 340,553 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN238 |
Politics edit
The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 62,836 | 64,422 | 127,258 | 63.6 | 32 | 14 | 46 | |
| IFP | 21,750 | 21,824 | 43,574 | 21.8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,887 | 6,134 | 12,021 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| EFF | 5,145 | 5,148 | 10,293 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| National Democratic Convention | 976 | 1,061 | 2,037 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Peoples Ambassadors | 969 | 721 | 1,690 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,012 | – | 1,012 | 0.5 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Mantungwa Community | 328 | 496 | 824 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FF Plus | 316 | 253 | 569 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 238 | 256 | 494 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 7 | 151 | 158 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 136 | – | 136 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 99,600 | 100,466 | 200,066 | 100.0 | 36 | 36 | 72 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,396 | 1,776 | 3,172 | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Emnambithi/Ladysmith, Indaka.
- ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ladysmith/Waaihoek" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ladysmith/Waaihoek" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.