Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality

Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of The Big 5 False Bay and Hlabisa local municipalities.[2]

Big Five Hlabisa
Local municipality
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Big Five Hlabisa highlighted
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMkhanyakude
Seat	Hlabisa
Government
• Type	Municipal council
Area [1]
• Total	3,466 km^2 (1,338 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	107,183
• Density	31/km^2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN276

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	IFP	17,758	18,125	35,883	52.3	8	5	13
	ANC	14,743	14,999	29,742	43.3	5	6	11
	Democratic Alliance	769	775	1,544	2.3	0	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	603	475	1,078	1.6	0	0	0
	Independent	430	–	430	0.6	0	–	0
Total		34,303	34,374	68,677	100.0	13	12	25
Spoilt votes		591	535	1,126

References

1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for The Big 5 False Bay, Hlabisa.
2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hluhluwe/Somkele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Hluhluwe/Somkele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2016.