eMadlangeni Local Municipality

eMadlangeni Local Municipality, previously known as Utrecht Local Municipality, is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

eMadlangeni
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Amajuba
Seat	Utrecht
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Lindile Mhlungu
Area
• Total	3,539 km^2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	34,442
• Density	9.7/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	92.7%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	5.7%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	87.9%
• Afrikaans	6.1%
• English	1.7%
• Other	4.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN253

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Utrecht	52503	57.60	4,365
Waterval	52502	19.01	2,948
Remainder of the municipality	52501	3,462.16	24,969

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	4,788	5,167	9,955	55.8	6	0	6
	IFP	1,977	1,986	3,963	22.2	0	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	759	789	1,548	8.7	0	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	588	608	1,196	6.7	0	1	1
	Independent	537	–	537	3.0	0	–	0
	Freedom Front Plus	119	124	243	1.4	0	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	92	117	209	1.2	0	0	0
	Royal Loyal Progress	83	116	199	1.1	0	0	0
Total		8,943	8,907	17,850	100.0	6	5	11
Spoilt votes		223	257	480

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. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

External links

• http://emadlangeni.gov.za/