Lesedi Local Municipality

Lesedi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng in South Africa.

Lesedi
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°30′S 28°30′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	Sedibeng
Seat	Heidelberg
Wards	13
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Lerato Maloka
Area
• Total	1,484 km^2 (573 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	99,520
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	77.3%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	1.3%
• White	19.7%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	40.8%
• Sotho	21.9%
• Afrikaans	19.5%
• English	5.0%
• Other	12.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	GT423

Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883.

Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area.[4]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seats on the council.

The planned abolition of the Lesedi, and its absorption into Ekurhuleni after the 2016 municipal elections, was blocked by the High Court of South Africa in 2015. [5]

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	18,829	18,888	37,717	62.1	10	6	16
	Democratic Alliance	7,207	7,235	14,442	23.8	3	3	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,070	3,005	6,075	10.0	0	3	3
	Freedom Front Plus	1,041	1,058	2,099	3.5	0	1	1
	IFP	118	167	285	0.5	0	0	0
	Independent	133	-	133	0.2	0	0	0
Total		30,398	30,353	60,751	100.0	13	13	26
Spoilt votes		367	373	740

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Devon	70601	1.72	704	Afrikaans
Heidelberg	70602	30.16	11,614	Afrikaans
Impumelelo	70603	1.44	6,226	Zulu
Ratanda	70606	4.15	35,145	Zulu
Remainder of the municipality	70604	1,378.90	16,350	Zulu

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. South African Languages - Place names
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lesedi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lesedi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
8. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

External links

• Lesedi Local Municipality