Siyancuma Local Municipality

Siyancuma Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Siyancuma
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Douglas
Wards	7
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	L. Oliphant (ANC)
Area
• Total	16,753 km^2 (6,468 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	37,076
• Density	2.2/km^2 (5.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	33.0%
• Coloured	57.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	7.5%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	90.5%
• Tswana	5.1%
• English	1.3%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC078

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Breipaal	31401	1.40	8,533	Afrikaans
Campbell	31402	78.42	1,763	Afrikaans
Douglas	31403	73.29	6,946	Afrikaans
Griekwastad	31404	77.09	3,952	Afrikaans
Mathlomola	31405	0.18	1,265	Afrikaans
Ritchie	31406	140.31	953	Afrikaans
Schmidtsdrift	31407	22.75	3,243
Remainder of the municipality	31408	9,634.35	9,152	Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining 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 eight 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	7,182	7,145	14,327	58.1	6	2	8
	Democratic Alliance	2,398	2,449	4,847	19.7	1	2	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,230	2,203	4,433	18.0	0	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	349	294	643	2.6	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	162	216	378	1.5	0	0	0
	Independent	31	–	31	0.1	0	–	0
Total		12,352	12,307	24,659	100.0	7	6	13
Spoilt votes		173	192	365

References

1. "Council". Siyancuma Local Municipality. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

External links

• Official website