Umsobomvu Local Municipality

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

Umsobomvu
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°50′S 25°10′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Colesberg
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Nombulelo Lillian Hermans
Area
• Total	6,819 km^2 (2,633 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	28,376
• Density	4.2/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	62.6%
• Coloured	30.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	5.7%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Xhosa	55.2%
• Afrikaans	38.6%
• Sotho	1.9%
• English	1.8%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC072

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population	Most spoken language
Colesberg	370004	174.8	16,869	Xhosa
Kwazamuxolo	370006	0.7	3,334	Xhosa
Masizakhe	370002	0.1	1,101	Xhosa
Norvalspont	370001	0.8	97	Afrikaans
Noupoort	370005	9.4	4,514	Afrikaans
Remainder	370003	6,632.6	2,461	Afrikaans
Total		6,818.5	28,376	Xhosa

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 seven 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	6,643	6,685	13,328	68.2	6	1	7
	Democratic Alliance	2,385	2,335	4,720	24.2	0	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	585	577	1,162	6.0	0	1	1
	Congress of the People	65	121	186	0.9	0	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	79	68	147	0.8	0	0	0
Total		9,757	9,786	19,543	100.0	6	5	11
Spoilt votes		179	162	341

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. "Umsobomvu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umsobomvu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umsobomvu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

External links

• Official website