Ikwezi Local Municipality

Ikwezi Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Ikwezi is an isiXhosa name that means "morning star".[4] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.

Ikwezi
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
SeatJansenville
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSizwe Alfred Mngwevu
Area
 • Total4,563 km2 (1,762 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total10,537
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African37.2%
 • Coloured54.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White7.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans69.6%
 • Xhosa25.8%
 • English2.6%
 • Other2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC103

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Jansenville2030223.831,433Afrikaans
Klipplaat203032.191,257Afrikaans
KwaZamukucinga203041.183,477Xhosa
Wongalethu203051.621,640Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality203014,420.872,558Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 2,3462,3564,70266.0415
Democratic Alliance 1,0441,2112,25531.6022
Independent 168–1682.40–0
Total 3,5583,5677,125100.0437
Spoilt votes 6261123

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
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ikwezi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ikwezi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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