Rand West City Local Municipality
| Rand West City | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Gauteng | |
| District | West Rand | |
| Seat | Randfontein | |
| Boroughs | 35 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,115 km2 (431 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 261,053 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | GT485 | |
Rand West City Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[2]
Politics
The municipal council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 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 following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 39,954 | 39,865 | 79,819 | 52.7 | 27 | 10 | 37 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 20,500 | 20,313 | 40,813 | 26.9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,110 | 9,031 | 18,141 | 12.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Randfontein Peoples Party | 2,429 | 2,537 | 4,966 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,254 | 1,122 | 2,376 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 789 | 757 | 1,546 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 701 | 724 | 1,425 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | 1,170 | 1,353 | 2,523 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 75,907 | 75,702 | 151,609 | 100.0 | 35 | 34 | 69 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,086 | 1,180 | 2,266 | |||||
References
- 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Randfontein, Westonaria.
- ↑ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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