Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, is a local municipality in Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The seat is Cradock.

Inxuba Yethemba
Local municipality
Official seal of Inxuba Yethemba
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°11′S 25°37′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCradock
Wards9
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRaymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC)
 • SpeakerMaria Nortje (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThembisile Bobo (ANC)
Area
 • Total11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total65,560
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African56.2%
 • Coloured32.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa50.0%
 • Afrikaans44.6%
 • English3.1%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC131

Politics
Main article: Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.[3][4]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Inxuba Yethemba local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 7,5197,66515,18453.0%5510
Democratic Alliance 5,7075,64511,35239.7%437
Patriotic Alliance 3463877332.6%011
Economic Freedom Fighters 3293987272.5%000
Freedom Front Plus 1521563081.1%000
Independent candidates 269–2690.9%0–0
African Transformation Movement 1640560.2%000
Total 14,33814,29128,6299918
Valid votes 14,33814,29128,62998.0%
Spoilt votes 2843035872.0%
Total votes cast 14,62214,59429,216
Voter turnout 14,639
Registered voters 29,691
Turnout percentage 49.3%

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Cradock21801123.9912,327
KwaNonzame218032.755,591
Lingelihle218044.9218,966
Middelburg21805160.1012,523
Remainder of the municipality2180211,302.8910,891

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Results Summary – All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa
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