Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality

Big Five Hlabisa
Local municipality

Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Big Five Hlabisa highlighted
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMkhanyakude
Seat Hluhluwe
Government
  Type Municipal council
Area[1]
  Total 3,466 km2 (1,338 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 107,183
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN276

Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of The Big 5 False Bay and Hlabisa local municipalities.[2]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
Inkatha Freedom Party 17,758 18,125 35,883 52.3 8 5 13
African National Congress 14,743 14,999 29,742 43.3 5 6 11
Democratic Alliance 769 775 1,544 2.3 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 603 475 1,078 1.6 0 0 0
Independent 430 430 0.6 0 0
Total 34,303 34,374 68,677 100.0 13 12 25
Spoilt votes 591 535 1,126

References

  1. 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for The Big 5 False Bay, Hlabisa.
  2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hluhluwe/Somkele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Hluhluwe/Somkele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

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