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Ventersdorp Local Municipality

Coordinates: 26°20′S 26°55′E / 26.333°S 26.917°E / -26.333; 26.917
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Ventersdorp
Official seal of Ventersdorp
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Kenneth Kaunda
SeatVentersdorp
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNontetho Cilia Phoyane
Area
 • Total3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total56,702
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.1%
 • Coloured2.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana75.0%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • Xhosa7.3%
 • English2.4%
 • Other6.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW401

Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Schoonspruit Nature Reserve 61701 38.41 0 -
Tshing 61702 2.17 13,533 Tswana
Ventersdorp 61704 7.25 3,212 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 61703 3,716.51 26,329 Tswana

Politics

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The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 8,612 8,791 17,403 80.9 6 4 10
DA 1,577 1,470 3,047 14.2 0 2 2
COPE 410 331 741 3.4 0 0 0
VF+ 155 168 323 1.5 0 0 0
Total 10,754 10,760 21,514 100.0 6 6 12
Spoilt votes 203 192 395

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ventersdorp" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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