Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality

{{distinguish|Lekwa Local Municipality}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lekwa-Teemane

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| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal = Lekwa-Teemane_CoA.png

| seal_size = 150x100px

| image_map = Map of the North West with Lekwa-Teemane highlighted.svg

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| map_alt = Location in the North West

| map_caption = Location in the North West

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North West

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

| seat = Christiana

| parts_type = Wards

|parts = 7

| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |accessdate=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 }}

| government_type = Municipal council

| leader_party = ANC

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Sebang Motlhabi

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| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 3681

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}

| population_total = 53248

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}

| demographics1_info1 = 81.2%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 7.4%

| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}

| demographics1_info3 = 0.6%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 10.4%

| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}

| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Tswana}}

| demographics2_info1 = 64.4%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info2 = 17.8%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Sotho}}

| demographics2_info3 = 6.0%

| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}

| demographics2_info4 = 5.5%

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 6.3%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = NW396

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Lekwa-Teemane Municipality ({{langx|tn|Mmasepala wa Lekwa-Teemane}}; {{langx|af|Lekwa-Teemane Munisipaliteit}}) is a local municipality within the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, located in the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Christiana.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]

class="wikitable sortable"

! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language

Bloemhof[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61601 61601]68.094,987Afrikaans
Boitumelong[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61602 61602]3.1423,155Tswana
Christiana[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61603 61603]59.914,862Afrikaans
Utlwanang[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61605 61605]2.3411,701Tswana
Remainder of the municipality[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61604 61604]3,572.354,366Tswana

Politics

{{main|Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality elections}}

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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) lost their outright majority on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web|title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lekwa-Teemane|url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NW396/short|access-date=2021-12-04|website=wikitable.frith.dev}}

{{Election results

|firstround=Ward |secondround=List

|party1=African National Congress |votes1=5364 |votes1_2=5334 |seats1=5 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=7

|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=2597 |votes2_2=2659 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=4

|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1021 |votes3_2=1035 |seats3=1 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=1

|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=743 |votes4_2=725 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1

|party5=Forum for Service Delivery |votes5=651 |votes5_2=667 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1

|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=526 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0

|party7=4 other parties |votes7=313 |votes7_2=574 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0

|invalid=181 |invalid2=242

|electorate=23665 |electorate2=23665

}}

References

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