Lephalale Local Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lephalale

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| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal = Lephalale_CoA.png

| seal_size = 150x100px

| image_map = Map of Limpopo with Lephalale highlighted.svg

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| map_alt = Location in Limpopo

| map_caption = Location in Limpopo

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Limpopo

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Waterberg

| seat = Lephalale

| parts_type = Wards

|parts = 12

| 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 = African National Congress

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Cllr Alpheus Thulare

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| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 13784

| 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 = 115767

| 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 = 90.7%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 0.9%

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

| demographics1_info3 = 0.3%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 7.9%

| 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|Northern Sotho}}

| demographics2_info1 = 51.7%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Tswana}}

| demographics2_info2 = 24.1%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info3 = 8.1%

| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|English}}

| demographics2_info4 = 3.1%

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 13%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = LIM362

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Lephalale Municipality ({{langx|nso|Mmasepala wa Lephalale}}; {{langx|tn|Mmasepala wa Lephalale}}) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lephalale.

Politics

In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC won with an overwhelming majority of 88% (with 27,299 votes), while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+, Afrikaans: VF+) only received 7% and 2% respectively.

In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's support fell to 82.0% (24,451 votes), while the DA increased their vote percentage to 8.5% (2,521 votes) and COPE, a newly formed party, gained 5.7% (1,697 votes) of the vote. The Freedom Front Plus, the now 4th largest part, lost some support to 1.61% (480 votes), albeit only 17 fewer votes.[http://www.elections.org.za/content/Pages/LGE_NPE_Reports/LGE_NPE_Reports_Search.aspx?lEEtypeID=1&id=1426 elections.org.za]

In the most recent 2014 South African general election, the ANC once again won overwhelmingly but again lost support, this time earning 73.8%. Much of its losses went to the new Economic Freedom Fighters which gained 10.9% and a third place. DA remained in second position and increased their support to 11.3%. COPE lost almost all its support and gained only 0.7%.

= Local elections =

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 seventeen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Detailed%20Results/NP/LIM362.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Lephalale |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=23 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NP/LIM362.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Lephalale |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=23 January 2017}}

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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats

WardListTotal%WardListTotal
{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}

| 18,389

18,26736,65664.610717
{{Party name with colour |Economic Freedom Fighters}}

| 5,522

5,65411,17619.7055
{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}

| 3,801

3,7817,58213.4314
{{Party name with colour |Freedom Front Plus}}

| 432

4188501.5000
{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}

| 172

1973690.7000
{{Party name with colour |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}}

| 61

641250.2000
{{Party name with colour |International Revelation Congress |colour=lightgrey |shortname=International Revelation Congress}}

| 3

23260.0000
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total

| 28,380

28,40456,784100.0131326
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes

| 523

451974

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]

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

Bakenberg[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91501 91501]260.8313,603Northern Sotho
Ellisras (renamed Lephalale in 2002)[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91502 91502]3.221,572Afrikaans
Kwarriehoek[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91503 91503]1.760-
Marapong[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91505 91505]3.215,636Northern Sotho
Onverwacht[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91506 91506]8.107,862Afrikaans
Potgietersrus[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91507 91507]23.8569Northern Sotho
Seleka[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91508 91508]335.6721,868Tswana
Shongoane[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91509 91509]67.9213,172Northern Sotho
St Catherina[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91510 91510]1.79939Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/91504 91504]18,898.8431,392Northern Sotho

References

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