Senqu Local Municipality
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Senqu
| official_name =
| other_name =
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Senqu_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Eastern Cape with Senqu highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape
| map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape
|coordinates =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Joe Gqabi
| seat = Lady Grey
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 19
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Speaker
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = Chief Whip
| leader_name2 =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 7329
| 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 = 134150
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 97.3%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 1.2%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.2%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 1.1%
| 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|Xhosa}}
| demographics2_info1 = 74.3%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Sotho}}
| demographics2_info2 = 20.2%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info3 = 2.4%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|English}}
| demographics2_info4 = 1.3%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 1.8%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = EC142
| footnotes =
}}
Senqu Municipality ({{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Senqu}}; {{langx|st|Masepala wa Senqu}}) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Senqu is the Sesotho name for the Orange River.[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]
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 | |||
Amaqwati | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22701 22701] | 62.98 | 4,284 |
Amavundla | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22702 22702] | 86.37 | 8,123 |
Barkly East | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22703 22703] | 16.10 | 4,292 |
Basoto | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22704 22704] | 250.74 | 31,727 |
Batlokoa | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22705 22705] | 127.83 | 5,054 |
Herschel | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22706 22706] | 4.89 | 561 |
Hlubi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22707 22707] | 1,061.37 | 51,548 |
Khwezinaledi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22708 22708] | 0.81 | 4,793 |
Lady Grey | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22709 22709] | 23.75 | 1,312 |
Mfelandawonye | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22710 22710] | 0.05 | 27 |
Myamane | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22711 22711] | 122.04 | 9,296 |
Nkululeko | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22712 22712] | 0.53 | 4,077 |
Polar Park | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22713 22713] | 0.05 | 630 |
Rhodes | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22714 22714] | 10.28 | 129 |
Rossouw | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22715 22715] | 0.66 | 302 |
Sterkspruit | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22717 22717] | 4.02 | 1,557 |
Zakhele | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22718 22718] | 0.14 | 377 |
Zola | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22719 22719] | 0.02 | 337 |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/22716 22716] | 4,998.12 | 6,736 |
Politics
{{main|Senqu Local Municipality elections}}
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 an increased majority of twenty-five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Senqu |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC142 |access-date=2021-12-29 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=19702 |votes1_2=20272 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=8 |totseats1=25
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=2992 |votes2_2=3125 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=4
|party3=Sterkspruit Civic Association |votes3=1061 |votes3_2=1221 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=875 |votes4_2=941 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes5=508 |votes5_2=536 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=1010 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=United Democratic Movement |votes7=260 |votes7_2=363 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=Freedom Front Plus |votes8=313 |votes8_2=285 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=African Transformation Movement |votes9=292 |votes9_2=247 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=African People's Convention |votes10=188 |votes10_2=182 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Arusha Economic Coalition |votes11=77 |votes11_2=140 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|invalid=624 |invalid2=620
|electorate=60187 |electorate2=60187
}}
References
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External links
- http://www.senqumunicipality.co.za/
{{Municipalities of the Eastern Cape}}
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Category:Local municipalities of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality