eMadlangeni
Local municipality
Official seal of eMadlangeni
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
SeatUtrecht
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLindile Mhlungu
Area
 • Total3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total34,442
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African92.7%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White5.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu87.9%
 • Afrikaans6.1%
 • English1.7%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN253

eMadlangeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Madlangeni), previously known as Utrecht Municipality, is a local municipality within the Amajuba District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Utrecht 52503 57.60 4,365
Waterval 52502 19.01 2,948
Remainder of the municipality 52501 3,462.16 24,969

Politics

Main article: eMadlangeni Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 its majority, with both the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) winning four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party2,60132.9432,93037.0614
African National Congress2,26928.7422,32029.3424
Democratic Alliance7739.79187911.1201
Economic Freedom Fighters7299.23080010.1211
National Freedom Party3774.7703534.4611
Independent candidates5857.4100
Patriotic Alliance1812.2901662.1000
African Transformation Movement1131.430951.2000
Team Sugar South Africa700.8901011.2800
KZN Independence290.370981.2400
Abantu Batho Congress390.490400.5100
Royal Loyal Progress370.470400.5100
African People's Movement390.490330.4200
African Mantungwa Community310.390230.2900
African Freedom Revolution230.290290.3700
Total7,896100.0067,907100.00511
Valid votes7,89697.047,90797.09
Invalid/blank votes2412.962372.91
Total votes8,137100.008,144100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,01954.1815,01954.22

References

  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[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — eMadlangeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

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