Rand West City
Local municipality
Official seal of Rand West City
Seal
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatRandfontein
Boroughs35
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
[1]
 • Total1,115 km2 (431 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total261,053
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT485

Rand West City Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rand West City; Afrikaans: Rand West City Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Rand West City; Sotho: Masepala wa Rand West City) is a local municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[2] It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.

Politics

Main article: Rand West City Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 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 majority of seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[3]

Rand West City local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 24,410 25,253 49,663 45.3% 27 5 32
Democratic Alliance 12,629 12,569 25,198 23.0% 8 8 16
Economic Freedom Fighters 7,953 8,537 16,490 15.1% 0 11 11
Freedom Front Plus 2,092 2,135 4,227 3.9% 0 3 3
Patriotic Alliance 1,513 1,571 3,084 2.8% 0 2 2
Independent candidates 2,618 – 2,618 2.4% 0 – 0
Azanian People's Organisation 715 662 1,377 1.3% 0 1 1
Randfontein Peoples Party 574 756 1,330 1.2% 0 1 1
African Independent Congress 488 654 1,142 1.0% 0 1 1
Inkatha Freedom Party 423 562 985 0.9% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 410 480 890 0.8% 0 1 1
8 other parties 1,105 1,456 2,561 2.3% 0 0 0
Total 54,930 54,635 109,565 35 34 69
Valid votes 54,930 54,635 109,565 97.6%
Spoilt votes 1,074 1,564 2,638 2.4%
Total votes cast 56,004 56,199 112,203
Voter turnout 56,519
Registered voters 131,921
Turnout percentage 42.8%

Management

The power utility Eskom has identified Rand West as a municipality with a poor payment record. In 2021 it owed Eskom over R510 million.[4]


References

  1. ^ a b Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Randfontein, Westonaria.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rand West City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ^ Khumalo, Sibongile (2 September 2021). "Eskom wins judgment against Emfuleni municipality over R1.3 billion debt". news24.com. fin24. Retrieved 6 September 2021.


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