| Ezinqoleni | |
| Settlement Type: | Former local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ugu |
| Seat: | Izingolweni |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 6 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Makhosezwe Amon Mpisi |
| Area Total Km2: | 648 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 52540 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.8% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 95.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN215 |
Ezinqoleni Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Ezinqoleni is an isiZulu name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.[4]
There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.[5]
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50502 | 120.25 | 14,661 | ||
| 50503 | 9.59 | 0 | ||
| 50504 | 121.97 | 9,622 | ||
| 50505 | 84.87 | 26,757 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 50501 | 309.46 | 3,386 |
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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[7] [8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 9,733 | 10,185 | 19,918 | 67.3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2,691 | 2,250 | 4,941 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1,907 | 1,865 | 3,772 | 12.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 209 | 233 | 442 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 162 | 130 | 292 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 85 | 132 | 217 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14,787 | 14,795 | 29,582 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 347 | 362 | 709 | |||||