Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Explained

Fetakgomo Tubatse
Native Name:FTM
Settlement Type:Local municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limpopo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Greater Sekhukhune
Seat:Burgersfort
Government Type:Municipal council
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5693
Population Total:429471
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank Info Sec1:LIM476

Fetakgomo Tubatse Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Fetakgomo Tubatse)[2] is a local municipality within the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Fetakgomo and Greater Tubatse local municipalities.[3]

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 fifty-four seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[4] [5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
64,761 67,703 132,464 68.2 39 15 54
17,046 18,433 35,479 18.3 0 15 15
4,477 4,479 8,956 4.6 0 4 4
5,611 5,611 2.9 0 0
1,077 1,082 2,159 1.1 0 1 1
937 885 1,822 0.9 0 1 1
854 905 1,759 0.9 0 1 1
881 767 1,648 0.9 0 1 1
Others1,700 2,617 4,317 2.2 0 0 0
Total97,344 96,871 194,215 100.0 39 38 77
Spoilt votes1,760 2,079 3,839

Notes and References

  1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Fetakgomo, Greater Tubatse.
  2. News: Notice in terms of section 16(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998): official names of LIM 345, LIM 368 and LIM 476 local municipalities . Jerry . Ndou . Limpopo Provincial Gazette . 24 . 2864 . 10 November 2017 . Polokwane . Government Printer . 2021-05-08.
  3. Web site: The Local Government Handbook. 6 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Tubatse/Fetakgomo . Independent Electoral Commission . 26 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Tubatse/Fetakgomo . Independent Electoral Commission . 26 January 2017.