| Westonaria | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -26.3333°N 67°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Rand |
| Seat: | Westonaria |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 16 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nonkoliso Tundzi |
| Area Total Km2: | 640 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 111767 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 91.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.0% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 26.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 18.8% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 14.5% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 10.4% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 29.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | GT483 |
Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.
The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside their homes, an improvement of 14 percentage points since 2001. Electricity is used for lighting, cooking, and heating in about 65% of households.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70301 | 11.03 | 55,838 | Xhosa | ||
| 70302 | 2.73 | 1,215 | Tsonga | ||
| 70303 | 11.78 | 3,238 | Tsonga | ||
| 70304 | 1.06 | 636 | Xhosa | ||
| 70305 | 3.96 | 4,757 | Afrikaans | ||
| 70306 | 1.35 | 2,147 | Afrikaans | ||
| Johannesburg | 70307 | 3.58 | 315 | Sotho | |
| 70308 | 18.07 | 6,819 | Sotho | ||
| 70309 | 8.86 | 2,610 | Sotho | ||
| 70310 | 12.56 | 3,013 | Xhosa | ||
| 70311 | 0.46 | 490 | Sotho | ||
| 70312 | 3.13 | 815 | Xhosa | ||
| 70313 | 10.22 | 2,774 | Tsonga | ||
| 70314 | 40.19 | 1,048 | Afrikaans | ||
| 70315 | 1.57 | 433 | Afrikaans | ||
| 70317 | 6.46 | 8,441 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 70316 | 478.90 | 14,731 | Zulu |
The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 17,903 | 18,138 | 36,041 | 74.4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 3,352 | 3,246 | 6,598 | 13.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 783 | 773 | 1,556 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 783 | 680 | 1,463 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 610 | 625 | 1,235 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 397 | 377 | 774 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 159 | 155 | 314 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | 114 | 201 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | 87 | 167 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | – | 52 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 52 | – | 52 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| Total | 24,258 | 24,195 | 48,453 | 100.0 | 16 | 15 | 31 | |
| Spoilt votes | 588 | 407 | 995 | |||||