Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (; ), formerly known as Cradock Municipality, is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Nxuba.
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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) won a majority of ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Inxuba Yethemba local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 7,519 7,665 15,184 53.0% 5 5 10 5,707 5,645 11,352 39.7% 4 3 7 346 387 733 2.6% 0 1 1 329 398 727 2.5% 0 0 0 152 156 308 1.1% 0 0 0 269 – 269 0.9% 0 – 0 16 40 56 0.2% 0 0 0 Total 14,338 14,291 28,629 9 9 18 Valid votes 14,338 14,291 28,629 98.0% Spoilt votes 284 303 587 2.0% Total votes cast 14,622 14,594 29,216 Voter turnout 14,639 Registered voters 29,691 Turnout percentage 49.3%
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Cradock 21801123.9912,327 KwaNonzame 218032.755,591 Lingelihle 218044.9218,966 Middelburg 21805160.1012,523 Remainder of the municipality 2180211,302.8910,891
References
External links Official website