Umsobomvu Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Colesberg 370004 174.8 16,869 Xhosa Kwazamuxolo 370006 0.7 3,334 Xhosa Masizakhe 370002 0.1 1,101 Xhosa Norvalspont 370001 0.8 97 Afrikaans Noupoort 370005 9.4 4,514 Afrikaans Remainder 370003 6,632.6 2,461 Afrikaans Total 6,818.5 28,376 Xhosa
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Umsobomvu local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 4,857 4,859 9,716 51.8% 5 2 7 2,738 2,753 5,491 29.3% 2 2 4 1,163 1,149 2,312 12.3% 0 2 2 343 335 678 3.6% 0 0 0 177 163 340 1.8% 0 0 0 101 108 209 1.1% 0 0 0 1 – 1 0.0% 0 – 0 Total 9,380 9,367 18,747 7 6 13 Valid votes 9,380 9,367 18,747 98.3% Spoilt votes 155 161 316 1.7% Total votes cast 9,535 9,528 19,063 Voter turnout 9,543 Registered voters 14,874 Turnout percentage 64.2%
References
External links Official website