Gariep Local Municipality is a defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The municipality was merged with Maletswai Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Burgersdorp 28900527.925,241 Khayamnandi 2890082.674,724 Mzamomhle 2890061.274,656 Nozizwe 2890030.471,393 Oviston 289001358.88658 Steynsburg 28900914.702,488 Tembisa 2890071.746,094 Venterstad 28900217.593,596 Remainder of the municipality 2890048,485.824,826
Politics The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 6,394 6,542 12,936 69.2 4 3 7 2,500 2,612 5,112 27.3 1 2 3 190 157 347 1.9 0 0 0 214 – 214 1.1 0 – 0 45 43 88 0.5 0 0 0 Total 9,343 9,354 18,697 100.0 5 5 10 Spoilt votes 147 137 284
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20120914054225/http://www.gariep.gov.za/