Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.

Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Makuya 90601469.385,948Venda Manenzhe 90602124.943,902Venda Moletele 90603140.962,229Venda Mphaphuli 906041.83449Venda Rambuda 90605600.9227,610Venda Thengwe 90606282.7124,812Venda Tshikondeni Mine 906070.95512Afrikaans Tshikundamalema 90608667.8013,471Venda

Politics The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 19,826 20,254 40,080 86.2 13 10 23 953 1,122 2,075 4.5 0 1 1 355 750 1,105 2.4 0 1 1 514 396 910 1.9 0 1 1 450 381 831 1.8 0 0 0 823 – 823 1.8 0 – 0 346 333 679 1.5 0 0 0 Total 23,267 23,236 46,503 100.0 13 13 26 Spoilt votes 274 226 500

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