uMngeni Municipality () is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Balgowan 3.84980English Cedara 16.171,280Zulu Cedarge 6.785,888Zulu Emashingeni 2.52720Zulu Fort Nottingham 0.5238Zulu Garlington 1.35186English Hilton 30.909,340English Howick 29.3221,639English Karkloof Nature Reserve 07.99 KwaMevana 3.165,102Zulu Lidgetton West 7.994,521Zulu Lions River 2.41970Zulu Midmar 29.6895Zulu Mpophomeni 4,5825,732Zulu Nottingham Road 3.071,277Zulu Zenzani 0.43509Zulu Remainder of the municipality 1,415.7914,443Zulu
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of thirteen seats in the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
uMngeni local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 14,035 14,310 28,345 47.4 5 8 13 11,100 12,319 23,419 39.2 8 2 10 2,122 2,019 4,141 6.9 0 2 2 2,256 – 2,256 3.8 0 – 0 6 other parties 687 935 1,622 2.7 0 0 0 Total 30,200 29,583 59,783 13 12 25 Valid votes 30,200 29,583 59,783 98.2 Spoilt votes 660 450 1,110 1.8 Total votes cast 30,860 30,033 60,893 Voter turnout 30,883 Registered voters 54,063 Turnout percentage 57.1
References
External links http://www.umngeni.gov.za/