Newcastle | |
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Amajuba |
| Seat | Newcastle |
| Wards | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,855 km2 (716 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 363,236 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.2% |
| • White | 3.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 85.6% |
| • English | 6.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.5% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN252 |
Newcastle Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Main places[edit]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | 52401 | 18.48 | 3,204 |
| Hlubi | 52402 | 108.11 | 73,931 |
| Madadeni | 52403 | 25.15 | 116,798 |
| Newcastle | 52404 | 199.06 | 44,123 |
| Ngagane | 52405 | 4.90 | 1,206 |
| Osizweni | 52406 | 15.35 | 80,265 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52408 | 1,483.87 | 13,449 |
Politics[edit]
The municipal council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 63,352 | 66,149 | 129,501 | 61.2 | 32 | 9 | 41 | |
| IFP | 18,210 | 17,298 | 35,508 | 16.8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 9,587 | 9,993 | 19,580 | 9.3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 8,074 | 8,128 | 16,202 | 7.7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Royal Loyal Progress | 1,522 | 1,437 | 2,959 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 2,379 | – | 2,379 | 1.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 813 | 801 | 1,614 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| People's Revolutionary Movement | 721 | 850 | 1,571 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 774 | 764 | 1,538 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ACDP | 376 | 381 | 757 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 105,808 | 105,801 | 211,609 | 100.0 | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,849 | 1,821 | 3,670 | |||||
In a by-election held on 5 April 2017, a ward previously held by the ANC was won by an independent candidate.[7] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 31 | 9 | 40 | |
| IFP | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | – | 1 | |
| People's Revolutionary Movement | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Royal Loyal Progress | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Newcastle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Newcastle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Results of the Municipal By-Elections held on 05 April 2017". Electoral Commission of South Africa. 6 April 2017.
furthermore an independent candidate won a seat previously held by the African National Congress
External links[edit]
- http://www.newcastle.gov.za/
Coordinates: 27°44′39″S 29°56′14″E / 27.74417°S 29.93722°E / -27.74417; 29.93722
