Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Local Municipality.
Background The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside their homes, an improvement of 14 percentage points since 2001. Electricity is used for lighting, cooking, and heating in about 65% of households.Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Westonaria Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.
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 Bekkersdal 7030111.0355,838Xhosa Cooke Mine 703022.731,215Tsonga Elsburg Gold Mine 7030311.783,238Tsonga Etlebeni 703041.06636Xhosa Glen Harvie 703053.964,757Afrikaans Hills Haven 703061.352,147Afrikaans Johannesburg 703073.58315Sotho Kloof Gold Mine 7030818.076,819Sotho Leeudoorn Mine 703098.862,610Sotho Libanon Gold Mine 7031012.563,013Xhosa Modderfontein 703110.46490Sotho Panvlak Gold Mine 703123.13815Xhosa Randfontein Mine 7031310.222,774Tsonga Venterspost 7031440.191,048Afrikaans Waterpan 703151.57433Afrikaans Westonaria 703176.468,441Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 70316478.9014,731Zulu
Politics The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 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 17,903 18,138 36,041 74.4 15 8 23 3,352 3,246 6,598 13.6 1 3 4 783 773 1,556 3.2 0 1 1 783 680 1,463 3.0 0 1 1 610 625 1,235 2.5 0 1 1 397 377 774 1.6 0 1 1 159 155 314 0.6 0 0 0 87 114 201 0.4 0 0 0 80 87 167 0.3 0 0 0 52 – 52 0.1 0 – 0 52 – 52 0.1 0 – 0 Total 24,258 24,195 48,453 100.0 16 15 31 Spoilt votes 588 407 995
References
External links Official website