Mbhashe Municipality () is a local municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality was constituted in terms of the Municipal Structures Act of 1998 and comprises the areas that previously formed the Elliotdale, Willowvale and Dutywa town councils. The municipality is located in the north eastern part of the Amathole District Municipality. The main administrative office is situated in Dutywa.
Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of former President Thabo Mbeki. The Mbanyana Falls, Mbhashe Cultural Village and Donald Wood's Snooker Room number among its attractions. Mbhashe Municipality The word is derived from isiXhosa. The municipality is named after the Mbashe River. South African Languages - Place names The area also boasts the head offices of the AmaXhosa Kingdom at the Nqadu Great Place.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Bashee 21001213.8213,524 Bonkolo 21002158.199,394 Cizela 21003143.928,903 Ebongweni 2100419.861,223 Ebotwe 21005771.8049,869 Elliotdale 210068.211,012 Emvelini 21007177.4417,348 Gcaleka-Ngchana 21008146.5011,403 Hala 2100922.361,442 Idutywa Part 1 21010275.9728,957 Idutywa Part 2 210199.194,828 Jalamba 21011277.4731,914 Kwamkoloza 21012306.8718,655 Mpeko 210132.140 Ngqwangele 21014105.6312,998 Ngubezulu 21015238.1027,130 Ntonga 21016101.368,466 Ntshatshongo 2101748.533,779 Willowvale 210185.542,546
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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