Siyathemba Municipality () is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
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 E'Thembeni 313012.143,073Afrikaans Marydale 3130275.112,080Afrikaans Niekerkshoop 3130331.012,001Afrikaans Prieska 31304194.258,447Afrikaans Westerberg 3130610.410 - Remainder of the municipality 313057,938.901,920Afrikaans
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Siyathemba local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 3,289 3,310 6,599 44.4% 5 0 5 2,959 2,937 5,896 39.7% 1 3 4 950 942 1,892 12.7% 0 2 2 200 221 421 2.8% 0 0 0 27 27 54 0.4% 0 0 0 Total 7,425 7,437 14,862 6 5 11 Valid votes 7,425 7,437 14,862 98.8% Spoilt votes 91 94 185 1.2% Total votes cast 7,516 7,531 15,047 Voter turnout 7,539 Registered voters 12,434 Turnout percentage 60.6%
References
External links Official website