Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality was Modimolle.
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the new and larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.
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 Nylstroom 9170215.378,727Afrikaans Phagameng 917034.2625,078Sepedi Vaalwater 917042.678,337Sepedi Remainder of the municipality 917016,205.5730,642Sepedi
Politics The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 10,369 11,670 22,039 66.2 7 6 13 3,483 3,633 7,116 21.4 2 2 4 932 835 1,767 5.3 0 1 1 1,515 – 1,515 4.6 0 – 0 159 307 466 1.4 0 0 0 97 100 197 0.6 0 0 0 50 128 178 0.5 0 0 0 Total 16,605 16,673 33,278 100.0 9 9 18 Spoilt votes 417 456 873
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