Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks 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 Schoonspruit Nature Reserve 6170138.410 - Tshing 617022.1713,533Tswana Ventersdorp 617047.253,212Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 617033,716.5126,329Tswana
Politics The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 8,612 8,791 17,403 80.9 6 4 10 1,577 1,470 3,047 14.2 0 2 2 410 331 741 3.4 0 0 0 155 168 323 1.5 0 0 0 Total 10,754 10,760 21,514 100.0 6 6 12 Spoilt votes 203 192 395
References
External links Official Website