Magareng Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Ikutseng 385001 4.9 16,683 Warrenton 385002 26.8 5,905 Remainder of the municipality 385003 1,510.0 1,616 Total 1,541.7 24,204
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 six 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Magareng local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 2,989 3,146 6,135 50.3% 5 1 6 1,064 1,400 2,464 20.2% 0 2 2 756 859 1,615 13.3% 1 1 2 378 477 855 7.0% 0 1 1 716 – 716 5.9% 0 – 0 159 160 319 2.6% 0 0 0 36 46 82 0.7% 0 0 0 Total 6,098 6,088 12,186 6 5 11 Valid votes 6,098 6,088 12,186 98.2% Spoilt votes 106 122 228 1.8% Total votes cast 6,204 6,210 12,414 Voter turnout 6,213 Registered voters 11,644 Turnout percentage 53.4%
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