Lukhanji Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Lukhanji is a Xhosa name for the mountain that runs from the eastern side of Queenstown to the western side. South African Languages - Place names After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places (Note: only places with more than 1,000 inhabitants listed here):Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Census code Area (km2) Population Angola, Lukhanji 2810373.781,693 Brakkloof 2810524.652,000 Embekweni 2810834.251,343 Ezibeleni 28101532.0930,113 EZweledinga 2810932.891,022 Hewu 2810682.002,193 Illinge 2810294.6510,689 KwaNkcwa 2810211.991,219 Lesseyton 2810132.532,715 Lower Didimana 2810502.391,288 McBride 2810382.392,127 Mlungisi 2810183.6724,901 Mtebele 2810233.751,705 New Deka 2810121.681,163 Queenstown 28101767.6343,971 Sada 2810674.5713,493 Tambo 2810554.063,056 Toisekraal 2810111.021,467 Whittlesea 28106615.3714,756 Remainder of the municipality 2810023,588.356,233
Politics The municipal council consisted of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats WardIn one ward the ANC candidate was deemed elected without a ballot as no other candidates were nominated. List Total % Ward List Total 38,507 39,655 78,162 82.8 26 19 45 4,369 4,807 9,176 9.7 1 4 5 880 2,194 3,074 3.3 0 2 2 1,170 897 2,067 2.2 0 1 1 384 360 744 0.8 0 1 1 357 151 508 0.5 0 0 0 380 – 380 0.4 0 – 0 107 60 167 0.2 0 0 0 22 84 106 0.1 0 0 0 Total 46,176 48,208 94,384 100.0 27 27 54 Spoilt votes 927 625 1,552
References
External links Official website