Walter Sisulu Municipality (; ; ) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality was formed by merging the Maletswai and Gariep local municipalities immediately after the August 2016 local municipal elections.
Main places Main places in the municipality (historical Gariep and Maletswai) are:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Aliwal North 2880027.9516,001 Burgersdorp 28900527.925,241 Dukathole 2880014.9819,152 Jamestown 28800411.984,666 Khayamnandi 2890082.674,724 Mzamomhle 2890061.274,656 Venterstad 2890030.471,393 Oviston 289001358.88658 Steynsburg 28900914.702,488 Tembisa 2890071.746,094 Venterstad 28900217.593,596 Remainder of the municipality 288003 plus 289004 12,791.958,807
Neighbours The neighbour of Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DC14) is Senqu Local Municipality to the East. South of Walter Sisulu lies the Chris Hani District Municipality (DC13). On the Free State side is Mohokare Local Municipality in the Xhariep District Municipality (DC16).
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of twelve seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
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