Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality

Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality (previously Engcobo Municipality)^[4] is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ngcobo is an isiXhosa word for a sweet grass found in the area.^[5]

Dr AB Xuma
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Seat	Ngcobo
Wards	20
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Siyabulela Zangqa (ANC)
• Speaker	Skosana Mbolo (ANC)
• Chief Whip	Nobantu Macingwane (ANC)
Area
• Total	2,484 km2 (959 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	155,513
• Density	62.61/km2 (162.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Xhosa	94.7%
• English	2.0%
• Other	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC137

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[6]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Amantondo	22401	132.82	7,033
Amaqwati	22402	167.65	16,863
Dumalisile	22403	128.98	8,330
Ngcobo	22404	26.55	6,124
Gqutyini	22405	259.73	12,165
Hala	22406	185.31	13,339
Jumba	22407	279.27	16,774
Luhewini	22408	149.02	14,707
Moshi	22409	171.90	11,447
Sidindi	22410	386.90	23,005
Singqumeni	22411	166.64	6,113
Tara	22412	46.35	3,190
Upper Gqobonco	22413	157.67	9,319

Politics

Main article: Engcobo Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[7]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	26,473	81.92	20	26,445	82.07	12	32
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,774	5.49	0	1,804	5.60	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,643	5.08	0	1,635	5.07	2	2
	African Transformation Movement	965	2.99	0	981	3.04	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	506	1.57	0	436	1.35	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	256	0.79	0	272	0.84	1	1
	Independent candidates	141	0.44	0				0
	5 other parties	557	1.72	0	648	2.01	0	0
Total		32,315	100.00	20	32,221	100.00	19	39
Valid votes		32,315	98.27		32,221	98.03
Invalid/blank votes		568	1.73		647	1.97
Total votes		32,883	100.00		32,868	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		70,369	46.73		70,369	46.71