Mahikeng Local Municipality

Mahikeng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Mahikeng) is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. Mahikeng is a Setswana word meaning "place of rocks".^[3]

Mahikeng
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 25°55′S 25°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Seat	Mafikeng
Wards	35
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Tshepiso Mphehlo
Area
• Total	3,698 km2 (1,428 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	291,527
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	95.5%
• Coloured	2.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	1.3%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Tswana	78.4%
• English	4.6%
• Xhosa	3.9%
• Sotho	3.5%
• Other	9.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NW383

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Bafokeng Ba Ga Moraka	60801	0.59	792	Tswana
Bakwena Ba Ga Molopyane	60802	3.19	4,342	Tswana
Banogeng	60803	14.15	0	-
Barolong Boo Rapulana	60804	27.12	5,734	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 1	60805	390.94	45,751	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 2	60809	458.71	72,665	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3	60806	22.73	1,154	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 3	60810	24.04	1,013	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 4	60807	39.41	1,463	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 5	60811	141.89	36,599	Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratshidi Part 6	60808	31.75	2,666	Tswana
Batloung Ba Ga Shole	60812	5.43	8,434	Tswana
Floorspar Mine	60813	1.90	148	Tswana
Kopano	60814	161.49	17,041	Tswana
Madikwe Part 1	60815	102.28	151	Tswana
Madikwe Part 2	60822	0.83	347	Tswana
Mafikeng Part 1	60816	15.44	14,923	Tswana
Mafikeng Part 3	60824	105.41	296	Tswana
Mmabatho Part 1	60817	15.02	27,680	Tswana
Mmabatho Part 2	60825	344.56	63	Tswana
Montshioa	60818	2.68	8,939	Tswana
Rooigrond	60819	2.55	286	Tswana
Slurry	60820	2.95	540	Tswana
Wintershoek	60821	1.36	42	Afrikaans/Tswana
Remainder of the municipality (Mafikeng Part 2)	60823	1,777.21	8,433	Tswana

Politics

Main article: Mahikeng Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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 forty seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	27,487	56.72	35	27,413	56.43	5	40
	Economic Freedom Fighters	11,879	24.51	0	12,029	24.76	17	17
	Democratic Alliance	3,038	6.27	0	3,111	6.40	5	5
	Forum for Service Delivery	1,445	2.98	0	1,410	2.90	2	2
	United Christian Democratic Party	788	1.63	0	1,267	2.61	2	2
	Patriotic Alliance	599	1.24	0	633	1.30	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	649	1.34	0	582	1.20	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,102	2.27	0				0
	African Independent Congress	217	0.45	0	773	1.59	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	331	0.68	0	278	0.57	1	1
	8 other parties	926	1.91	0	1,086	2.24	0	0
Total		48,461	100.00	35	48,582	100.00	35	70
Valid votes		48,461	97.83		48,582	97.35
Invalid/blank votes		1,077	2.17		1,324	2.65
Total votes		49,538	100.00		49,906	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		131,902	37.56		131,902	37.84