Mnquma Local Municipality

Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Mnquma
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Seat	Butterworth
Wards	31
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sithembiso Ncetezo (ANC)
• Speaker	Thobeka Bikitsha (ANC)
• Chief Whip	Nomfundiso Tshona (ANC)
Area
• Total	3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	252,390
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Xhosa	96.1%
• English	1.4%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC122

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[3]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Amabhele	21101	526.95	32,672
Amahlubi	21102	631.51	42,651
Amambalu	21103	21.21	1,562
Amazizi	21104	623.87	54,406
Butterworth	21105	26.88	45,900
Fingo	21106	105.70	6,481
Gcaleka	21107	61.93	5,898
Gqogqora	21108	39.39	2,302
Imidushane	21109	64.07	4,239
Jalamba	21110	90.71	7,795
Centane Part 1	21111	4.44	784
Centane Part 2	21131	2.99	528
Kwebulana	21112	9.66	630
Lindinxiwa	21113	55.14	2,602
Mac Vigar	21114	134.74	6,410
Mazeppa Bay	21115	0.57	42
Mazizini	21116	43.39	2,040
Mnquma	21117	56.03	727
Mtoto	21118	52.88	4,260
Ngqwara	21119	193.31	14,912
Ngubezulu	21120	17.93	1,793
Ngusi	21121	114.11	7,347
Nqadu	21122	3.71	231
Nqamakwe	21123	16.09	1,405
Ntshatshongo	21124	0.72	0
Qolora Mouth	21126	0.34	69
Qolora	21125	201.39	20,265
Springs	21127	0.80	116
Teko	21128	61.74	5,686
Tutura	21129	47.50	5,664
Tyhali	21130	113.68	8,359

Politics

Main article: Mnquma Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[4]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	35,150	70.00	32	35,458	70.58	13	45
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,766	7.50	0	3,845	7.65	5	5
	United Democratic Movement	3,600	7.17	0	3,815	7.59	5	5
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,579	3.14	0	1,423	2.83	2	2
	African Transformation Movement	1,106	2.20	0	1,153	2.30	2	2
	Congress of the People	1,020	2.03	0	1,083	2.16	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	901	1.79	0	978	1.95	1	1
	Batho Pele Movement	915	1.82	0	803	1.60	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,506	3.00	0				0
	African Independent Congress	138	0.27	0	914	1.82	1	1
	African People's Convention	139	0.28	0	206	0.41	0	0
	African Democrats	123	0.24	0	124	0.25	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	102	0.20	0	109	0.22	0	0
	God Save Africa	81	0.16	0	114	0.23	0	0
	African Multicultural Economic Congress	65	0.13	0	114	0.23	0	0
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	25	0.05	0	100	0.20	0	0
Total		50,216	100.00	32	50,239	100.00	31	63
Valid votes		50,216	98.21		50,239	98.07
Invalid/blank votes		915	1.79		988	1.93
Total votes		51,131	100.00		51,227	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		121,099	42.22		121,099	42.30