Modimolle Local Municipality

Modimolle Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Modimolle Local Municipality was Modimolle.

Modimolle
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°25′S 28°15′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Seat	Modimolle
Wards	9
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marlene van Staden
Area
• Total	4,678 km2 (1,806 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	68,513
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	88.1%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	10.8%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Northern Sotho	62.6%
• Afrikaans	10.7%
• Tsonga	9.3%
• Tswana	5.0%
• Other	12.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM365

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the new and larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Nylstroom	91702	15.37	8,727	Afrikaans
Phagameng	91703	4.26	25,078	Sepedi
Vaalwater	91704	2.67	8,337	Sepedi
Remainder of the municipality	91701	6,205.57	30,642	Sepedi

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[4][5]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	10,369	11,670	22,039	66.2	7	6	13
	DA	3,483	3,633	7,116	21.4	2	2	4
	VF+	932	835	1,767	5.3	0	1	1
	Independent	1,515	–	1,515	4.6	0	–	0
	COPE	159	307	466	1.4	0	0	0
	ACDP	97	100	197	0.6	0	0	0
	APC	50	128	178	0.5	0	0	0
Total		16,605	16,673	33,278	100.0	9	9	18
Spoilt votes		417	456	873