Nxuba Local Municipality

Nxuba Local Municipality formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century^[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

Nxuba
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Seat	Adelaide
Wards	4
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Past Mayor	Louisa Leonora Bruintjies
Area
• Total	2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	24,264
• Density	8.881/km2 (23.00/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	73.5%
• Coloured	20.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	4.9%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Xhosa	69.3%
• Afrikaans	24.2%
• English	4.4%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC128

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Adelaide	21701	2.47	3,771
Bedford	21702	2.54	3,097
Lingelethu	21703	3.54	8,274
Sizakhele	21705	1.25	5,486
Remainder of the municipality	21704	2,724.60	4,207

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	4,290	4,318	8,608	59.9	4	1	5
	DA	1,509	1,528	3,037	21.1	0	2	2
	Nxuba Community Organisation	809	744	1,553	10.8	0	1	1
	COPE	303	301	604	4.2	0	0	0
	Adelaide Residents Association	244	222	466	3.2	0	0	0
	Bedford Residents' Association	63	48	111	0.8	0	0	0
Total		7,218	7,161	14,379	100.0	4	4	8
Spoilt votes		240	238	478