Siyancuma Local Municipality

Siyancuma Municipality (Afrikaans: Siyancuma Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Siyancuma
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Seat	Douglas
Wards	7
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Patrick McKlein (ANC)
Area
• Total	16,753 km2 (6,468 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	53,165
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [2]
• Black African	30.4%
• Coloured	58.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	10.5%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Afrikaans	88.9%
• Tswana	5.1%
• English	1.3%
• Other	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC078

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Breipaal	31401	1.40	8,533	Afrikaans
Campbell	31402	78.42	1,763	Afrikaans
Douglas	31403	73.29	6,946	Afrikaans
Griekwastad	31404	77.09	3,952	Afrikaans
Mathlomola	31405	0.18	1,265	Afrikaans
Ritchie	31406	140.31	953	Afrikaans
Schmidtsdrift	31407	22.75	3,243
Remainder of the municipality	31408	9,634.35	9,152	Afrikaans

Politics

Main article: Siyancuma Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]

Siyancuma local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	5,032	5,340	10,372	52.1%	5	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,040	2,954	4,994	25.1%	0	3	3
	Independent candidates	2,227	–	2,227	11.2%	2	–	2
	Freedom Front Plus	458	787	1,245	6.3%	0	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	422	640	1,062	5.3%	0	1	1
Total		10,179	9,721	19,900		7	6	13
Valid votes		10,179	9,721	19,900	95.8%
Spoilt votes		214	664	878	4.2%
Total votes cast		10,393	10,385	20,778
Voter turnout		10,443
Registered voters		19,436
Turnout percentage		53.7%