Newcastle Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Newcastle) is a local municipality within the Amajuba District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Newcastle | |
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Amajuba |
| Seat | Newcastle |
| Wards | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,855 km2 (716 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 363,236 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.2% |
| • White | 3.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 85.6% |
| • English | 6.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.5% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN252 |
Main places
editThe 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | 52401 | 18.48 | 3,204 |
| Hlubi | 52402 | 108.11 | 73,931 |
| Madadeni | 52403 | 25.15 | 116,798 |
| Newcastle | 52404 | 199.06 | 44,123 |
| Ngagane | 52405 | 4.90 | 1,206 |
| Osizweni | 52406 | 15.35 | 80,265 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52408 | 1,483.87 | 13,449 |
Politics
editThe municipal council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of twenty-two seats. A coalition was formed between the IFP, Team Sugar, DA, ActionSA and the FF+ to keep the ANC out. The IFP as the largest party in the coalition took the position of Mayor (Xolani Dube) and Speaker of council (Thengi Zulu), while Team Sugar took the deputy mayor position (Musa Thwala), ActionSA the Chief whip position (Faizel Cassim) and the DA were given MPAC (Municipal Public Accounts Committee). The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 25,019 | 30.84 | 21 | 25,658 | 31.76 | 1 | 22 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 19,518 | 24.06 | 6 | 21,712 | 26.88 | 12 | 18 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,746 | 12.01 | 0 | 9,775 | 12.10 | 8 | 8 | |
| Team Sugar South Africa | 8,167 | 10.07 | 2 | 8,541 | 10.57 | 5 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,146 | 7.58 | 4 | 6,109 | 7.56 | 1 | 5 | |
| ActionSA | 2,772 | 3.42 | 1 | 2,898 | 3.59 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 3,855 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 990 | 1.22 | 0 | 978 | 1.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 846 | 1.04 | 0 | 966 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 614 | 0.76 | 0 | 560 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 467 | 0.58 | 0 | 499 | 0.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 other parties | 2,977 | 3.67 | 0 | 3,084 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 81,117 | 100.00 | 34 | 80,780 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 | |
| Valid votes | 81,117 | 97.90 | 80,780 | 97.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,740 | 2.10 | 1,741 | 2.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 82,857 | 100.00 | 82,521 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 181,563 | 45.64 | 181,563 | 45.45 | ||||
After a series of by-elections, the composition of the municipal council as of 18 July 2024 is as follows: IFP 23, ANC 17, EFF 8, Team Sugar 6, DA 6, Action SA 3, FF+ 1, NFP 1, PA 1, ATM 1.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Newcastle". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne. "IFP deals bitter setback for Team Sugar, MK in KZN, ANC cleans up in Eastern Cape, North West wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-07-19.