Nala Local Municipality
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Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Census code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Balkfontein | 468004 | 1.12 | 154 |
| Bothaville | 468001 | 33.26 | 4,152 |
| Kgotsong | 468002 | 9.74 | 41,878 |
| Monyakeng | 468005 | 3.80 | 25,392 |
| Wesselsbron | 468006 | 10.26 | 1,415 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 468003 | 4,070.61 | 8,229 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 14,912 | 15,205 | 30,117 | 74.1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,744 | 2,700 | 5,444 | 13.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,743 | 1,723 | 3,466 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 529 | 446 | 975 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 141 | 115 | 256 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 107 | 102 | 209 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 92 | 204 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 20,288 | 20,383 | 40,671 | 100.0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Spoilt votes | 398 | 304 | 702 | |||||
References
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