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Saldanha Bay Municipality is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2007, it had a population of 78982.[5] Its municipality code is WC014.

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Geography

The municipality has a total area of 1,766 square kilometres (682 sq mi).[6]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Population Most spoken language
Britannia Bay 10401 227 Afrikaans
Hopefield 10402 1,836 Afrikaans
Jacobsbaai 10403 131 Afrikaans
Langebaan 10404 3,428 Afrikaans
Oudekraalfontein 10405 2,903 Afrikaans
Paternoster 10406 1,445 Afrikaans
Saldanha 10407 21,636 Afrikaans
St Helena Bay 10409 7,875 Afrikaans
Swartriet 10410 6 Afrikaans
Vredenburg 10411 27,088 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 10408 3,860 Afrikaans

Adjacent municipalities

The municipality also borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen 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 Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of fifteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[8][9]

Party Votes Vote % Seats
Ward List Total
Democratic Alliance 33,207 57.3 9 6 15
African National Congress 17,750 30.6 3 5 8
Independent 3,109 5.4 1 – 1
Congress of the People 738 1.3 0 1 1
Service to Our People's Party 727 1.3 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 464 0.8 0 0 0
Liberal People's Party 435 0.8 0 0 0
Local Government Party 431 0.7 0 0 0
The People's Independent Civic Organisation 343 0.6 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 252 0.4 0 0 0
South African Political Alliance 189 0.3 0 0 0
National People's Party 151 0.3 0 0 0
South African Progressive Civic Organisation 134 0.2 0 0 0
Cape Party 57 0.1 0 0 0
Total 57,987 100.00 13 12 25
Spoilt votes 1,816

The local council sends four representatives to the council of the West Coast District Municipality: two from the Democratic Alliance and one each from the African National Congress and the Congress of the People.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Table: Census 2011 by municipalities, age group, gender and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Table: Census 2011, Municipalities, household size by population group of head of the household". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Table: Census 2011 by municipalities,language, gender and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Saldanha Bay Local Municipality". Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  7. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Saldanha Bay". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Saldanha Bay". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Political composition of councils". Western Cape Department of Local Government. August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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