Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality

Modimolle–Mookgophong Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Modimolle–Mookgophong; Afrikaans: Modimolle–Mookgophong Munisipaliteit; Tsonga: Masipala wa Modimolle–Mookgophong)^[4] is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Mookgophong and Modimolle local municipalities. As of 2022, the total population is 130,113.

Modimolle–Mookgophong
Local municipality
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Aaron Sebolai[1] (ANC)
Area [2]
• Total	10,367 km2 (4,003 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	130,113
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [3]
• Black African	81.2%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White African	17.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM368

Politics

Main article: Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining fourteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	12,386	49.94	12	12,363	49.72	2	14
	Democratic Alliance	5,708	23.01	1	5,798	23.32	6	7
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,635	14.66	0	3,648	14.67	4	4
	Freedom Front Plus	2,578	10.39	1	2,530	10.18	2	3
	9 other parties	495	2.00	0	525	2.11	0	0
Total		24,802	100.00	14	24,864	100.00	14	28
Valid votes		24,802	98.80		24,864	98.44
Invalid/blank votes		300	1.20		394	1.56
Total votes		25,102	100.00		25,258	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,580	49.63		50,580	49.94

References

1. "ANC's Aaron Sebolai elected mayor in hung Modimolle-Mookgophong Municipality". SABC News. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
2. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Mookgophong, Modimolle.
3. "Modimolle-Mookgophong (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
4. Ndou, Jerry (10 November 2017). "Notice in terms of section 16(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998): official names of LIM 345, LIM 368 and LIM 476 local municipalities" (PDF). Limpopo Provincial Gazette. Vol. 24, no. 2864. Polokwane: Government Printer. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Modimolle/Mookgophong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-07-03.