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Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality

Coordinates: 30°47′S 30°15′E / 30.78°S 30.25°E / -30.78; 30.25
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Ray Nkonyeni
Coordinates: 30°47′S 30°15′E / 30.78°S 30.25°E / -30.78; 30.25
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatPort Shepstone
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • Mayor(ANC)
Area
 • Total1,487 km2 (574 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total362,134
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African83.0%
 • White African9.9%
 • Indian/Asian5.6%
 • Coloured1.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN216

Ray Nkonyeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Ray Nkonyeni) is a local municipality within the Ugu District Municipality in South Africa. It is located on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Ezinqoleni and Hibiscus Coast local municipalities. As of 2022 it has a population of 362,134.

Politics

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The municipal council consists of seventy-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 68,387 67,021 135,408 66.3 27 20 47
DA 20,082 20,075 40,157 19.7 9 5 14
IFP 7,850 7,431 15,281 7.5 0 5 5
EFF 3,380 3,335 6,715 3.3 0 2 2
AIC 797 3,216 4,013 2.0 0 2 2
Independent 1,359 1,359 0.7 0 0
VF+ 623 729 1,352 0.7 0 1 1
Total 102,478 101,807 204,285 100.0 36 35 71
Spoilt votes 1,937 2,171 4,108

References

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  1. ^ "Political Management: Mayor". The Local Government Handbook. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Ezinqoleni, Hibiscus Coast.
  3. ^ a b "Ray Nkonyeni (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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