Rand West City Local Municipality

Rand West City
Local municipality
Seal
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Seat	Randfontein
Boroughs	35
Government
• Type	Municipal council
Area[1]
• Total	1,115 km^2 (431 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	261,053
• Density	230/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	GT485

Rand West City Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.^[2]

Politics

The municipal council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 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 seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.^[3][4]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	39,954	39,865	79,819	52.7	27	10	37
	Democratic Alliance	20,500	20,313	40,813	26.9	8	11	19
	Economic Freedom Fighters	9,110	9,031	18,141	12.0	0	8	8
	Randfontein Peoples Party	2,429	2,537	4,966	3.3	0	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	1,254	1,122	2,376	1.6	0	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	789	757	1,546	1.0	0	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	701	724	1,425	0.9	0	1	1
	Others	1,170	1,353	2,523	1.7	0	0	0
Total		75,907	75,702	151,609	100.0	35	34	69
Spoilt votes		1,086	1,180	2,266

References

1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Randfontein, Westonaria.
2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Randfontein" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.