Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality

Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ray Nkonyeni

Local municipality

Coordinates: 30°47′S 30°15′E﻿ / ﻿30.78°S 30.25°E﻿ / -30.78; 30.25
Country| South Africa
Province| KwaZulu-Natal
District| Ugu
Seat| Port Shepstone
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| (ANC)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 1,487 km2 (574 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[3]

• Total

| 362,134
• Density| 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)

[3]

• Black African| 83.0%
• White African| 9.9%
• Indian/Asian| 5.6%
• Coloured| 1.3%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| KZN216

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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Main article: Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality elections

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

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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.

## External links

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