Rand West City | |
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.svg) 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 | |
• Total | 1,115 km2 (431 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 261,053 |
| • Density | 234.1/km2 (606.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | GT485 |
Rand West City Municipality (Tswana:Mmasepala wa Rand West City;Afrikaans:Rand West City Munisipaliteit;Xhosa:uMasipala wase Rand West City;Sotho:Masepala wa Rand West City) is alocal municipality in theGauteng province ofSouth Africa. It was established after theAugust 2016 local elections by merging theRandfontein andWestonaria local municipalities.[2] It is a division of theWest Rand District Municipality.
The municipal council consists of 69 members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in 35wards, while the remaining 34 are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 1 November 2021 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) lost their majority of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[3]
| Rand West City local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 24,410 | 25,253 | 49,663 | 45.3% | 27 | 5 | 32 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 12,629 | 12,569 | 25,198 | 23.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,953 | 8,537 | 16,490 | 15.1% | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2,092 | 2,135 | 4,227 | 3.9% | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,513 | 1,571 | 3,084 | 2.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,618 | – | 2,618 | 2.4% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 715 | 662 | 1,377 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Randfontein Peoples Party | 574 | 756 | 1,330 | 1.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 488 | 654 | 1,142 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 423 | 562 | 985 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 410 | 480 | 890 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 other parties | 1,105 | 1,456 | 2,561 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 54,930 | 54,635 | 109,565 | 35 | 34 | 69 | ||
| Valid votes | 54,930 | 54,635 | 109,565 | 97.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 1,074 | 1,564 | 2,638 | 2.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 56,004 | 56,199 | 112,203 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 56,519 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 131,921 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 42.8% | |||||||
The power utilityEskom has identified Rand West as a municipality with a poor payment record. In 2021 it owed Eskom over R510 million.[4]
Municipalities and communities ofWest Rand District Municipality,Gauteng | ||
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District seat:Randfontein | ||
| Mogale City | .svg) | |
| Merafong City | ||
| Rand West City | ||
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