| Ventersdorp | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the North West |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat: | Ventersdorp |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 6 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nontetho Cilia Phoyane |
| Area Total Km2: | 3764 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 56702 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 90.1% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.7% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.9% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 75.0% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.9% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.4% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 6.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NW401 |
Ventersdorp Local Municipality was a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality was Ventersdorp. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger JB Marks Local Municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61701 | 38.41 | 0 | - | ||
| 61702 | 2.17 | 13,533 | Tswana | ||
| 61704 | 7.25 | 3,212 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 61703 | 3,716.51 | 26,329 | Tswana |
The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5] [6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 8,612 | 8,791 | 17,403 | 80.9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1,577 | 1,470 | 3,047 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 410 | 331 | 741 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 155 | 168 | 323 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10,754 | 10,760 | 21,514 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Spoilt votes | 203 | 192 | 395 | |||||