Randfontein Local Municipality was a local municipality in

West Rand District Municipality West Rand District Municipality is one of the Districts of South Africa, districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Munici ...

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, in

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. After

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on 3 August 2016, it was merged with the

Westonaria Local Municipality Westonaria Local Municipality was a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the Randfontein Local Municipality into the larger Rand West City Loca ...

to form the larger

Rand West City Local Municipality 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. It is a division of the West Rand District Muni ...

. Randfontein Local Municipality is characterized by high levels of unemployment, poverty, major crime, and low levels of education and income. Nonetheless, it has become the migration destination for many South Africans seeking a better quality of life in Gauteng
"Integrated Development Plan 2009 - 2010."
The Randfontein Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 6, 2009.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by

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. Twenty-two councillors are elected by

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in twenty-two

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, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from

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s so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the

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(ANC) won a majority of twenty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

References

External links

Official website
{{West Rand District Municipality Former local municipalities of South Africa