Umvoti Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Umzinyathi District of

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. The municipality is named after the

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, which runs from the west to the east towards the

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. The municipality is situated nearer the mouth of the river. Greytown, a small but vibrant town, is the main provider of higher income jobs in senior management, professional, technical, clerks, service related and skilled, providing 26.8% of all jobs in the Umvoti area. The manufacturing sector makes the second largest contribution to the local economy. There is limited economic activity taking place within the traditional authority areas.KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umvoti Municipality
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Main places

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

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by

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. Fourteen councillors are elected by

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in fourteen

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, while the remaining thirteen 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 1 November 2021 the

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(ANC) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

By-elections from November 2021

The following

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were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

References

External links

Official website
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