JB Marks Local Municipality
| JB Marks Local Municipality | |
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.svg) Map of the North West with JB Marks highlighted |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kgotso Khumalo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Elisa Mogoeemang (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,398 km2 (2,470 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 219,464 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | NW405 |
JB Marks Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Tlokwe and Ventersdorp local municipalities.
The municipality was renamed after JB Marks in 2017, following the creation of the new municipality the year before. Other name proposals included Josie Mpama. Marks was born in Ventersdorp while Mpama was born in Potchefstroom.
The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 narrow majority of thirty-four seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
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