# Sol Plaatje Local Municipality

Sol Plaatje Municipality (Afrikaans: Sol Plaatje Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sol Plaatje) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Sol T. Plaatje. It includes the diamond mining city of Kimberley.

## Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km$^2$) | Population |
| Galeshewe | 383005 | 15.24 | 107,920 |
| Kimberley | 383006 | 142.77 | 96,977 |
| Motswedimosa | 383008 | 0.86 | 7,240 |
| Platfontein | 383004 | 1.77 | 5,185 |
| Ritchie | 383007 | 23.93 | 7,610 |
| Roodepan | 383003 | 6.28 | 20,263 |
| Vaalbos National Park | 383001 | 110.13 | 0 |
| Non-urban areas | 383002 | 2,844.41 | 2,846 |
| Total | Total | 3,145.39 | 248,041 |

## Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Sol Plaatje local election, 1 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 30,837 | 30,913 | 61,750 | 50.2% | 27 | 6 | 33 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 12,591 | 12,702 | 25,293 | 20.5% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,600 | 5,994 | 11,594 | 9.4% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Sol- Plaatjie Service Delivery Forum | 2,645 | 2,923 | 5,568 | 4.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 2,577 | 2,834 | 5,411 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 2,243 | 2,096 | 4,339 | 3.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Good | 2,092 | 2,099 | 4,191 | 3.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,648 | – | 1,648 | 1.3% | 0 | – | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 570 | 456 | 1,026 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 183 | 394 | 577 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 274 | 269 | 543 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 234 | 251 | 485 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa's New Dawn | 135 | 147 | 282 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Spectrum National Party | 129 | 91 | 220 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Emancipation Forum | 121 | 64 | 185 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,879 | 61,233 | 123,112 | | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,879 | 61,233 | 123,112 | 98.4% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 907 | 1,097 | 2,004 | 1.6% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 62,786 | 62,330 | 125,116 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 63,026 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 128,236 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 49.1% |

### Mayors

* Maria Chwarisang
* Patrick Lenyibi
* Patrick Everyday
* Agnes Ntlhangula
* David Molusi
* Mangaliso Matika
* Pule Thabane
* Patrick Mabilo
* Kagisho Dante Sonyoni