| Raymond Mhlaba | |
|---|---|
| Local municipality | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Fort Beaufort |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,358 km2 (2,455 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 151,379 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | EC129 |
Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Nkonkobe and Nxuba local municipalities.
The municipal council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-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 majority of thirty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.