Lukhanji Local Municipality
Lukhanji Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Lukhanji is a Xhosa name for the mountain that runs from the eastern side of Queenstown to the western side. After South [African municipal elections, 2016|municipal elections] on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.
Main places
The South [African National Census of 2011|2011 census] divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Census code | Area | Population |
| Angola, Lukhanji | 3.78 | 1,693 | |
| Brakkloof | 4.65 | 2,000 | |
| Embekweni | 4.25 | 1,343 | |
| Ezibeleni | 32.09 | 30,113 | |
| EZweledinga | 2.89 | 1,022 | |
| Hewu | 2.00 | 2,193 | |
| Illinge | 4.65 | 10,689 | |
| KwaNkcwa | 1.99 | 1,219 | |
| Lesseyton | 2.53 | 2,715 | |
| Lower Didimana | 2.39 | 1,288 | |
| McBride | 2.39 | 2,127 | |
| Mlungisi | 3.67 | 24,901 | |
| Mtebele | 3.75 | 1,705 | |
| New Deka | 1.68 | 1,163 | |
| Queenstown | 67.63 | 43,971 | |
| Sada | 4.57 | 13,493 | |
| Tambo | 4.06 | 3,056 | |
| Toisekraal | 1.02 | 1,467 | |
| Whittlesea | 15.37 | 14,756 | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 3,588.35 | 6,233 |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the South African [municipal election, 2011|election of 18 May 2011] the African National Congress won a majority of forty-five seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.