Mnquma Local Municipality
Mnquma Municipality is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:| Place | Code | Area | Population |
| Amabhele | 526.95 | 32,672 | |
| Amahlubi | 631.51 | 42,651 | |
| Amambalu | 21.21 | 1,562 | |
| Amazizi | 623.87 | 54,406 | |
| Butterworth | 26.88 | 45,900 | |
| Fingo | 105.70 | 6,481 | |
| Gcaleka | 61.93 | 5,898 | |
| Gqogqora | 39.39 | 2,302 | |
| Imidushane | 64.07 | 4,239 | |
| Jalamba | 90.71 | 7,795 | |
| Centane Part 1 | 4.44 | 784 | |
| Centane Part 2 | 2.99 | 528 | |
| Kwebulana | 9.66 | 630 | |
| Lindinxiwa | 55.14 | 2,602 | |
| Mac Vigar | 134.74 | 6,410 | |
| Mazeppa Bay | 0.57 | 42 | |
| Mazizini | 43.39 | 2,040 | |
| Mnquma | 56.03 | 727 | |
| Mtoto | 52.88 | 4,260 | |
| Ngqwara | 193.31 | 14,912 | |
| Ngubezulu | 17.93 | 1,793 | |
| Ngusi | 114.11 | 7,347 | |
| Nqadu | 3.71 | 231 | |
| Nqamakwe | 16.09 | 1,405 | |
| Ntshatshongo | 0.72 | 0 | |
| Qolora Mouth | 0.34 | 69 | |
| Qolora | 201.39 | 20,265 | |
| Springs | 0.80 | 116 | |
| Teko | 61.74 | 5,686 | |
| Tutura | 47.50 | 5,664 | |
| Tyhali | 113.68 | 8,359 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 won a majority of forty-five seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.