Ngqushwa Local Municipality
Ngqushwa Municipality is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:| Place | Code | Area | Population |
| Amahlubi | 25.88 | 1,095 | |
| Amambalu | 64.29 | 144 | |
| Bhele | 71.60 | 5,626 | |
| Dabi | 9.96 | 1,010 | |
| Glenmore | 13.18 | 1,373 | |
| Hamburg | 3.30 | 193 | |
| Imidushane | 345.41 | 15,216 | |
| Imiqayi | 176.73 | 14,947 | |
| Mareledwana | 243.17 | 10,774 | |
| Mhala | 101.29 | 5,355 | |
| Mphekweni | 0.28 | 27 | |
| Msuthu | 70.89 | 4,515 | |
| Ngqushwa | 158.71 | 233 | |
| Njokweni | 86.22 | 4,667 | |
| Peddie Part 1 | 653.47 | 10,791 | |
| Peddie Part 2 | 9.77 | 3,696 | |
| Tyefu | 211.15 | 4,583 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 eighteen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.