Overstrand Local Municipality
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Overstrand Municipality is a local municipality
located within the Overberg District Municipality
, in the Western Cape
province of South Africa
. As of 2007, it had a population of 74,547.
, replacing the municipalities of Greater Hermanus
, Hangklip-Kleinmond
, Stanford
and Gansbaai. It was considered a stronghold of the now defunct New National Party (NNP), which had held (sometimes concealed) majorities of two thirds in the predecessor municipalities after the November 1995 municipal elections, which were the first since South Africa had its first multi-racial elections.
After the 2000 election, Willie Smuts, previously mayor of Hangklip-Kleinmond Municipality, was elected mayor, representing the Democratic Alliance (DA), before he defected along with seven other DA councillors to the New National Party (NNP) after the October 2002 floor-crossing window. The NNP then formed a coalition with the African National Congress
(ANC) when the council was reconstituted. After the September 2004 floor crossing Smuts then crossed the floor to the ANC along with most NNP councillors which gave the ANC an outright majority in the town for the first time.
In the March 2006 local elections
, the DA won an outright majority of 10 seats in the 19-seat council. Willie Smuts was replaced as Mayor by Theo Beyleveldt. The DA consolidated its hold in the council following the September 2007 floor crossing window which saw the party gain an eleventh seat from the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). The ANC lost a seat to the newly-formed National People's Party, as did the Independent Democrats, whose only representative in the Overstrand Council crossed over.
In the May 2011 local elections, the DA again won Overstrand outright, taking fifteen of the twenty-five seats on the council, with the ANC taking nine and the National Independent Civic Organisation one.
Local municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
located within the Overberg District Municipality
Overberg District Municipality
The Overberg District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC3.- Adjacent municipalities :*Cape Winelands District Municipality *Eden District Municipality...
, in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. As of 2007, it had a population of 74,547.
Government
The Overstrand Local Municipality was created at the local elections of December 2000South African municipal election, 2000
Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 5 December 2000 to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa.-Results:...
, replacing the municipalities of Greater Hermanus
Hermanus
Hermanus is a town with 49,000 inhabitants on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous as a place from which to watch Southern Right whales, during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement town...
, Hangklip-Kleinmond
Kleinmond
Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared Biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus....
, Stanford
Stanford, Western Cape
Stanford, Western Cape is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
and Gansbaai. It was considered a stronghold of the now defunct New National Party (NNP), which had held (sometimes concealed) majorities of two thirds in the predecessor municipalities after the November 1995 municipal elections, which were the first since South Africa had its first multi-racial elections.
After the 2000 election, Willie Smuts, previously mayor of Hangklip-Kleinmond Municipality, was elected mayor, representing the Democratic Alliance (DA), before he defected along with seven other DA councillors to the New National Party (NNP) after the October 2002 floor-crossing window. The NNP then formed a coalition with the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
(ANC) when the council was reconstituted. After the September 2004 floor crossing Smuts then crossed the floor to the ANC along with most NNP councillors which gave the ANC an outright majority in the town for the first time.
In the March 2006 local elections
South African municipal election, 2006
Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 1 March 2006, to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa...
, the DA won an outright majority of 10 seats in the 19-seat council. Willie Smuts was replaced as Mayor by Theo Beyleveldt. The DA consolidated its hold in the council following the September 2007 floor crossing window which saw the party gain an eleventh seat from the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). The ANC lost a seat to the newly-formed National People's Party, as did the Independent Democrats, whose only representative in the Overstrand Council crossed over.
In the May 2011 local elections, the DA again won Overstrand outright, taking fifteen of the twenty-five seats on the council, with the ANC taking nine and the National Independent Civic Organisation one.
Mayors
- Nicolette Botha-Guthrie (2010–present) (DA)
- Theo Beyleveldt (March 2006–2010) (DA)
- Willie Smuts (September 2004 - March 2006) (ANCAfrican National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
) - Willie Smuts (October 2002 - September 2004) (NNP)
- Willie Smuts (December 2000 to October 2002) (DA)
Cities and towns
- BaardskeerdersbosBaardskeerdersbosBaardskeerdersbos is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province of South Africa.-Geography:...
- Betty's BayBetty's BayBetty's Bay is a small holiday town situated in the Overberg coast of South Africa's Western Cape province. It is located 96 km from Cape Town beneath the rugged Kogelberg Mountains and is on the scenic R44 ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond...
- De KeldersDe KeldersDe Kelders is a coastal village in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa....
- Eluxolweni
- FisherhavenFisherhavenFisherhaven is a small town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated next to the Bot Rivier Lagoon, about 14 km from Hermanus....
- Franskraalstrand
- Gansbaai
- HawstonHawstonHawston is a village in the Western Cape, South Africa. Located near Cape Town, it is located between Fisherhaven and Onrus and close to Hermanus.-References:...
- HermanusHermanusHermanus is a town with 49,000 inhabitants on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is famous as a place from which to watch Southern Right whales, during the southern winter and spring and is a popular retirement town...
- Kleinbaai
- KleinmondKleinmondKleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared Biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus....
- Masakhane
- Onrusrivier
- Pearly BeachPearly BeachPearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.-Geography:Not far from Pearly Beach is Dyers Island, a breeding colony for jackass penguins. Not far from Dyers Island is Geyser Island, a breeding ground for seals...
- Pringle BayPringle BayPringle Bay is a small coastal town of ca. 1600 inhabitants in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, in South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Hangklip, on the opposite side of False Bay from Cape Point. The town and surrounds are part of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Heritage...
- RooielsRooi Els, Western CapeRooi-Els is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was declared a township in June 1948, and is situated 5 km north of Pringle Bay, on the eastern shore of False Bay...
- Sandbaai
- Silver Sands
- StanfordStanford, Western CapeStanford, Western Cape is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
- Van Dyksbaai
- VermontVermont, Western CapeVermont is a seaside town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Located near Cape Town, the town adjoins the small town of Onrus and close to Hermanus....
- Viljoenshof
- Voëlklip
- Zwelihle