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Kandy Municipal Council

මහනුවර මහ නගර සභාව
கண்டி மாநகர சபை
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesUnicameral
Term limits
Five years
History
Founded1865
Leadership
Chandrasiri Wijenayake, NPP
Ruwan Kumara, NPP
TBD, TBD
Amila Nawarathne
Structure
Seats46
Political groups
Government
  •   NPP (24)

Opposition

Elections
Mixed
Last election
6 May 2025
Meeting place
The Kandy Municipal Council building
Kandy Town Hall
Website
Kandy Municipal Council

The Kandy Municipal Council is the local council for Kandy, the largest city in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The council was formed under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 and first met in 1866.[1] The municipal council is the second oldest and largest local government authority in Sri Lanka. It has 46 elected representatives.

Kandy is a charter city, with a Mayor Council form of government. The Mayor of Kandy and council members are elected through local government elections held once in five years. Head of administration is the Municipal Commissioner, who handles day-to-day operations of the 16 departments that it is made up of.

The Municipal Council provides sewer, road management and waste management services, in case of water, electricity and telephone utility services the council liaises with the Water Supply and Drainage Board, the Ceylon Electricity Board and telephone service providers.

For much of its existence, the council was dominated by the centre-right United National Party. Only between 2011–2015 and since 2025 was the council controlled by another party.

Structure

In 2025, the number of seats of the council was increased to 46 and the National People's Power became the ruling party following the local government elections that year.

Political party Council members
1991
1997
2002
2006
 2025
NPP[a] – – 1 2 – 2 24
24 / 46
SJB – – – – – – 11
11 / 46
UNP 13 13 17 14 10 19 6
6 / 46
SB – – – – – – 2
2 / 46
SLPP – – – – – 16 1
1 / 46
UNA – – – – – – 1
1 / 46
Ind – – 1 – – – 1
1 / 46
UPFA[b] 11 10 5 8 13 3 –
UPA – – – – – 1 –
SLMC – – – – 1 – –
MEP – 1 – – – – –
Total 24 24 24 24 24 41 46

Wards

For electoral and administrative purposes, the council is divided into 22 wards.

  1. Yatiwawala (යටිවාවල)
  2. Senkadagala (සෙංකඩගල)
  3. Galewatta (ගාලේවත්ත)
  4. Mavilmada (මාවිල්මඩ)
  5. Mahaweli Uyana (මහවැලිඋයන)
  6. Watapuluwa (වටපුළුව)
  7. Wattarantenna (වට්ටාරන්තැන්න)
  8. Mapanawatura (මාපනාවතුර)
  9. Anniwatta Dodamwala (අනිවත්ත දොඩම්වල)
  10. Asgiriya (අස්ගිරිය)
  11. Poornawatte West (පූර්ණවත්ත බටහිර)
  12. Mahaiyawa (මහයියාව)
  13. Aruppola (අරුප්පල)
  14. Buwelikada (බූවැලිකඩ)
  15. Ampitiya (අම්පිටිය)
  16. Malwatta (මල්වත්ත)
  17. Deiyannewela (දෙයියන්නේවල)
  18. Katukale (කටුකැලේ)
  19. Suduhumpola (සුදුහුම්පොල)
  20. Mulgampola (මුල්ගම්පල)
  21. Bowala (බෝවල)
  22. Gatambe (ගැටඹේ)

List of mayors

Election results

2025 local government election

Results of the local government elections held on 6 May 2025.

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats
WardPRTotal+/-
 National People's Power 21,56646.38%24024 Increase 22
 Samagi Jana Balawegaya 12,90627.76%11011 Increase 11
 United National Party 6,25713.46%066 Decrease 13
 Sarvajana Balaya 1,8363.95%022 Increase 2
 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 1,4973.22%011 Decrease 15
United National Alliance 9992.15%011 Increase 1
 Independent Group 2 5871.68%011 Increase 1
 Independent Group 1 3740.80%000 Steady
 United Republican Front 2540.55%000 Steady
Total46,499100.00%252146Increase 5
Valid votes46,49997.77%
Rejected votes1,0592.23%
Total votes47,558100.00%
Registered voters/turnout85,00055.95%

2018 local government election

Results of the local government elections held on 10 February 2018.

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats
WardPRTotal+/-
 United National Party 26,79844.88%14519Increase 9
 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 23,30039.02%11516Increase 16
 United People's Freedom Alliance 4,4867.51%033Decrease 10
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 3,1445.27%022Increase 2
 United Progressive Alliance 1,9823.32%011Increase 1
Total59,710100.00%251641Increase 17
Valid votes59,71097.70%
Rejected votes1,4082.30%
Total votes61,118100.00%
Registered voters/turnout81,29675.18%

2011 local government election

Results of the local government elections held in 2011.

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats+/-
 United People's Freedom Alliance 23,18949.78%13Increase 5
 United National Party 20,08743.12%10Decrease 4
 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 1,2482.68%1Increase 1
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 7461.60%0Decrease 2
 Independent Group 4 7111.53%0Steady
 Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya 2330.50%0Steady
 Independent Group 1 2280.49%0Steady
 United Socialist Party 990.21%0Steady
 Independent Group 2 180.04%0Steady
Patriotic National Front 100.02%0Steady
 Independent Group 5 80.02%0Steady
 Independent Group 3 20.00%0Steady
Valid Votes 46,57997.36%24Steady
Rejected Votes 1,265
Total Polled 47,844
Registered Electors 74,073
Turnout 64.14%

2006 local government election

Results of the local government elections held in 2006.

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats+/-
 United National Party 21,96353.32%14Decrease 3
 United People's Freedom Alliance 15,16436.81%8Increase 3
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2,8586.94%2Increase 1
 Jathika Hela Urumaya 8252.00%0Steady
 Democratic Unity Alliance 1620.39%0Steady
 National Development Front 1450.35%0Steady
 Independent Group 1 680.17%0Steady
 Independent Group 2 50.01%0Steady
Valid Votes 41,19096.77%24Steady
Rejected Votes 1,374
Total Polled 42,564
Registered Electors 69,601
Turnout 61.15%

2002 local government election

Results of the local government elections held on 20 March 2002.

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats+/-
 United National Party 29,24168.88%17Increase 4
 People's Alliance 10,32424.32%5Decrease 5
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 1,4363.38%1Increase 1
 Independent Group 2 9552.25%1Increase 1
 Sinhala Urumaya 3400.80%0Steady
 New Left Front 950.22%0Steady
 National Development Front 520.12%0Steady
 Independent Group 1 100.02%0Steady
Valid Votes 42,45396.55%24Steady
Rejected Votes 1,517
Total Polled 43,970
Registered Electors 65,432
Turnout 67.20%

See also

References

  1. ↑ ". Kandy City ". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

Notes

  1. ↑ As JVP in 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2018.
  2. ↑ As SLFP in 1991 and as PA in 1997, 2002 and 2025.