Kurunegala Municipal Council
Kurunegala Municipal Council කුරුණෑගල මහ නගර සභාව | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
| Seats | 21 |
| Elections | |
| open list proportional representation system | |
Last election | 2018 Sri Lankan local government elections |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall Kurunegala | |
The Kurunegala Municipal Council (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල මහ නගර සභා Kurunegala Maha Nagara Sabha) is the local council for Kurunegala, the capital city of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. 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.
Representation
The Kurunegala Municipal Council is divided into 13 wards and is represented by 21 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system. Wards those belong to the Kurunegala Municipal Council are listed below.
- Gangoda
- Wewa
- Central
- Yanthampalawa
- Illuppugedara
- Madamegama
- Wehera
- Udawalpola
- Bazzar
- Gettuwana
- Polaththapitiya
- Teliyagonna (Upper)
- Teliyagonna (Lower)
2018 Local government election
Results of the local government election held on 10 February 2018.[2]
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna/meta/color| | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 6,317 | 38.95% | 8 |
| bgcolor=Template:United National Party/meta/color| | United National Party | 6,221 | 38.36% | 8 |
| bgcolor=Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color| | United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | 2,288 | 14.11% | 3 |
| Valid Votes | 16,219 | |||
| Rejected Votes | 288 | |||
| Total Polled | 16,507 | |||
References
- ^ Sanjeewa Vitharanae, Thusara (29 March 2018). "New Mayor for Kurunegala MC". Daily News (Sri Lanka)\. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Kurunegala Municipal Council". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
