The Bangkok Metropolitan Council, or BMC ( (<small>RTGS</small>)) is the legislative branch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the government of Bangkok City. It is vested with legislative power and the duty to scrutinise the administration of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration with the Governor of Bangkok as head of the executive.
The Council consists of Bangkok Metropolitan Councillors (), who are elected directly by voters in each of Bangkok's 50 districts. In recent elections, a district may return more than one councillor, therefore the number of councillors composing the BMC often fluctuates between elections. The number of councillors to be elected per district is prescribed by the Election Commission, in accordance with the registered population in each district.
The council has a fixed term of 4 years, and elections are often out of sync with gubernatorial elections. The most recent elections took place on 22 May 2022.
The current (13th) Bangkok Metropolitan Council consists of 50 councillors.
The council is divided into 11 general committees with five to nine members appointed by the councillors themselves:
The Secretariat of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council ( is the executive agency of the council. The secretariat helps the council in all its roles including drafting of legislation, organisation of sessions, minutes and procedures of the council. The secretariat also helps members of the council by providing research and legal counsel. The secretariat is headed by the Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council ( The current secretary is Manit Tej-Apichok. The secretariat itself is divided into nine sections: