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. 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.

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.

2018 local government election

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

2011 local government election

Results of the local government elections held in 2011.

2006 local government election

Results of the local government elections held in 2006.

2002 local government election

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

See also

• Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

References

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