The Newport Beach City Council is the governing body of Newport Beach, California. The city operates under council-manager government, where the members of the city council appoint the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore. City council members may only serve two consecutive four-year terms.
Either three or four Councilmembers are elected at-large during each presidential election to represent their districts. The remaining seats have an election during the midterms.
The Newport Beach City Council entirely consists of 7 Republicans, though per state law, the council is officially non-partisan.