Kandy Municipal Council

Kandy Municipal Council මහනුවර මහ නගර සභාව கண்டி மாநகர சபை
Type
Type	Local authority
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	Four years
History
Founded	1865
Leadership
Mayor of Kandy	Kesera Senanayake, UNP since 8 April 2018[1]
Deputy Mayor	T.M. Ilahi Abdeen, UNP
Leader of the Opposition	Sena Dissanayake, SLPP
Municipal Commissioner	Amila Nawarathne
Structure
Seats	41
Political groups	Government   UNP (19)   UPA (1) Opposition   SLPP (16)   UPFA (3)   JVP (2)
Elections
Voting system	Mixed 60% First-past-the-post 40% closed list proportional representation
Last election	10 February 2018
Next election	9 March 2023
Meeting place
Kandy Town Hall
Website
Kandy Municipal Council

The Kandy Municipal Council is the local council for Kandy, the second largest city and hill capital of Sri Lanka. The council was formed under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 and first met in 1866.^[2] The municipal council is the second oldest and largest local government authority in Sri Lanka. It has 41 elected representatives.

Kandy is a charter city, with a Mayor Council form of government. Mayor of Kandy and the 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.

The United National Party has always held control of the Council other than 2011–2015.