Yuen Long District Council

Yuen Long District Council

元朗區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1981; 43 years ago (1981-04-01) (District Board)
1 July 1997; 27 years ago (1997-07-01) (Provisional)
1 January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-01) (District Council)
Leadership
Chair
Gordon Wu Tin-yau, Independent
Structure
Seats46 councillors
consisting of
8 elected members
16 district committee members
16 appointed members
6 ex officio members
12 / 46
3 / 46
1 / 46
1 / 46
29 / 46
Elections
First past the post
Last election
10 December 2023
Meeting place
13/F., Yuen Long Government Offices, No.2, Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long, New Territories
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/yl/

The Yuen Long District Council (Chinese: 元朗區議會) is the district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Yuen Long District currently consists of 46 members, of which the district is divided into four constituencies, electing a total of 8 members, 16 district committee members, 16 appointed members, and 6 ex officio members who are the Shap Pat Heung, San Tin, Ha Tsuen, Kam Tin, Ping Shan and Pat Heung rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 10 December 2023.