| Ambalangoda Urban Council | |
| House Type: | Local authority |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | M. W. Aruna Pradeep |
| Election1: | March 2011 |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairman |
| Leader2: | M. W. Rahula Lalithawickrema |
| Party2: | United National Party |
| Election2: | March 2011 |
| Leader3 Type: | Secretary |
| Leader3: | N. A. Wimalasiri |
| Party3: | United National Party |
| Election3: | March 2011 |
| Members: | 12 |
| Website: | http://ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk |
Ambalangoda Urban Council (AUC) is the local authority for the town of Ambalangoda in the Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The AUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 12 councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system.[1]
2018 Local Government Election
The 2018 local government election was held on 10 February by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. The official results were started to announce on election day night itself after the polling closed island wide.
| Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) | bgcolor= | align=right | 6,698 | align=right | 47.30 | align=right | 10 | |
| United National Party (UNP) | bgcolor= | align=right | 4,260 | align=right | 30.03 | align=right | 6 | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) | bgcolor= | align=right | 1,796 | align=right | 12.68 | align=right | 3 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) | bgcolor= | align=right | 1,062 | align=right | 7.5 | align=right | 2 | |
| United National Freedom Front | align=right | 344 | align=right | 2.43 | align=right | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | align=right | 14,160 | align=right | 100 | align=right | 21 | ||
| Rejected Votes | align=right | 338 | ||||||
| Total Polled | align=right | 14,498 | ||||||
| Registered Electors | align=right | 18,748 | ||||||
| Turnout | align=right | 77.33% | ||||||
Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011:[2] [3]
| valign=bottom align=left colspan=2 | Alliances and parties ! | valign=bottom align=center width="60" | Votes ! | valign=bottom align=center width="50" | % ! | valign=bottom align=center | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | bgcolor= | 6,772 | 56.32 | 8 | ||
| align=left | United National Party | bgcolor= | 4,801 | 39.93 | 4 | ||
| align=left | People's Liberation Front | bgcolor= | 440 | 3.66 | 0 | ||
| align=left | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya | bgcolor= | 11 | 0.09 | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 12,024 | 100.00 | 12 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 428 | ||||||
| Total Polled | 12,452 | ||||||
| Registered Electors | 16,618 | ||||||
| Turnout | 74.93% | ||||||