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| Bangkok Metropolitan Council | |
| Native Name: | Thai: สภากรุงเทพมหานคร |
| Transcription Name: | Thai: Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon |
| Coa Pic: | Seal Bangkok Metropolitan Admin (green).svg |
| Coa Caption: | Seal of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| House Type: | Legislature |
| Body: | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| Leader1 Type: | Chair |
| Leader1: | Surachit Phongsinghvithya |
| Party1: | Pheu Thai |
| Election1: | 6 June 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | First Deputy Chair |
| Leader2: | Viput Srivaurai |
| Party2: | Pheu Thai |
| Election2: | 6 June 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Second Deputy Chair |
| Leader3: | Chatchai Mordee |
| Party3: | People's |
| Election3: | 6 June 2024 |
| Members: | 50 |
| Structure1: | BMC 13th.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300 |
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| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| Last Election1: | 22 May 2022 |
| Next Election1: | 2026 |
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| Website: | bmc.go.th |
| Legislature: | 13th Council |
The Bangkok Metropolitan Council, or BMC (Thai: สภากรุงเทพมหานคร|translit=Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon (RTGS)) is the legislative branch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the government of Bangkok. It is vested with legislative power and the duty to scrutinise the administration of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration with the Governor of Bangkok as head of the executive.
The Council consists of Bangkok Metropolitan Councillors (Thai: สมาชิกสภากรุงเทพมหานคร|links=no|translit=Samachik Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon), who are elected directly by voters in each of Bangkok's 50 districts. In recent elections, a district may return more than one councillor, therefore the number of councillors composing the BMC often fluctuates between elections. The number of councillors to be elected per district is prescribed by the Election Commission, in accordance with the registered population in each district.
The Council has a fixed term of 4 years, and elections are often out of sync with gubernatorial elections. The most recent elections took place on 22 May 2022.
The current (13th) Bangkok Metropolitan Council consists of 50 councillors.[1]
| No. | No. of councillors | Term dates | Notes | |
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| 1 | 46 | 1973–1975 | Appointed | |
| 2 | 41 | 1975–1977 | ||
| 3 | 45 | 1977–1984 | Appointed | |
| 4 | 40 | 1984–1985 | Appointed | |
| 5 | 46 | 1985–1989 | ||
| 6 | 57 | 1990–1994 | ||
| 7 | 54 | 1994–1998 | ||
| 8 | 60 | 1998–2002 | ||
| 9 | 61 | 2002–2006 | ||
| 10 | 57 | 2006–2010 | ||
| 11 | 61 | 2010–2014 | ||
| 12 | 30 | 2014–2022 | Appointed | |
| 13 | 50 | 2022–2026 |