| Kalutura Urban Council | |
| House Type: | Local authority |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | Sama Sri,Deshakthi M.Ameer Nazeer, |
| Election1: | March 2018 |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairman |
| Leader2: | Mr. Onil Perera, |
| Party2: | Independent Group |
| Election2: | March 2018 |
| Leader3 Type: | Secretary |
| Leader3: | Mrs. U.A.G.G.UdageArachchi |
| Members: | 20 |
Kalutura Urban Council (KUC) is the local authority for the town of Kalutara in the Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The KUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 20 councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system.[1]
The Kalutara Urban Council was established in 1878 as the Kalutara Divisional Health Council. The inaugural Divisional Health Council consisted of a chairman, two officers and three elected members. The first elected chairman was T. R. Sonders and the first secretary was H. H. Kamoran. The Divisional Health Council operated between 1878 and 15 December 1922.
The first Urban Council meeting was held on 6 January 1923 and the first elected chairman was Arthur D. Abrew.
The population of the Kalutara Urban Council is 37,081 and the area is 19.8sqkm.
Results of the local government election held on 8 February 2018:[2]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | United National Party | 8,605 | 43.96% | 9 | |||
| bgcolor= | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 6,333 | 32.35% | 5 | |||
| bgcolor= | United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | 1,722 | 8.8% | 2 | |||
| bgcolor= | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 1,459 | 7.45% | 1 | |||
| bgcolor= | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | 907 | 4.63% | 1 | |||
| Independent Group | 514 | 2.63% | 1 | ||||
| National Peoples Party | 19 | 0.1% | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 15 | 0.08% | 0 | |||
| Valid Votes | 19,574 | 100.00% | 20 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 350 | ||||||
| Total Polled | 19,924 | ||||||
| Registered Electors | 25,044 | ||||||
| Turnout | 78.58% | ||||||
Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011:[3] [4]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | United National Party | 8,571 | 55.59% | 7 | |||
| bgcolor= | United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | 5,822 | 37.76% | 4 | |||
| bgcolor= | People's Liberation Front | 652 | 4.23% | 0 | |||
| Independent 1 | 221 | 1.43% | 0 | ||||
| Independent 2 | 132 | 0.86% | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor= | United Democratic Front | 11 | 0.07% | 0 | |||
| Independent 3 | 5 | 0.03% | 0 | ||||
| Patriotic National Front | 4 | 0.03% | 0 | ||||
| Valid Votes | 15,418 | 100.00% | 11 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 539 | ||||||
| Total Polled | 15,957 | ||||||
| Registered Electors | 23,308 | ||||||
| Turnout | 68.46% | ||||||