| Kandy Municipal Council | |
| Native Name: | මහනුවර මහ නගර සභාව கண்டி மாநகர சபை |
| Coa Res: | 100px |
| House Type: | Local authority |
| Term Limits: | Four years |
| Foundation: | 1865 |
| Election1: | 8 April 2018[1] |
| Leader2: | T.M. Ilahi Abdeen |
| Leader3: | Sena Dissanayake |
| Leader4: | Amila Nawarathne |
| Members: | 41 |
| Structure1: | File:Kandy MC 2018.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Voting System1: | Mixed |
| Session Room: | File:SL Kandy asv2020-01 img26 Town Hall.jpg |
| Session Res: | 275px |
| Session Alt: | The Kandy Municipal Council building |
| 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.
In 2018, the number of seats of the council was increased to 41 and the United National Party became the ruling party following the local government elections that year.
| Political party | Council members | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1997 | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 | 2018 | |||
| UNP | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 19 | ||
| SLPP | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | ||
| UPFA | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | ||
| JVP | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| UPA | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| SLMC | - | - | - | - | 1 | – | – | |
| MEP | - | 1 | - | - | - | – | – | |
| Ind | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | ||
For electoral and administrative purposes, the Council is divided into 22 wards.
See main article: List of mayors of Kandy.