| Panadura Urban Council | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | si,ta |
| Coa Pic: | File:Panadura_Urban_Council_Seal.svg |
| Coa Res: | 200px |
| Coa Alt: | Seal of the Panadura Urban Council |
| Coa Caption: | Seal of the Panadura Urban Council |
| House Type: | Local Authority |
| Term Limits: | 4 years |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | Nandana Gunathilake[1] |
| Party1: | United National Party |
| Election1: | April 2018 |
| Leader2 Type: | Vice Chairman |
| Party2: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Election2: | April 2018 |
| Seats: | 18[2] |
| Structure1: | File:Sri Lanka Panadura Urban Council 2018.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200px |
| Political Groups1: | Government
Opposition |
| Last Election1: | 10 February 2018 |
| Next Election1: | 2022 |
| Website: | https://panadura.uc.gov.lk |
Panadura Urban Council (Sinhala; Sinhalese: පාණදුර නගර සභාව, Tamil: பனதுரா நகர சபை) is the local authority for Panadura and its surrounding suburbs in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. It has 18 members elected under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members are elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation.[3] [4]
The Panadura District Town Council was established by a Gazette dated 13 January 1922. Previously, there had been a local governance institution called the Sanitary Board. The newly established Town Council met for the first time in January 1923 at the Panadura Sanitary Board Inspector's office. Dr. E. S. Gunawardena was the first Chairman of a council which comprised six wards and nine councillors. There have been 23 chairpersons in its year history.[5]
The council grew from six to ten wards,[6] and the council boundaries expanded over time with various Gazette notifications. Currently, the council governs an area of covering 19 Grama Niladhari divisions, with a total population of 35,803, and 24,166 electors.[7]
Annual rainfall, most heavy during the Southwest Monsoon, is between 3300to. Low lying wet zone land takes up 8.03% of the total land area, and common crops include rice, rubber, tea, coconut, and fruits and vegetables.[7]
For electoral and administrative purposes, the Council is divided into 10 wards.[6]