Kurunegala Municipal Council

Kurunegala Municipal Council කුරුණෑගල මහ නගර සභාව
Type
Type	Local authority
Leadership
Mayor	Sumedha Arunashantha, (SJB) since 2 February 2023
Seats	21
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation
Last election	10 February 2018
Next election	25 April 2023
Meeting place
Town Hall Kurunegala

The Kurunegala Municipal Council (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල මහ නගර සභා Kurunegala Maha Nagara Sabha) is the local council for Kurunegala, the capital city of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The Municipal Council provides sewer, road management, and waste management services, in the 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.

Representation

The Kurunegala Municipal Council is divided into 13 wards and is represented by 21 councilors, elected using an open list proportional representation system. Wards that belong to the Kurunegala Municipal Council are listed below.

1. Gangoda
2. Wewa
3. Central
4. Yanthampalawa
5. Illuppugedara
6. Madamegama
7. Wehera
8. Udawalpola
9. Bazzar
10. Gettuwana
11. Polaththapitiya
12. Teliyagonna (Upper)
13. Teliyagonna (Lower)

2018 Local government election

Results of the local government election held on 10 February 2018.

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	6,317	38.95%	8
	United National Party	6,221	38.36%	8
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	2,288	14.11%	3
Valid Votes		16,219
Rejected Votes		288
Total Polled		16,507

External links

• Public library - Kurunegala Municipal Council