Galle Municipal Council

Galle Municipal Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Alexendar Methsiri de Silva, (UPFA)
Since 8 October 2011
Municipal Commissioner
Ranil Wikcramasekara
Seats 19
Elections
open list proportional representation system
Last election
Sri Lankan local government elections, 2011

The Galle Municipal Council is the local council for Galle, the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka,[1] the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 as the third municipal council of Sri Lanka. Wijeyananda Dahanayake was the first elected mayor of the city, who was appointed in 1939. He later went on to become the fifth Prime Minister of Ceylon. Methsiri de Silva currently serves as the mayor of Galle.[2]

Geography

The Galle Four Gravets is 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) in area. The average elevation above sea level is 15 m (49 ft).

Administrative units

Galle Municipal Council is divided into 50 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions), with seven villages.

Population

The current population of Galle Four Gravets area, according to 2011 Census, is 101,159, a decline from the population of 103,246 in 2001.

Ethnicity in Galle (2011)
Population Percent
Sinhalese
 
67.0%
Muslims
 
32.3%
Tamils
 
0.8%
Others
 
0.13%
EthnicityPopulation[3]% Of Total
Sinhalese 67,470 67.0
Sri Lankan Moors 32,711 32.3
Sri Lankan Tamils 709 0.7
Indian Tamils 129 0.8
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 140 0.13
Total 101,159 100

Mayor

The Mayor of Galle is the head of Galle Municipal Council and his office is located at the Galle Town Hall. The current mayor is Alexendar Methsiri de Silva, since 8 October 2011.

Representation

The Galle Municipal Council is divided into 15 wards and is represented by 19 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system.[4]

2011 Local Government Election

Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011:[5][6]

Alliances and parties Votes % Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) 23,539 55.39% 11
  United National Party 16,137 37.97% 7
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 1,085 2.55% 1
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 164 1.44% 0
Independent 3 87 0.20% 0
Janasetha Peramuna 17 0.04% 0
Independent 4 10 0.02% 0
United Lanka Great Council (Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha) 9 0.02% 0
Independent 6 9 0.02% 0
Independent 2 8 0.02% 0
Independent 1 6 0.01% 0
Ruhuna People's Party (Ruhunu Janatha Party) 4 0.01% 0
Independent 5 3 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 42,494 100.00% 19
Rejected Votes 1,179
Total Polled 43,673
Registered Electors 64,720
Turnout 67.48%

The Galle Municipal Council has five standing committees each headed by committee chairman. The standing committees are Finance and Tender, Works and Solid Waste, Health and Sanitisation, Electricity and Water, and Environment.

References

  1. Galle City Profile
  2. Former Galle Mayor Methsiri de Silva reinstated
  3. "Population by Ethnicity according to D.S. Division and Sector: Galle District (Provisional)". Census of Population Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "Compilation of Local Authority - Municipal Councils". Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. "Local Authorities Election - 08.10.2011 Galle Municipal Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  6. "2011 Local Government Elections - Galle Municipal Council". Sri Lanka Elections. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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