Gampaha Municipal Council

Gampaha Municipal Council

  • ගම්පහ මහ නගර සභාව (Sinhala)
  • கம்பாஹா மாநகர சபை (Tamil)
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Type
Type
History
FoundedApril 15, 2002 (2002-04-15)[1]
Preceded byGampaha Urban Council (1945 - 2002)
Leadership
Mayor
Eric Lakshman Ediriwickrama, NPP
since 2025
Deputy Mayor
Ramal Indrawansha Siriwardhana, NPP
since 2025
A. D. P. I. Prasanna[2]
Structure
Seats28[3]
Political groups
Government (17) [3]
  •   NPP (17)

Opposition (11) [3]

Elections
Mixed[4]
Last election
2025
Meeting place
Gampaha Municipal Council Office, Gampaha
Website
http://gampaha.mc.gov.lk

The Gampaha Municipal Council (Sinhala: ගම්පහ මහ නගර සභාව, Tamil: கம்பாஹா மாநகர சபை) is the primary administrative body of the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka.. It has 28 members elected under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members will be elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation.[4]

History

The Urban Council of Gampaha has a history that stretches back to 1945. Two Gazette notifications (No. 1142/22 of August 2000, and No. 117/7 of March 2001) established the Gampaha Municipal Council, which held its first meeting on 15 April 2002.[1]

Structure

Currently there are 28 seats in the council.

Political party Council members
1991 1997 2002 2006 2011 2018 2025
NPP[a] – – 2 4 – 3 17
17 / 28
SJB – – – – – – 4
4 / 28
SLPP – – – – – 17 4
4 / 28
PA[b] 3 6 6 – 14 3 2
2 / 28
UNP 6 3 10 9 3 6 1
1 / 28
Ind – – – – 1 1 –
0 / 28
Liberal – – – 4 – – –
0 / 28
JHU – – – 1 – – –
0 / 28
Total 9 9 18 18 18 30 28

Demographics

Gampaha Municipal Council consists of 33 Grama Niladhari divisions, with a combined population of 62,797:[5]

Population by Grama Niladhari division (2014)[5]
Division Name Number Population
Pahalagama2221446
Madagama 1223228
Madagama 2223/A3119
Madagama 3223/B1322
Madagama 4223/C1808
Ihalagama West2241960
Ihalagama East224/A2013
Gampaha Aluthgama West2252342
Gampaha Aluthgama North225/A1965
Gampaha Aluthgama East225/B3690
Idigolla225/C1657
Baduvatugoḍa2261156
Karanayakamulla226/A748
Keselwatugoda North2272883
Keselwatugoda South227/A1155
Boraliyawatha2281049
Tiththalapithigoda228/A1174
Aluthgama Bogamuwa North2293897
Aluthgama Bogamuwa South229/A1918
Mahipalagoda2301582
Moranna230/A1280
Vidiyawatta230/B1391
Galthotamulla230/C1225
Yakkala North2313487
Yakkala West231/A2176
Papolgahadeniya231/B2118
Yakkala South231/C1880
Yakkala East231/D1275
Henarathgoda2322978
Bandiyamulla North2341290
Bandiyamulla East234/A1864
Bandiyamulla West234/B2712
Kidagammulla234/C2009
Total62797

Ethnic groups

Population by Ethnicity (2014)
  1. Sinhalese (98.9%)
  2. Sri Lankan Tamils (0.48%)
  3. Burghers (0.22%)
  4. Sri Lankan Moors (0.18%)
  5. Indian Tamils (0.10%)
  6. Other (0.12%)
Population by Ethnicity (2014)[5]
Ethnicity Population % Of Total
Sinhalese62,10898.90
Sri Lankan Tamils3010.48
Indian Tamils670.10
Sri Lankan Moors1150.18
Burgher1380.22
Sri Lankan Malays380.06
Sri Lankan Chetties50.00
Other250.03
Total62,797100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ As JVP in 1991, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2018
  2. ↑ As SLFP in 1991 and UPFA in 2006, 2011 and 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "Council History". ගම්පහ මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "කොමසාරිස්". ගම්පහ මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Local Authority - Gampaha Municipal Council". Ada Derana. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Dissanayake, Chathuri (5 December 2017). "LG polls cost to hit Rs. 4 b". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Gampaha City". ගම්පහ මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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