Hikkaduwa Urban Council

Hikkaduwa Urban Council හික්කඩුව නගර සභාව
Type
Type	Local urban authority
Leadership
Chairman	Vinie Kariyawasam, United People's Freedom Alliance since March 2011
Deputy Chairman	Waduge Priyantha,United National Party since March 2011
Seats	11
Elections
Voting system	open list proportional representation system
Last election	2011 Sri Lankan local government elections
Website
http://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk

Hikkaduwa Urban Council, in Galle District (Sri Lanka) is the local authority covering the three urban neighbourhoods of Hikkaduwa town plus eight villages around.

The total area is 12.83 km² (4.95 sq mi). ^[1] (4,9 sq mi), on eleven wards and 27 GN Divisions ^[2]

Description

The Hikkaduwa Urban Council jurisdiction has an area of 12.83 km² (4.95 sq mi), ^[1] that extends along the coastal zone for about 6 km (3.7 mi), and inland about 3 km (1.9 mi). ^[3]

Its eleven constituencies ^[4] are:

• three urban neighbourhoods of Hikkaduwa town itself (composed of eight GN Divisions); and
• eight constituencies for eight villages around (composed of nineteen GN Divisions)

The urban area is the town of Hikkaduwa.

The eight villages are: ^[5]

• Wawulagoda (with the mainly urbanised GN Divisions Wewala and Narigama); and
• seven rural villages: Nalagasdeniya, Thiranagama, Katukoliha, Pinkanda, Patuwatha, Kumarakanda, Dodanduwa. ^[5]

Mission

The Hikkaduwa Urban Council, established in 2000, is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has eleven councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system. ^[6]

Election results

2011 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011: ^{[7] [8]}

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	8,660	58.52%	7
	United National Party	5,467	36.94%	4
	People's Liberation Front	459	3.10%	0
	Independent 2	190	1.28%	0
	Independent 1	18	0.12%	0
	Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya	5	0.03%	0
Valid Votes		14,799	96.59%	11
Rejected Votes		522
Total Polled		15,328
Registered Electors		21,131
Turnout		72.54%

References

1. https://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk/council-history.html
2. https://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk/population-detail.html
3. https://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk/city_profile.html
4. https://mpclg.gov.lk/web/images/wardmaps/galle/03 Galle HikkaduwaUC.pdf
5. https://mpclg.gov.lk/web/images/wardmaps/galle/03_Galle_HikkaduwaUC.pdf
6. "Compilation of Local Authority - Urban Councils". Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
7. "Local Authorities Election - 17.03.2011 Galle District - Hikkaduwa Urban Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
8. "2011 Local Government Elections - Hikkaduwa Urban Council". Sri Lanka Elections. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.