1April 1981;44 years ago(1981-04-01)(District Board) 1July 1997;27 years ago(1997-07-01)(Provisional) 1January 2000;25 years ago(2000-01-01)(District Council)
The Islands District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Islands District Board as the result of the colonial GovernorMurray MacLehose's District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the ex-officioRegional Council members and chairmen of eight Rural Committees,Peng Chau,Lamma North,Tung Chung,Lamma South,Tai O,Lantau South,Mui Wo and Cheung Chau,as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.
The Islands District Board became the Islands Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief ExecutiveTung Chee-hwa. The current Islands District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
In the historic landslide victory in 2019 election,Islands District Council became the only council where pro-democrats gained the majority of the elected seats but failed to take control of the council due to the 8 ex-officio seats. However,the pro-democrats got 7 of the 10 elected seats and ousted DAB legislator Holden Chow for District Council (Second) from his seat.
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
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