Kalutara Urban Council

Kalutara Municipal Council
Type
Type	Local authority
Leadership
Chairman	Danuj Somaratne [1] ,(NPP) since 6 May 2025
Deputy Chairman	TBA
Structure
Seats	31 [2]
Political groups	Government   NPP (12) Opposition   SJB (8)   SLMC (3)   UNP (3)   Independents (1)   SLPP (1)   PA (1)   SB (1)   NFF (1)
Elections
Voting system	open list proportional representation system
Last election	6 May 2025
Next election	TBA

Kalutura Urban Council (KUC) is the local authority for the town of Kalutara in the Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The KUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 20 councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system. ^[3]

History

The Kalutara Urban Council was established in 1878 as the Kalutara Divisional Health Council. The inaugural Divisional Health Council consisted of a chairman, two officers and three elected members. The first elected chairman was T. R. Sonders and the first secretary was H. H. Kamoran.

The Divisional Health Council operated between 1878 and 15 December 1922.

The first Urban Council meeting was held on 6 January 1923 and the first elected chairman was Arthur D. Abrew.

The population of the Kalutara Urban Council is 37,081 and the area is 19.8 km² (7.6 sq mi).

Election results

2018 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 8 February 2018: ^[4]

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United National Party	8,605	43.96%	9
	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	6,333	32.35%	5
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	1,722	8.8%	2
	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	1,459	7.45%	1
	All Ceylon Makkal Congress	907	4.63%	1
	Independent Group	514	2.63%	1
	National Peoples Party	19	0.1%	0
	Nava Sama Samaja Party	15	0.08%	0
Valid Votes		19,574	100.00%	20
Rejected Votes		350
Total Polled		19,924
Registered Electors		25,044
Turnout		78.58%

2011 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011: ^{[5] [6]}

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United National Party	8,571	55.59%	7
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	5,822	37.76%	4
	People's Liberation Front	652	4.23%	0
	Independent 1	221	1.43%	0
	Independent 2	132	0.86%	0
	United Democratic Front	11	0.07%	0
	Independent 3	5	0.03%	0
	Patriotic National Front	4	0.03%	0
Valid Votes		15,418	100.00%	11
Rejected Votes		539
Total Polled		15,957
Registered Electors		23,308
Turnout		68.46%

References

1. Jayasuriya, Thushan (2025-06-23). "NPP Gains Control of Kalutara Municipal Council". DailyNews. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
2. Newsfirst.lk. "Sri Lankan Local Authority Election 2025 – Sri Lanka | Live Results and Live Stream - newsfirst.lk". election.newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
3. "Compilation of Local Authority - Urban Councils". Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. "Local Authorities Election Results - 2018 - Kalutara Urban Council". Adadarena. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. "Local Authorities Election - 17.03.2011 Kalutara District Kalutara Urban Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
6. "2011 Local Government Elections - Kalutara Urban Council". Sri Lanka Elections. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.