Galle Municipal Council
Galle Municipal Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Halvitigala Ihala Gamage Sunil, (NPP) |
Deputy Mayor | Priyantha Sahabandhu, (Independents) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 |
Political groups | Government
Opposition |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation | |
Last election | 6 May 2025 |
Next election | TBD |
| Website | |
| https://galle.mc.gov.lk/ | |
The Galle Municipal Council is the local council for Galle, the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka, 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. The current mayor of Galle is Priyantha Godagama Sahabandu.