Both major political parties launched aggressive campaigns for the Colombo Municipal Council, which has been an opposition UNP stronghold for over 50 years.
The governing United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) managed to secure 16 seats in the Council by polling 77,089 votes or 32.53% of the votes.
The Democratic People's Front (DPF) led by Mano Ganeshan has won six seats, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and Democratic Unity Alliance (DUA) have won two seats each and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and two independent groups received one seat each in the in the 53-member CMC.
The ruling party won the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia MC, other major MC in the Colombo district with 16 seats and the opposition won 11 seats in the Council.
The UPFA has won 21 out of the 23 local government bodies that went into polling yesterday including the Kandy MC which has been another opposition UNP stronghold.
The Muslim-dominated Kalmunai Municipal Council went to Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, an ally of the ruling party, winning 11 seats with 48.99% of votes. The Tamil national Alliance constituent party Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi won 4 seats and the UPFA won 3 seats. The opposition UNP secured one seat with 6.15% of votes.
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