Reykjavík City Council

The City Council is the governing body of the City of Reykjavík, composed of representatives elected by the inhabitants of the city. The council Municipality is responsible for enforcing the issues which that the State has delegated to local authorities.

Reykjavík City Council Borgarstjórn Reykjavíkur
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Mayor	Dagur B. Eggertsson (S) since 16 June 2014
Deputy Mayor	Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir (C) since 12 June 2018
Council President	Pawel Bartoszek (C) since 19 June 2019
Structure
Seats	23
Political groups	Coalition (12)      Social Democratic Alliance (7)      Reform Party (2)      Pirate Party (2)      Left-Green Movement (1) Opposition (11)      Independence Party (8)      Icelandic Socialist Party (1)      Centre Party (1)      People's Party (1)
Elections
Last election	26 May 2018
Meeting place
Reykjavík City Hall Tjarnargata 11, Reykjavík
Website
www.reykjavik.is

City Council appoints a mayor and appoints committees under its authority responsible for the daily operations of the city. There are fifteen members of the council and elections are held during the Icelandic Municipal elections every four years. Meetings of the City Council take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month.[1]

Authority

According to Article 8 of Icelandic municipal laws, the Reykjavík Council is in charge of legislation regarding city affairs and the financial budget for implementation of projects. The council appoints a mayor who serves as the chief executive of the Reykjavik city council.

Election result 2018

Party	Symbol		Votes	%	Seats	Council
Independence Party	D		18,146	30.8	8	Opposition
Social Democratic Alliance	S		15,260	25.9	7	Coalition
Reform Party	C		4,812	8.2	2	Coalition
Pirate Party	P		4,556	7.7	2	Coalition
Icelandic Socialist Party	J		3,758	6.4	1	Opposition
Centre Party	M		3,615	6.1	1	Opposition
Left-Green Movement	V		2,700	4.6	1	Coalition
People's Party	F		2,509	4.3	1	Opposition
Progressive Party	B		1,870	3.2	0	extra-parliamentary
others			1,740	2.8	0	Outside

Elected Council Representatives
Rank	Party		Name	Role
1.	D		Eyþór Arnalds	Opposition
2.	S		Dagur B. Eggertsson	Mayor
3.	D		Hildur Björnsdóttir	Opposition
4.	S		Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir	Coalition
5.	D		Valgerður Sigurðardóttir	Opposition
6.	S		Skúli Helgason	Coalition
7.	C		Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir	Coalition
8.	P		Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir	Council President
9.	D		Egill Þór Jónsson	Opposition
10.	S		Kristín Soffía Jónsdóttir	Coalition
11.	J		Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir	Opposition
12.	D		Marta Guðjónsdóttir	Opposition
13.	M		Vigdís Hauksdóttir	Opposition
14.	S		Hjálmar Sveinsson	Coalition
15.	D		Katrín Atladóttir	Opposition
16.	V		Líf Magneudóttir	Coalition
17.	D		Örn Þórðarson	Opposition
18.	S		Sabine Leskopf	Coalition
19.	F		Kolbrún Baldursdóttir	Opposition
20.	C		Pawel Bortoszek	Coalition
21.	P		Sigurborg Ósk Haraldsdóttir	Coalition
22.	D		Björn Gíslason	Opposition
23.	S		Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir	Coalition

Former majorities

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1930–1934	Independence Party Majority								Social Democratic Party					Progressive Party
1934–1938														Communist Party	Progressive Party
1938–1942	Independence Party Majority									Social Democratic Party og Communist Party
1942–1946	Independence Party Majority								Social Democratic Party			Socialist Party
1946–1950									Social Democratic Party	Progressive Party
1950–1954									Social Democratic Party		Progressive Party
1954–1958											Socialist Party			Progressive Party	National Preservation Party
1958–1962	Independence Party Majority														Social Democratic Party
1962–1966	Independence Party Majority									Social Democratic Party	People's Alliance			Progressive Party
1966–1970	Independence Party Majority								Social Democratic Party
1970–1974									Social Democratic Party	People's Alliance			Progressive Party
1974–1978	Independence Party Majority									Social Democratic Party	People's Alliance			Progressive Party
1978–1982	Independence Party							Social Democratic Party Majority		People's Alliance Majority					Progressive Party Majority
1986–1990	Independence Party Majority									People's Alliance			Social Democratic Party	Progressive Party	Women's List
1990–1994	Independence Party Majority										People's Alliance	Social Democratic Party
1994–1998	Independence Party							Reykjavík's List Majority
1998–2002
2002–2006	Independence Party						Liberal Party
2006–2010	Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010							Liberal Party Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008	Social Democratic Alliance Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008				Left-Green Movement Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008		Progressive Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010
2010–2014	Independence Party					Social Democratic Alliance Majority			Best Party Majority						Left-Green Movement
2014–2018	Independence Party				Social Democratic Alliance Majority					Bright Future Majority		Pirate Party Majority	Left-Green Movement Majority	Progressive Party
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

Current majorities

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
2018–	Independence Party								Social Democratic Alliance Majority							Reform Party Majority		Pirate Party Majority		Left-Green Movement Majority	Icelandic Socialist Party	Centre Party	People's Party

References

1. Icelandic comedian to become Reykjavík's mayor Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2010