# Reykjavík City Council

The Reykjavík City Council (Icelandic: Borgarstjórn Reykjavíkur) is the local council for Reykjavík, the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is composed of 23 members elected by proportional representation for a 4-year term
The Council appoints a mayor and committees under its authority responsible for the daily operations of the city government. Meetings of the City Council take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

## 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 2022

The 2022 council elections were held on Saturday May 14. The results meant that the previous ruling coalition (S+C+P+V) lost its majority. The Progressive Party had the largest increase in votes, going from 0 to 4 council seats. Unofficial talks about forming new coalitions started on Monday May 16 and the negotiations were expected to last up to a few weeks.
| Party | Symbol | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Council |
| Independence Party | D | 14,686 | 24.5 | 6 | –2 | Opposition |
| Social Democratic Alliance | S | 12,164 | 20.3 | 5 | –2 | Coalition |
| Progressive Party | B | 11,227 | 18.7 | 4 | +4 | Coalition |
| Pirate Party | P | 6,970 | 11.6 | 3 | +1 | Coalition |
| Icelandic Socialist Party | J | 4,618 | 7.7 | 2 | +1 | Opposition |
| Viðreisn | C | 3,111 | 5.2 | 1 | –1 | Coalition |
| People's Party | F | 2,701 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | Opposition |
| Left-Green Movement | V | 2,396 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | Opposition |
| Centre Party | M | 1,467 | 2.4 | 0 | –1 | extra-parliamentary |
| others | | 1,885 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | Outside |

## 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 |
| Viðreisn | 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 2018–2022 :
| 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 [is] | Coalition |
| 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 Bartoszek | 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 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party | Progressive Party |
| 1934–1938 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Communist Party | Progressive Party |
| 1938–1942 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party og Communist Party | Social Democratic Party og Communist Party | Social Democratic Party og Communist Party | Social Democratic Party og Communist Party | Social Democratic Party og Communist Party | | | Progressive Party |
| 1942–1946 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party |
| 1946–1950 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party | Progressive Party | | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party |
| 1950–1954 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party |
| 1954–1958 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Progressive Party | National Preservation Party |
| 1958–1962 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Socialist Party | Progressive Party | Social Democratic Party |
| 1962–1966 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | Progressive Party | Progressive Party |
| 1966–1970 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | Progressive Party | Progressive Party |
| 1970–1974 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | Progressive Party | Progressive Party | Progressive Party |
| 1974–1978 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Social Democratic Party | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | Progressive Party | Progressive Party |
| 1978–1982 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Social Democratic Party Majority | Social Democratic Party Majority | People's Alliance Majority | People's Alliance Majority | People's Alliance Majority | People's Alliance Majority | People's Alliance Majority | Progressive Party Majority |
| 1986–1990 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | People's Alliance | Social Democratic Party | Progressive Party | Women's List |
| 1990–1994 | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | Independence Party Majority | People's Alliance | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | | Progressive Party | Women's List |
| 1994–1998 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority |
| 1998–2002 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority |
| 2002–2006 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Liberal Party | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority | Reykjavík's List Majority |
| 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 | Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010 | Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010 | Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010 | Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 2010 | Independence Party Majority 11. June 2006 – 16. October 2007 Majority 24. January 2008 – 21. August 2008 Majority 21. August 2008 – 29. maí 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 | Social Democratic Alliance Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008 | Social Democratic Alliance Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008 | Social Democratic Alliance Majority 16. October 2006 – 24. January 2008 | Left-Green Movement 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 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Best Party Majority | Best Party Majority | Best Party Majority | Best Party Majority | Best Party Majority | Best Party Majority | Left-Green Movement |
| 2014–2018 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Bright Future Majority | Bright Future Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Left-Green Movement Majority | Progressive Party | 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 |
| 2018–2022 | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Viðreisn Majority | Viðreisn Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Left-Green Movement Majority | Icelandic Socialist Party | Centre Party | People's Party |
| 2022- | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Independence Party | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Social Democratic Alliance Majority | Progressive Party Majority | Progressive Party Majority | Progressive Party Majority | Progressive Party Majority | Viðreisn Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Pirate Party Majority | Left-Green Movement | Icelandic Socialist Party | Icelandic Socialist Party | People's Party |