The ruling UPFA has obtained the power of 128 local bodies at the LG polls 2011, according to the results released in 150 bodies, the election secretariat said.
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has won ten Councils, including Mannar Urban Council and Pradeshiya Sabha, Vavauniya PS, Manathai East PS, Trincomalee UC and Naveenthanveli PS.
The UNP has obtained the power of six councils, including Kuliyapitiya UC, Gampola UC, Bandarawela MC, Kadugannawa UC and Kalutara UC. Several Local Authorities in the Gampaha district, including Wattala Mabola UC, Wattala PS and Peliyagoda UC which were previously ruled by the UNP have been won by the ruling UPFA.
Three other parties, SLMC, UCPF, National Congress and Independent Group have won one council each.
