Politics of Jordan
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Constitution
Monarchy Monarch Abdullah II Heir Apparent Crown Prince Hussein The Royal Hashemite Court Hashemites
Executive Government Prime Minister (list) Bisher Al-Khasawneh Cabinet Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet
Legislature Parliament (18th Parliament) Senate President: Faisal Al-Fayez House of Representatives Speaker: Atef Tarawneh
Judiciary Judiciary of Jordan The Constitutional Court President: Taher Hikmat The Cassation Court President: Mohammad Ghazo
Administrative divisions Governorates Governorate councils Nawahi Local government Municipal councils Local councils
Elections Independent Election Commission Recent elections General: 2013 2016 2020 Local: 2007 2013 2017
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Local council (Arabic: المجلس المحلي Al-Majlis Al-Mahali) is the elected assembly of a locality in Jordan. The first local councils were established in Jordan in 1925, and were elected consistently till today.^[1]

The latest amendment to the Municipalities law divided the Kingdom into 100 municipalities; 82 municipalities with 355 local councils, and 18 municipalities with none (due to their small size). Each local council consists of 5 members, including at least one woman. The highest voted for members of the local council is assigned a seat in the municipal council, whose number depends on what is assigned to each local council.^[2]