16 town
councils formed, including 2 new town councils
SINGAPORE: Sixteen town councils have been formed following the
General Election, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said
on Thursday (Oct 1).
Of the 16, two are new – Jalan Besar and Marsiling-Yew Tee – 13
are reconstituted and one, Tampines, unchanged. The Potong Pasir
and Moulmein-Kallang town councils have been dissolved.
Starting Thursday, the management of areas in the Potong Pasir
Single Member Constituency (SMC) will come under the Jalan Besar
Town Council, which will also manage areas in Jalan Besar Group
Representation Constituency (GRC).
Areas under the Moulmein-Kallang Town Council will now be
managed by the town councils of Bishan-Toa Payoh, Holland-Bukit
Panjang and Tanjong Pagar based on the new electoral boundaries,
the ministry said.
From Dec 1, the new Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council will take
over management of the areas in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, which were
previously managed by the town councils of Chua Chu Kang and
Sembawang.
13 TOWN COUNCILS RECONSTITUTED
Thirteen town councils were reconstituted as some areas under
their purview have become part of other towns, the ministry said.
The management of these areas will be transferred to the
reconstituted town councils with effect from Dec 1.
Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East will now be known as
Aljunied-Hougang, East Coast will be known as East Coast-Fengshan
and Jurong will be known as Jurong-Clementi. The three town
councils were renamed at the request of their MPs, MND said.
“MND encourages all town councils to work together to ensure a
smooth transition, so that the needs of all residents can continue
to be served,” the ministry said.
The full list of 16 town councils is below:
