Seberang Perai City Council

Seberang Perai City Council Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai
Logo of Seberang Perai City Council
Type
Type	City council of Seberang Perai
History
Founded	1976 (as the Seberang Perai Municipal Council)
Preceded by	Seberang Perai Local Government Management Board
Leadership
Mayor	Azhar Arshad
City Secretary	Rosnani Mahmod (2017 – )
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Councillors:   DAP (9)   PKR (8)   Amanah (2)   Bersatu (2)   NGO (3)
Motto
Seberang Perai Aspiring City of Tomorrow (Seberang Perai Aspirasi Bandar Masa Hadapan)
Meeting place
Menara MBSP, Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam
Website
www.mbsp.gov.my/index.php/en/

The Seberang Perai City Council is the city council which administers Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang. This agency is under the purview of the Penang state government.

Established in 1976, Seberang Perai City Council's jurisdiction includes several major townships and wards, such as Butterworth, Bukit Mertajam, Batu Kawan and Nibong Tebal, covering a total area of 738 km² (285 sq mi). The local council is responsible for urban planning, heritage preservation, public health, sanitation, waste management, traffic management, environmental protection, building control, social and economic development, and general maintenance of urban infrastructure.

The headquarters of the Seberang Perai City Council is Bangunan MBSP at the Bandar Perda township, about 3.15 km (1.96 mi) west of Bukit Mertajam proper. And there are two branches of MBSP office cawangan which is in SPU (near Mahkamah) and SPS.