Sri Lankan local elections, 2018 The opposition SLPP (Rajapaksa) wins 44.65% of the vote, the ruling coalition parties UNP (Wickremesinghe) and UPFA (Sirisena) gather 32.63% and 8.94% respectively. Rosy Senanayake (UNP) becomes the first female mayor of the capital Colombo. Sri Lanka ruling alliance suffers defeat in local polls © Al Jazeera Sources: Al Jazeera