Irvine City Council

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|meeting_place=Irvine City Hall

1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606

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|next_election1=November 3, 2026

|last_election1=November 5, 2024

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|term_length=4 years, 2 years for mayor

|term_limits=2 terms

|political_groups1=Officially nonpartisan

{{nowrap|{{Color box|#0000ffff|border=darkgray}} Democratic (5)}}
{{nowrap|{{Color box|#ff0000ff|border=darkgray}} Republican (2)}}

|name=Irvine City Council

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|members=7

|election1= December 10, 2024

|leader2_type=Vice Mayor|party2=(R)|election2=January 14, 2025|party1= (D)

|leader1= Larry Agran

|leader2=James Mai|leader1_type=Mayor

|house_type=Unicameral

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|website=[https://www.cityofirvine.org/city-council Official Website]}}

The Irvine City Council is the governing body for the city of Irvine, California. The city operates under a council-manager form of government with a separately elected mayor and a council-appointed city manager. The council currently consists of 7 members, one of whom is the mayor. Following the 2024 General Elections, Irvine added two additional members and moved from at-large to district elections. A City council members serve a four-year term while the mayor serves a two-year term. Both council members and the mayor are limited to two successive terms.

Elections

Four city council members are elected in single-member districts during every presidential election while the mayor is elected at-large during the same and during the midterm election. The other two council members are also elected during the midterms in their respective districts. Council members are elected to four-year terms and the mayor is elected for two-year terms. Both the mayor and council members are limited to two terms.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofirvine.org/city-council|publisher=City of Irvine|accessdate=14 November 2020|title=City Council|date=27 May 2015}}

Prior to the 2024 election, Irvine City Council members were elected at-large. However, with voters' approval of Measure D in the March 2024 Primary Elections, Irvine adopted a district system for its council members, with the mayor being elected city wide. The measure also expanded the council to seven members from its previous five and created six districts for the council members.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=The City of Irvine Holds its First District-Based Election in November |url=https://www.cityofirvine.org/news-media/news-article/city-irvine-holds-its-first-district-based-election-november |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=City of Irvine |language=en}} The city selected the district map prior to Measure D's approval after a city-wide contest.{{Cite web |title=Irvine City Council Selects District Map for March 2024 Ballot |url=https://www.cityofirvine.org/news-media/press/article/82606 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=City of Irvine |language=en}}

Composition

The Irvine City Council consists of 5 Democrats and 2 Republicans, although per state law the council is officially nonpartisan.{{cite web|url=https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/voter-info/elections-in-california.htm|publisher=California Secretary of State|title=Elections in California|accessdate=14 November 2020}} A special election to fill the vacancy in District 5 will be held on April 15, 2025.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-12 |title=Newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocks on first vote; special election for 7th member set |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/12/newly-expanded-irvine-city-council-deadlocks-on-first-vote-special-election-for-7th-member-set/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}} Betty Martinez Franco was certified the winner by Irvine's city council on May 2nd..{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=City of Irvine to Host May 13 Swearing-In Ceremony |url=https://cityofirvine.org/news-media/news-article/city-irvine-host-may-13-swearing-ceremony |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=City of Irvine |language=en-US}}

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!District

!Councilmember

!Party (officially nonpartisan)

!Term ends

|Mayor

|Larry Agran

|Democratic

|2026

|District 1

|Melinda Liu

|Democratic