Los Angeles Common Council

It succeeded the council of the Ciudad de Los Angeles.

From 1850 through 1869, council members were elected at large under a first-past-the-post voting system, in which the top vote-getters were seated.

From 1870 they were elected by electoral districts called wards.

The Los Angeles Common Council was created in 1850 as the city of Los Angeles grew from a remote town of 5,000 residents to a city of 15,000 residents.

[2] From 1870 to 1889, the council had a ward system with three (until 1877) and five (1877 onwards) seats.