The current Board is composed of eight members, which are:[1] The local government of the City uses a decentralized system called juntas municipales de distrito (municipal district assemblies), which are ultimately led by the ayuntamiento.

The current officeholders are:[2] The Plenary is the body of maximum political representation of citizens in the municipal government, exercises the powers that are expressly assigned to it and is made up of the mayor and the councillors.

The councillors are elected on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot, and in turn they determine the mayor of Madrid.

[3] The Plenary (Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body formed by the elected councillors.

The passing of by-laws, annual budget and taxes; the scrutiny of the council of government and the motion of no confidence on the mayor are tasks assigned to this entity in Spain.