Albuquerque City Council

It consists of nine members, elected from respective districts of the city on a non-partisan basis.

From 1916 to 1974, Albuquerque was governed by a city commission of at-large members.

In the place of a president in the council, the mayor was known as the "Chairman of the Commission.

"[1] In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system.

Since 1975, there have been no "at-large" members, elections are non-partisan, but party registration is often mentioned through local media outlets and the respective parties usually endorse their candidates.