On 14 April 2016, in order to promote a reform on the municipal administrative decentralization, the City Council of Milan established the new Municipality 8, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce.

The zone includes the following districts: The area has its own local authority called Consiglio di Municipio (Municipal Council), composed by the President and 30 members directly elected by citizens every five years.

The Council is responsible for most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce in the area, and manages funds (if any) provided by the city government for specific purposes, such as those intended to guarantee the right to education for poorer families.

The President is Giulia Pelucchi (PD), elected on 3–4 October 2021.

Here is the current composition of the Municipal Council after 2021 municipal election: Here is a full lists of the directly-elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011: Stations of Milan Metro in the Zone 8: Suburban railway stations in the Zone 8: Media related to Municipio 8 (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons