unicity. The unicity system replaced the two-tier metropolitan system with first-past-the-post voting. The election of the first new Winnipeg City Council was held on 6 October 1971 and the new City came into legal existence on 1 January 1972. Beginning in 1972, the new unified Council consisted of 50 councillors, one elected from each of the city's 50 wards, and a mayor, elected by voters in the city-at-large. The inaugural meeting of the new City Council subsequently took place in the Council Chamber of the Winnipeg Civic Centre on 4 January 1972. The number of councillors were reduced to 29 part-time councilors in 1977. It was then further reduced to 15 full-time councillors in 1991 when the Government of Manitoba passed Bill 68, which took effect in the 1992 municipal election and has stayed the same for subsequent elections. List of Winnipeg City Councils 2022–2026 {| class="wikitable sortable" width="75%" ! style="background:#cccccc;" | Councillor ! style="background:#cccccc;" | Ward'|- | Scott Gillingham || Mayor |- | Evan Duncan || Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood |- | Cindy Gilroy || Daniel McIntyre |- | Jason Schreyer || Elmwood-East Kildonan |- | Sherri Rollins || Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry |- | Ross Eadie || Mynarski |- | Jeff Browaty || North Kildonan |- | Devi Sharma || Old Kildonan |- | Vivian Santos || Point Douglas |- | John Orlikow || River Heights-Fort Garry |- | Matt Allard || St. Boniface |- | Shawn Dobson || St. James |- | Markus Chambers || St. Norbert-Seine River |- | Brian Mayes || St. Vital |- | Russ Wyatt || Transcona |- | Janice Lukes || Waverley West |} 2018–2022 2014–2018 2010–2014 2006–2010 Pre-Unicity municipalities Reeves and mayors of the municipalities within the Greater Winnipeg area prior to their amalgamation into Winnipeg on 27 July 1971. Organizations under Council Committees Section 63(1) of The City of Winnipeg Charter allows Winnipeg City Council the authority to establish committees of Council. Through by-law, Council is able to delegate powers, duties, or functions to a committee. Committees include standing committees and community committees. The first Winnipeg City Council established standing committees on finance, printing, board of works, markets, fire & water, and assessment. Council subsequently began to establish itself through the passage of by-laws, with 27 by-laws being passed in the city’s first year of incorporation. Each of the 15 Councillors represents a ward within Winnipeg, with three wards composing a Community Committee.