Roanoke City Council

The Roanoke City Council is the governing body of the city of Roanoke, Virginia. Currently, the council has six members, all elected in an at-large manner, and a mayor elected in an individual election.

The City Council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues. City Council directs the affairs of Roanoke by passing ordinances or adopting resolutions. Roanoke uses a weak-mayor political system in which the mayor is simply the "first of equals" on the City Council.

Current Council

Current City Council Members

• Sherman P. Lea, Sr. (D) – Mayor
• Joesph L. Cobb (D) – Vice-Mayor
• Peter J. Volosin (D)
• Vivian Sanchez-Jones (D)
• Luke W. Priddy (D)
• Patricia White-Boyd (D)
• Stephanie Moon Reynolds (I)

May 2018 Election

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Roanoke City Council Elections, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph L. "Joe" Cobb	5,113	22.40%	−
	Democratic	Djuna Osborne	5,004	21.92%	−
	Independent	William D. "Bill" Bespitch (Incumbent)	3,924	17.15%	−
	Democratic	Robert L. Jeffrey, Jr.	3,590	15.73%
	Independent	Raphael E. "Ray" Ferris (Incumbent)	2,452	14.93%
	Independent	Grover C. Price III	1,041	4.56%
	Independent	Shawn M. Hunter	535	2.34%
	No party	Write-ins	218	0.95%	−
	Democratic gain from Independent		Swing	+1

See also

• Roanoke, Virginia
• List of mayors of Roanoke, Virginia
• Local government in the United States