The South West Community Development Council is one of five

Community Development Council The Community Development Council (CDC; ; zh, 社區發展理事會; ) is a government-led organisation to organise grassroot organisations and community programmes into smaller, local units as a bridge between the government and the community i ...

s (CDCs) set up across the

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to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes. They are funded in part by the government although they are free to engage in fund-raising activities. The South West Community Development Council (CDC) was formed on 24 November 2001. Spanning the south-western region of Singapore, covering a third of its land area. The District has about 220,000 households with over 750,000 residents. The District has a characteristically high concentration of industrial estates, including the Jurong Islands and Tuas area.

Constituencies

As of May 2025, the South West district covers:

Single Member Constituency (SMC)

* Bukit Gombak SMC * Jurong Central SMC * Pioneer SMC

Group Representation Constituency (GRC)

Chua Chu Kang GRC The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC has four wards: Chua Chu Kang, Tengah, Keat Hong and Brickland. Only a small portion of t ...

**Brickland **Tengah **Chua Chu Kang **Keat Hong * Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC **Bukit Batok East **Bukit Batok **Yuhua **Clementi **Hong Kah North * West Coast-Jurong West GRC **Ayer Rajah **Boon Lay-West Coast **Nanyang **Jurong Spring-Gek Poh **Taman Jurong

Mayors

The incumbent Mayor of South West District is MP for

Low Yen Ling from the

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since 2014.

References

External links

South West Community Development Council
{{Authority control Districts of Singapore Boon Lay Bukit Batok Choa Chu Kang Clementi Jurong East Bukit Merah 2001 establishments in Singapore Organizations established in 2001