Seremban Sanitary Board and Seremban Town Board The town of Seremban was previously administered by the Sanitary Board () in 1897, which was upgraded into the Town Board () in 1946 following rapid post-war development of the town.
Seremban Town Council, 1953–1979 Seremban Town Board was upgraded to the Seremban Town Council () in 1953. From 1954 until 22 July 1965, the Seremban Town Council was led by a president () in the office yearly, occasionally sitting for more than a year. Like all local governments in Malaysia, it held annual local elections during that period. On 23 July 1965, the
Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan took over the post of the president of the Seremban Town Council, which subsequently became the president of the Seremban Municipal Council () when the town of Seremban was accorded municipality status on 1 March 1979.
Seremban Municipal Council, 1979–2019 The trend of sitting Menteri Besar heading the council was overturned in 1998, when the head of the council was an independent individual.
Seremban District Council, 1979–2002 Meanwhile, the Seremban District Council () was established on 1 January 1979 through the merger of 6 Local Authorities outside Seremban town itself, which are: • Pajam Local Council (established in 1957) • Mantin Local Council (established in 1958) • Rantau Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) •
Nilai Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) • Broga Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) • Labu Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) 7 Presidents have led the council throughout its history.
Nilai Municipal Council, 2002–2019 The Seremban District Council was upgraded to the Nilai Municipal Council () on 2 February 2002. It administered eight
mukims (communes) in Seremban District and was led by 3 presidents before merger. • Mukim Setul • Mukim Labu • Mukim Rantau • Mukim Lenggeng • Mukim Pantai • Part of
Rasah • Part of
Ampangan • Part of metropolitan
Seremban Seremban City Council, 2020–present Seremban Municipal Council and Nilai Municipal Council merged to form the Seremban City Council on 1 January 2020. ==Functions==