Donegal County Council
| Donegal County Council Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall |
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| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
| Mayor | Noel McBride, Sinn Féin |
| Members | 29 |
| Political groups | Fianna Fáil (10) Fine Gael (8) Sinn Féin (4) Labour Party (2) Independents (5) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| County House, Lifford | |
| Website | |
| www.donegalcoco.ie | |
Donegal County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the local authority which is responsible for County Donegal in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county seat is at the County House, located on The Diamond in Lifford.
The county council has been in existence since 1899 and is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The county is divided into five local electoral areas and has 29 councillors who are elected every five years by single transferable vote. The county administration is headed by a county manager, currently Séamus Neely.
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[edit] Councillors
For the purpose of elections Donegal is divided into five local electoral areas: Donegal (5), Glenties (5), Inishowen (7), Letterkenny (7) and Stranorlar (5).[1]
[edit] 2009 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 10 | |
| Fine Gael | 8 | |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | |
| Labour Party | 2 | |
| Independents | 5 | |
[edit] Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.
| Council members from 2009 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Donegal | Barry O'Neill | Fine Gael | |
| Thomas Pringle† | Independent | ||
| John Boyle | Fine Gael | ||
| Brendan Byrne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Sean McEniff | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Glenties | Seamus Ó Domhnaill | Independent | |
| Terence Slowey | Fine Gael | ||
| Therese Gallagher | Sinn Féin | ||
| David Alcorn | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Padraig Doherty | Independent | ||
| Inishowen | Pádraig Mac Lochlainn† | Sinn Féin | |
| Bernard McGuinness | Fine Gael | ||
| Charlie McConalogue† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mickey Doherty | Fine Gael | ||
| John Ryan | Fine Gael | ||
| Rena Donaghey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Martin Farren | Labour Party | ||
| Letterkenny | Ciaran Brogan | Fianna Fáil | |
| Liam Blaney | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Noel McBride | Fine Gael | ||
| Dessie Larkin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jimmy Harte†‡ | Independent | ||
| Mick Quinn | Sinn Féin | ||
| Ian McGarvey | Independent | ||
| Stranorlar | Cora Harvey | Sinn Féin | |
| Patrick McGowan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Martin Harley | Fine Gael | ||
| Frank McBrearty, Jnr | Labour Party | ||
| Gerry Crawford | Fianna Fáil | ||
†Replaced during term, see below for details.
‡Change of party affiliation, see below for details.
[edit] Changes in Party‡
| Name | Electoral area | Original Party | New Party | Date | ||
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| Jimmy Harte | Letterkenny | Independent | Labour Party | February 2010 | ||
[edit] Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pringle | Independent | Donegal | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | John Campbell | Independent | ||
| Charlie McConalogue | Fianna Fáil | Inishowen | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Paul Canning | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Pádraig Mac Lochlainn | Sinn Féin | Inishowen | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Jack Murray | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jimmy Harte | Labour Party | Letterkenny | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | Michael McBride | Labour Party | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2009 local elections – Donegal County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=248. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
[edit] External links
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