Louth County Council
| Louth County Council Comhairle Chontae Lú |
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| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
| Cathaoirleach | Finnan McCoy, FG |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 26 |
| Political groups | Fine Gael (8) Sinn Féin (6) Fianna Fáil (5) Labour Party (2) Green Party (1) Independents (4) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Dundalk | |
| Website | |
| www.louthcoco.ie | |
Louth County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Lú) is the authority responsible for local government in County Louth, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment.[1] The council has 26 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a County Manager, Joan Martin. The county seat is at the County Hall in Dundalk.
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Councillors [edit]
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Ardee (5), Drogheda East (6), Drogheda West (4), Dundalk Carlingford (5) and Dundalk South (6).[2]
2009 Seats summary [edit]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 8 | |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | |
| Labour Party | 2 | |
| Green Party | 1 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
Councillors by electoral area [edit]
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.
| Council members from 2009 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ardee | Jim Lennon | Fine Gael | |
| Finnan McCoy | Fine Gael | ||
| Colm Markey | Fine Gael | ||
| Pearse McGeough | Sinn Féin | ||
| Liam Reilly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Drogheda East | James Carroll† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Frank Godfrey | Independent | ||
| Imelda Munster | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gerald Nash† | Labour Party | ||
| Michael O'Dowd | Fine Gael | ||
| Oliver Tully | Fine Gael | ||
| Drogheda West | Paul Bell | Labour Party | |
| Anthony Donohue | Fine Gael | ||
| Paddy McQuillan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Frank Maher | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dundalk Carlingford | Terry Brennan† | Fine Gael | |
| Edel Corrigan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jim Loughran | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jim Ryan | Independent | ||
| Peter Savage | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dundalk South | Martin Bellew | Independent | |
| Declan Breathnach | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jim D'Arcy† | Fine Gael | ||
| Mark Dearey† | Green Party | ||
| Alan Grehan | Independent | ||
| Tomás Sharkey | Sinn Féin | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options [edit]
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Carroll | Fianna Fáil | Drogheda East | Elected to Seanad Éireann in a by-election | November 2009 | Tommy Byrne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mark Dearey | Green Party | Dundalk South | Nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann | February 2010 | Marianne Butler | Green Party | ||
| Gerald Nash | Labour Party | Drogheda East | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Pio Smith | Labour Party | ||
| Terry Brennan | Fine Gael | Dundalk Carlingford | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | Martin Murnaghan | Fine Gael | ||
| Jim D'Arcy | Fine Gael | Dundalk South | Nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann | May 2011 | Linus English | Fine Gael | ||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Services". Louth County Council. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "2009 Local elections – Louth County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
