Monaghan County Council
Monaghan County Council Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Noel Keelan, SF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 18 |
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Political groups | Sinn Féin (7) Fine Gael (4) Fianna Fáil (4) Independent (3) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Monaghan Council Offices, Monaghan | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Monaghan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Monaghan, 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 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Eugene Cummins. The county town is Monaghan town.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas (LEA): Ballybay-Clones (6), Carrickmacross-Castleblayney (6) and Monaghan (6).[2]
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 7 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 5 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 4 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | 2 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[3]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballybay-Clones | Seamus Coyle | Fianna Fáil | |
| Ciara McPhillips | Fine Gael | ||
| Cathy Bennett | Sinn Féin | ||
| Eugene Bannigan | Fine Gael | ||
| Hugh McElvaney | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Treanor | Sinn Féin | ||
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Matt Carthy† | Sinn Féin | |
| Aidan Campbell | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel Keelan | Sinn Féin | ||
| P. J. O'Hanlon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jackie Crowe | Sinn Féin | ||
| Padraig McNally | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Monaghan | Brian McKenna | Sinn Féin | |
| Seamus Treanor | Independent | ||
| Robbie Gallagher | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Sean Conlon | Sinn Féin | ||
| David Maxwell | Fine Gael | ||
| Paudge Connolly | Independent | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Carthy | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Elected to the European Parliament at the 2014 European Election | May 2014 | Colm Carthy[4] | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin |
Changes in affiliation
| Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McElvaney | Ballybay-Clones | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | November 2015 |
See also
References
- ^ "Community Information". Meath County Council. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "2014 Local elections – Monaghan County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 Local elections: Monaghan County Council". RTÉ News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.northernsound.ie/news/colm-carthy-co-opted-onto-monaghan-county-council/