Westmeath County Council
Westmeath County Council Comhairle Chontae Na hIarmhí | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Peter Burke, FG | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 23 |
Political groups | Fianna Fáil (9) Fine Gael (8) Labour Party (6) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Motto | |
| Triath ós Triathaibh (Irish) "Noble above nobility" | |
| Meeting place | |
| County Buildings, Mullingar | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Westmeath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Na hIarmhí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Westmeath, 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. The council has 23 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, Pat Gallagher. The county town is Mullingar.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athlone (6), Coole (4), Kilbeggan (4), Mullingar East (4) and Mullingar West (5).[1]
2009 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 9 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 8 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 6 |
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 | |
| Athlone | Kevin Moran | Fianna Fáil | |
| Frankie Keena | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joe Whelan | Fine Gael | ||
| Mark Cooney | Fine Gael | ||
| Gabrielle McFadden | Fine Gael | ||
| Tom Allen | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Coole | Frank McDermott | Fine Gael | |
| Paddy Hill | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dan McCarthy† | Labour | ||
| John Shaw | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kilbeggan | Joe Flanagan | Fine Gael | |
| Paul Daly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Colm Arthur | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry Corcoran | Labour | ||
| Mullingar East | Michael Dollard | Labour | |
| Denis Leonard | Labour | ||
| Peter Burke | Fine Gael | ||
| Aidan Davitt | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mullingar West | John Penrose | Labour | |
| Robert Troy† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Fintan Cooney | Fine Gael | ||
| Ken Glynn | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Detty Cornally | Labour | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Troy | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | Mullingar West | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Niamh Kiernan | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Dan McCarthy | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | Coole | Resigned in December 2011 | February 2012 | Peter Keaney | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
See also
References
- ^ "2009 Local elections – Westmeath County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 August 2011.