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'''Cork County Council''' ({{lang-ga|Comhairle Contae Chorcaí}}) is the authority responsible for [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local government]] in [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. As a [[county council]], it is governed by the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. The council is responsible for [[House|housing]] and community, roads and [[transport]]ation, [[urban planning]] and development, amenity and [[culture]], and [[natural environment|environment]]. The council has 48 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 [[Council Manager (Ireland)|County Manager]], Martin Riordan. The [[county town|county seat]] is [[Cork County Hall]] in [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. |
'''Cork County Council''' ({{lang-ga|Comhairle Contae Chorcaí}}) is the authority responsible for [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local government]] in [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. As a [[county council]], it is governed by the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. The council is responsible for [[House|housing]] and community, roads and [[transport]]ation, [[urban planning]] and development, amenity and [[culture]], and [[natural environment|environment]]. The council has 48 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 [[Council Manager (Ireland)|County Manager]], Martin Riordan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Council defends use of debt collectors |work=The Irish Examiner|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/council-defends-use-of-debt-collectors-222358.html|accessdate=30 April 2013}}</ref> The [[county town|county seat]] is [[Cork County Hall]] in [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. |
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==Councillors== |
==Councillors== |
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Revision as of 17:14, 30 April 2013
Cork County Council Comhairle Contae Chorcaí | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Barbara Murray, FG | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 48 |
Political groups | Fine Gael (22) Fianna Fáil (13) Labour Party (6) Sinn Féin (1) Independents (6) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Cork County Hall | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Cork County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cork, 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 48 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 County Manager, Martin Riordan.[1] The county seat is Cork County Hall in Cork.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into ten local electoral areas: Bandon (3), Bantry (5), Blarney (4), Carrigaline (6), Fermoy (4), Kanturk (4), Macroom (4), Mallow (5) Midleton (6), and Skibbereen (7).[2]
2009 Seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 22 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 12 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 7 |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 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 | |
| Bandon | Alan Coleman | Fianna Fáil | |
| Kevin Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Veronica Neville | Fine Gael | ||
| Bantry | Mary Hegarty | Fine Gael | |
| Danny Crowley | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dermot Sheehan | Fine Gael | ||
| Patrick Murphy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Noel Harrington† | Fine Gael | ||
| Blarney | John Gilroy† | Labour | |
| Gerry Kelly | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Burton | Fine Gael | ||
| Dan Fleming | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Carrigaline | Seamus McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| Deirdre Forde | Fine Gael | ||
| Tim Lombard | Fine Gael | ||
| Paula Desmond | Labour | ||
| John A. Collins | Fine Gael | ||
| David Boyle | Independent | ||
| Fermoy | Kevin O'Keefe | Fianna Fáil | |
| Pa O'Driscoll | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel McCarthy | Labour | ||
| Frank O'Flynn | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kanturk | Tim Collins | Independent | |
| Gerard Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel Buckley | Fine Gael | ||
| Gary Carville | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Macroom | Michael Creed | Fine Gael | |
| Derry Canty | Fine Gael | ||
| Martin Coughlan | Labour | ||
| Aindrias Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mallow | Dan Joe Fitzgerald | Fianna Fáil | |
| Ronan Sheehan | Labour | ||
| John Paul O'Shea | Independent | ||
| Noel O'Connor | Fine Gael | ||
| Tom Barry† | Fine Gael | ||
| Midleton | Michael Hegarty | Fine Gael | |
| John Mulvihill | Labour | ||
| Noel Collins | Independent | ||
| Barbara Murray | Fine Gael | ||
| Sandra McLellan† | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sean O'Connor | Independent | ||
| Skibbereen | Jim Daly† | Fine Gael | |
| Declan Hurley | Independent | ||
| Brendan Leahy | Labour | ||
| John O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | ||
| Adrian Healy | Fine Gael | ||
| Donal F. O'Rourke | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Christopher O'Sullivan | Fianna Fáil | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barry | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | Mallow | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Tom Sheahan | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Jim Daly | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | Skibbereen | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Noel O'Donovan | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Noel Harrington | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | Bantry | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Jerry Sullivan | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Sandra McLellan | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | Midleton | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Michelle Hennessy | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin |
See also
References
- ^ "Council defends use of debt collectors". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "2009 local elections – Cork County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 February 2012.