Monaghan County Council
Monaghan County Council Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Seamus Coyle, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 18 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 24 May 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Offices, Monaghan | |
| Website | |
| monaghan.ie | |
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, Eamonn O'Sullivan. The county town is Monaghan town.
History
Originally Monaghan Courthouse had been the meeting place of Monaghan County Council.[2] The county council moved to the County Offices in Glen Road in 1981.[2][3]
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).[4]
2019 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 6 |
| 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 | 3 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[5]
| Council members from 2019 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballybay-Clones | Seamus Coyle | Fianna Fáil | |
| Pat Treanor | Sinn Féin | ||
| Richard John Truell | Fine Gael | ||
| Seán Gilliland | Fine Gael | ||
| Hugh McElvaney | Independent | ||
| Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Colm Carthy | Sinn Féin | |
| Noel Keelan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Aidan Campbell | Fine Gael | ||
| P. J. O'Hanlon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mary Kerr-Conlon | Fine Gael | ||
| Aoife McCooey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Monaghan | Cathy Bennett | Sinn Féin | |
| Seamus Treanor | Independent | ||
| Raymond Aughey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brian McKenna | Sinn Féin | ||
| David Maxwell | Fine Gael | ||
| Paudge Connolly | Independent | ||
| Seán Conlon | Sinn Féin | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Community Information". Meath County Council. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Monaghan Town Courthouse". Monaghan County Museum. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "2014 Local elections – Monaghan County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 Local elections: Monaghan County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.