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Wexford County Council
Wexford County Council Comhairle Contae Loch Garman | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
Cathaoirleach | Keith Doyle, FF |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 34 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Motto | |
Exemplar Hiberniae (Latin) "An example to Ireland" | |
| Meeting place | |
County Hall, Wexford | |
| Website | |
www.wexfordcoco.ie | |
The area governed by the council
Wexford County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Loch Garman) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wexford, 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 34 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Tom Enright. The county town is Wexford town.
Contents
1 Councillors
1.1 2014 seats summary
1.2 Councillors by electoral area
1.2.1 Co-options
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Enniscorthy (8), Gorey (8), New Ross (8) and Wexford (10).[1]
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
Fianna Fáil | 11 | |
Fine Gael | 9 | |
Sinn Féin | 5 | |
Labour Party | 2 | |
People Before Profit | 1 | |
Independent | 6 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[2]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
Enniscorthy | James Browne† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Johnny Mythen | Sinn Féin | ||
| Barbara-Anne Murphy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Patrick Kavanagh | Fine Gael | ||
| Kathleen Codd Nolan | Fine Gael | ||
| Oliver Walsh | Fine Gael | ||
| John O'Rourke | Independent | ||
| Keith Doyle | Fianna Fáil | ||
Gorey | Malcolm Byrne | Fianna Fáil | |
| Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Joe Sullivan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Bobby Ireton | Labour Party | ||
| John Hegarty | Fine Gael | ||
| Anthony Donohoe | Fine Gael | ||
| Pip Breen | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mary Farrell | Independent | ||
New Ross | Martin Murphy | Independent | |
| Michael Sheehan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Michael Whelan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Oisin O'Connell | Sinn Féin | ||
| Larry O'Brien | Fine Gael | ||
| John Fleming | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Willie FitzHarris | Fine Gael | ||
| Anthony Connick | Independent | ||
Wexford | Ger Carthy | Independent | |
| Anthony Kelly† | Sinn Féin | ||
| George Lawlor | Labour Party | ||
Tony Dempsey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Frank Staples | Fine Gael | ||
| Fergie Kehoe† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jim Moore | Fine Gael | ||
| Mick Roche | Sinn Féin | ||
| Deirdre Wadding† | People Before Profit | ||
| David Hynes | Independent | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Browne | Fianna Fáil | Enniscorthy | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election | February 2016 | Willie Kavanagh | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Fergie Kehoe | Fianna Fáil | Wexford | Death of Councillor | April 2016 | Lisa McDonald | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Deirdre Wadding | People Before Profit | Wexford | Resignation of Councillor | October 2017 | Tony Walsh | People Before Profit | ||
| Anthony Kelly | Sinn Féin | Wexford | Resignation of Councillor | December 2017 | Thomas Forde | Sinn Féin | ||
See also
- Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
- Local government in the Republic of Ireland
References
^ "2014 Local elections – Wexford County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "2014 Local elections: Wexford County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links
- Official website
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