| Galway City Council Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe |
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|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | City Council of Galway |
| Leadership | |
| Mayor | Michael Crowe [1], Fianna Fáil |
| Members | 15 |
| Political groups | Labour Party (5) Fine Gael (3) Fianna Fáil (3) Independents (4) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| Galway City Hall | |
| Website | |
| www.galwaycity.ie | |
Galway City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe) is the local authority for the city of Galway, Ireland. Previously Galway Corporation, it was founded in 1485 by The Tribes of Galway via a Charter of Mayoralty granted to the town in December 1484 by King Richard III. The first Mayor of Galway was Peirce Lynch. Dissolved in 1841 and replaced with the Galway Urban District Council, it was revived in 1937 as a borough and in 1986 as a county borough. The council was known as "The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Galway".[2]
The parties that are currently represented on the City Council are:[3]
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The Council currently consists of:
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 5 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | |
| Fine Gael | 3 | |
The city is divided into 3 Local electoral areas each of which elects between 4–6 councillors. The electoral area used for the last local elections were:
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Galway City East | 6 |
| Galway City Central | 4 |
| Galway City West | 5 |
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.
| Council members from 2009 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Galway City East | Tom Costello | Labour Party | |
| Michael Crowe | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Frank Fahy | Fine Gael | ||
| Nuala Nolan | Labour Party | ||
| Declan McDonnell | Independent | ||
| Terry O'Flaherty | Independent | ||
| Galway City Central | Billy Cameron | Labour Party | |
| Pádraig Conneely | Fine Gael | ||
| Colette Connolly | Labour Party | ||
| Ollie Crowe | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Galway City West | Catherine Connolly | Independent | |
| Peter Keane | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Donal Lyons | Independent | ||
| Niall McNelis | Labour Party | ||
| Hildegarde Naughton | Fine Gael | ||
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