Clare County Council
| Clare County Council Comhairle Contae an Chláir | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
| Mayor | Joe Arkins, FG |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 32 |
| Political groups |
Fine Gael (12) Fianna Fáil (11) Labour Party (1) Green Party (1) Independents (7) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras Contae an Chláir, Ennis | |
| Website | |
| www.clarecoco.ie | |
Clare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chláir) is the authority responsible for local government in County Clare, 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 32 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, Tom Coughlan. The county town is Ennis.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into six local electoral areas: Ennis East (5), Ennis West (4), Ennistymon (5), Killaloe (7), Kilrush (6) and Shannon (7).[1]
2009 Seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 12 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Green Party | 1 | |
| Independents | 7 | |
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 | |
| Ennis East | Johnny Flynn | Fine Gael | |
| Paul Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Sonny Scanlan | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Daly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tommy Brennan | Independent | ||
| Ennis West | James Breen | Independent | |
| Tony Mulqueen | Fine Gael | ||
| Tom McNamara | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brian Meaney | Green Party | ||
| Ennistymon | Martin Conway† | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Hillery | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Richard Nagle | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Michael Kelly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joe Arkins | Fine Gael | ||
| Killaloe | Joe Cooney | Fine Gael | |
| Pat Hayes | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Pat Burke | Fine Gael | ||
| Pascal Fitzgerald | Labour Party | ||
| Michael Begley | Independent | ||
| Cathal Crowe | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kilrush | Christy Curtin | Independent | |
| Oliver Garry | Fine Gael | ||
| P. J. Kelly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Patrick Keane | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Bill Chambers | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Gabriel Keating | Fine Gael | ||
| Shannon | John Crowe | Fine Gael | |
| Tony Mulcahy† | Fine Gael | ||
| Patricia McCarthy | Independent | ||
| P. J. Ryan | Independent | ||
| Pat McMahon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Gerry Flynn | Independent | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Conway | Fine Gael | Ennistymon | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | Bill Slattery | Fine Gael | ||
| Tony Mulcahy | Fine Gael | Shannon | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | Sean McLoughlin | Fine Gael | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2009 local elections – Clare County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
External links
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