Galway City Council

Galway City Council Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe
Type
Type	City council
Leadership
Mayor	Pádraig Conneely, FG
Structure
Seats	15[1]
Political groups	Labour Party (5)      Fine Gael (3)      Fianna Fáil (3)      Independents (4)
Elections
Last election	5 June 2009
Meeting place
City Hall. Galway
Website
www.galwaycity.ie

The area governed by the council

Galway City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Galway in Ireland. As a city 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 15 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 city administration is headed by a City Manager, Joe O'Neill. The council meets at City Hall, College Road, Galway.

History

Previously styled 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 of England. The first Mayor of Galway was Peirce Lynch. The council was dissolved in 1841 and replaced with the Galway Urban District Council. In 1937 it was revived as a borough and in 1986 was raised to the status of a county borough. The council was known as "The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Galway".^[2]

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the city is divided into three local electoral areas.^[3] They are:^[4]

• Galway City Central (4 seats), consisting of the electoral divisions of Dangan, Eyre Square, Newcastle, Nuns Island, Rahoon, Shantalla, Toghroinn San Niocláis.
• Galway City East (6 seats), consisting of the electoral divisions of Ballybaan, Baile an Bhriotaigh, An Caisleán Gearr, Lough Atalia, Mionlach, Mervue, Murroogh, Renmore, Wellpark.
• Galway City West (5 seats), consisting of the electoral divisions of Bearna, Claddagh, Cnoc na Cathrach, Rockbarton, Salthill, Taylors Hill.

2009 Seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.

^†Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Co-options

References

External links

• Official website

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