Sligo County Council
| Sligo County Council Comhairle Chontae Shligigh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
| Cathaoirleach | Pat McGrath, FG |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 |
| Political groups |
Fine Gael (12) Fianna Fáil (7) Labour Party (2) Sinn Féin (1) Independents (3) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 5 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Sligo | |
| Website | |
| www.sligococo.ie | |
Sligo County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Shligigh) is the authority responsible for local government in County Sligo, 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 25 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a County Manager, Ciarán Hayes. The county town is Sligo town.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Ballymote (4), Dromore (4), Sligo Drumcliffe (6), Sligo Strandhill (7), and Tubbercurry (4).[1]
2009 Seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 12 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 7 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
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 | |
| Ballymote | Gerrard Mullaney | Fine Gael | |
| Martin Baker | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Thomas Collery | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat McGrath | Fine Gael | ||
| Dromore | Michael Clarke | Independent | |
| Joe Queenan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mary Barrett | Fine Gael | ||
| Dara Mulvey | Fine Gael | ||
| Sligo Drumcliffe | Joe Leonard | Fine Gael | |
| Veronica Crawley‡ | Labour Party | ||
| Jude Devins | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Patsy Barry | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Hubert Keaney | Fine Gael | ||
| Matt Lyons | Fine Gael | ||
| Sligo Strandhill | Tony McLoughlin† | Fine Gael | |
| Declan Bree | Independent | ||
| Seán MacManus | Sinn Féin | ||
| Deirdre Healy McGowan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Imelda Henry† | Fine Gael | ||
| Rosaleen O'Grady | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jim McGary | Labour Party | ||
| Tubbercurry | Margaret Gormley | Independent | |
| Gerry Murray | Fine Gael | ||
| Michael Fleming | Fine Gael | ||
| Jerry Lundy | Fianna Fáil | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
‡Changed party, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McLoughlin | Fine Gael | Sligo Strandhill | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election | February 2011 | Aoife McLoughlin | Fine Gael | ||
| Imelda Henry | Fine Gael | Sligo Strandhill | Elected to Seanad Éireann at the 2011 Seanad election | April 2011 | David Cawley | Fine Gael | ||
Changes in affiliation
| Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Cawley | Sligo Drumcliffe | Labour Party | Independent | January 2011 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2009 Local elections – Sligo County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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