Tipperary County Council
| Tipperary County Council Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
|
Séamus Hanafin, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
Fianna Fáil (10) Fine Gael (10) Sinn Féin (5) Labour Party (1) WUAG (1) Independent (13) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
|
Civic Offices, Clonmel Civic Offices, Nenagh | |
| Website | |
|
www | |
Tipperary County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann) is the authority responsible for local government in County Tipperary, Ireland. It came into operation on 3 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections,[1] after the merger of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Joe MacGrath. The administrative centres are Nenagh and Clonmel.
Councillors
The council has 40 seats. For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five Municipal Districts and five local electoral areas (LEA).[2]
| LEA | Seats | District |
|---|---|---|
| Carrick-on-Suir | 6 | Municipal District of Carrick-on-Suir |
| Cashel–Tipperary | 7 | Municipal District of Cashel–Tipperary |
| Clonmel | 9 | Borough District of Clonmel† |
| Nenagh | 9 | Municipal District of Nenagh |
| Templemore–Thurles | 9 | Municipal District of Templemore–Thurles |
† A district associated with a city or borough is termed a metropolitan district or borough district respectively.
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 10 | |
| Fine Gael | 10 | |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| WUAG | 1 | |
| Independent | 13 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[3]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Carrick-on-Suir | David Dunne | Sinn Féin | |
| Imelda Goldsboro | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Eddie O'Meara | Independent | ||
| Louise McLoughlin | Fine Gael | ||
| Kieran Bourke | Independent | ||
| John Fahey | Fine Gael | ||
| Cashel–Tipperary | Michael Fitzgerald | Fine Gael | |
| Martin Browne | Sinn Féin | ||
| Denis Leahy | Independent | ||
| Mary Hourigan | Fine Gael | ||
| John Crosse | Fine Gael | ||
| Roger Kennedy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tom Wood | Independent | ||
| Clonmel | Martin Lonergan | Independent | |
| Michael Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat English | Workers and Unemployed Action | ||
| Siobhán Ambrose | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Andy Moloney | Independent | ||
| Marie Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Michael Anglim | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Catherine Carey | Sinn Féin | ||
| Richie Molloy | Independent | ||
| Nenagh | Joe Hannigan | Independent | |
| Seamus Morris | Sinn Féin | ||
| Michael O'Meara | Independent | ||
| John Carroll | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mattie Ryan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Phyll Bugler | Fine Gael | ||
| Hughie McGrath | Independent | ||
| Gerard Darcy | Fine Gael | ||
| Fiona Bonfield | Labour Party | ||
| Templemore–Thurles | Michael Smith | Fianna Fáil | |
| Jim Ryan | Independent | ||
| Seamus Hanafin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Micheál Lowry | Independent | ||
| Willie Kennedy | Independent | ||
| David Doran | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Hogan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jackie Cahill | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joe Bourke | Fine Gael | ||
References
- ↑ "Local authorities". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "S.I. No. 66/2014 - County of Tipperary Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014". Irish Statute Book. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Local elections: Tipperary County Council". RTÉ News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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