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Louth County Council Comhairle Contae Lú | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Kevin Callan, Ind | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 7 June 2024 |
| Motto | |
| Irish: Lugh sáimh-ioldánach "Lugh equally skilled in many arts" | |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Dundalk | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Louth County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Lú) is the local authority of County Louth, 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.[1] The council has 29 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 chief executive, Joan Martin. The county town is Dundalk.
History
Originally meetings of Louth County Council took place in Dundalk Courthouse.[2][3] A home for the county officials was subsequently established at County Buildings in Crowe Street[4] and both the county council and its officials moved to County Hall in 2000.[5]
Regional Assembly
Louth County Council has three representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee.[6][7]
Elections
Members of Louth County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
| Year | SF | FF | FG | Lab | GP | PDs | Ind | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 29 | |||||||
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 29 | |||||||
| 2014 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 29 | |||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 26 | |||||||
| 2004 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | |||||||
| 1999 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | |||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |||||||
| 1985 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 26 | |||||||
Local electoral areas and municipal districts
County Louth is divided into borough and municipal districts and LEAs, defined by electoral divisions.[8][9] The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former borough of Drogheda is referred to as a Borough District.[10]
Councillors have regular monthly meetings both as a whole council and within their municipal district. Each municipal district elects its own chair, titled a Cathaoirleach.[11]
| Municipal District | LEA | Definition | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee | Ardee Rural, Ardee Urban, Castlebellingham, Clonkeen, Collon, Darver, Dromin, Drumcar, Dunleer, Dysart, Killanny, Louth, Mansfieldstown, Mullary, Stabannan and Tallanstown | 6 | |
| Borough District of Drogheda | Drogheda Rural | Clogher, Monasterboice, St. Peter's and Termonfeckin | 4 |
| Drogheda Urban | Fair Gate, St Lawrence Gate, St. Mary's (part) and West Gate | 6 | |
| Dundalk | Dundalk—Carlingford | Ballymascanlan, Carlingford, Drummullagh, Dundalk No. 1 Urban, Dundalk No. 2 Urban, Faughart, Greenore, Jenkinstown, Rathcor, Ravensdale; those parts of the electoral divisions of Castletown, Dundalk Rural, Dundalk No. 3 Urban and Dundalk No. 4 Urban not contained in the local electoral area of Dundalk South | 6 |
| Dundalk South | Barronstown, Castlering, Creggan Upper, Dromiskin, Haggardstown; those parts of the electoral divisions of Castletown and Dundalk Rural south of the R178 (Carrickmacross Road); and those parts of the electoral divisions of Dundalk No. 3 Urban and Dundalk No. 4 Urban south of a line drawn as follows: Commencing at the boundary between the electoral divisions of Dundalk No. 1 Urban and Dundalk No. 3 Urban at the Carrickmacross Road Bridge and St. Dominick's Place and then proceeding in an easterly direction to the junction of St. Dominick's Place with the roundabout at the Crescent; then proceeding in a clockwise direction around and excluding the said roundabout to its junction with Anne Street; then proceeding in a north-easterly direction along Anne Street to its junction with Park Street; then proceeding in a north easterly direction along Park Street to its junction with Francis Street; then proceeding in a north-easterly direction along Francis Street and Roden Place following the boundary between the electoral divisions of Dundalk No. 1 Urban and Dundalk No. 4 Urban; then proceeding in an easterly direction along Jocelyn Street, Seatown Place and along the road connecting Seatown Place to Barrack Street to reach the junction of said road with the Dundalk Inner Relief Road; then proceeding in a north-westerly projection along the Dundalk Inner Relief Road to its junction with the road at St. Helena; then proceeding along the north-easterly projection of the said road at St. Helena to Dundalk Harbour | 7 | |
Councillors
The following were elected at the 2024 Louth County Council election.
2024 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 7 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | |
| Fine Gael | 6 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
| Green | 1 | |
| Independent | 7 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[12]
| Council members from 2024 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA | Name | Party | |
| Ardee | Jim Tenanty | Independent | |
| Pearse McGeough | Sinn Féin | ||
| Paula Butterly | Fine Gael | ||
| John Sheridan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dolores Minogue | Fine Gael | ||
| Bernie Conlon | Independent | ||
| Drogheda Rural | Michelle Hall | Labour | |
| Anne-Marie Ford | Fine Gael | ||
| Declan Power | Independent | ||
| Eric Donovan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Drogheda Urban | Pio Smith | Labour | |
| Joanna Byrne | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kevin Callan | Independent | ||
| James Byrne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Paddy McQuillan | Independent | ||
| Ejiro O'Hare Stratton | Fine Gael | ||
| Dundalk–Carlingford | Seán Kelly | Fianna Fáil | |
| Antóin Watters | Sinn Féin | ||
| Fiona Mhic Conchoille | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Reilly | Fine Gael | ||
| Andrea McKevitt | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Ciarán Fisher | Independent | ||
| Dundalk South | Maeve Yore | Independent | |
| Robert Nash | Fine Gael | ||
| Emma Coffey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kevin Meenan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sionainn McCann | Sinn Féin | ||
| Shane McGuinness | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Marianne Butler | Green | ||
Chief executive
Each council has a chief executive, previously known as city or county manager, who is the manager of the local authority.[13]
| Year | Title | Name | Next Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | Chief executive | Joan Martin[14] | |
| 2013–2014 | County Manager | Philomena Poole | County manager for Dun Laoighaire-Rathdown County Council[15] |
| 2012–2013 | Acting County Manager | Joan Martin | |
| 2007–2012 | County Manager | Conn Murray | City and County Manager for Limerick Council[16] |
Cathaoirleach of the council
Every year, each local authority elects a chair called the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) for a term of one year and a deputy chair called the Leas-Cathaoirleach from among its members. The members elected for each municipal district elect a Cathaoirleach and a Leas-Chathaoirleach for their grouping. The Cathaoirleach chairs the meetings of the local authority or municipal district. Mayor and Deputy Mayor are titles used in municipal districts which were formerly borough councils.[17][18]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | Paula Butterly | Fine Gael | |
| 2022–2023 | Conor Keelan | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2021–2022 | Pio Smith | Labour | |
| 2020–2021 | Dolores Minogue |
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