Donegal County Council
| Donegal County Council Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Seamus Ó Domhnaill, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 37 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| County House, Lifford | |
| Website | |
| donegalcoco.ie | |
Donegal County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal, 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. It has 37 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Séamus Neely. The county town is Lifford.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into 5 Municipal Districts comprising the following local electoral areas: Donegal (6), Glenties (6), Inishowen (9), Letterkenny (10) and Stranorlar (6).
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | |
| Sinn Féin | 9 | |
| Fine Gael | 6 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[1]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Donegal | Sean McEniff† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Barry O'Neill | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel Andrew Jordan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Niamh Kennedy | Independent | ||
| Tom Conaghan | Independent | ||
| John Campbell | Independent | ||
| Glenties | Seamus Ó Domhnaill | Fianna Fáil | |
| Enda Bonner | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Terence Slowey | Fine Gael | ||
| Marie Therese Gallagher | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Sheamuis O’Fearraigh | Sinn Féin | ||
| Michael Colm Mac Giolla Easbuig | Independent | ||
| Inishowen | Martin McDermott | Fianna Fáil | |
| Rena Donaghey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Paul Canning | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Bernard McGuinness | Fine Gael | ||
| John Ryan† | Fine Gael | ||
| Albert Doherty | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jack Murray | Sinn Féin | ||
| Martin Farren | Labour Party | ||
| Nicholas Crossan | Independent | ||
| Letterkenny | Liam Blaney | Fianna Fáil | |
| Ciaran Brogan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| James Pat McDaid | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jimmy Kavanagh | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry McMonagle | Sinn Féin | ||
| Mick Quinn† | Sinn Féin | ||
| John O'Donnell | Independent | ||
| Ian McGarvey | Independent | ||
| Michael McBride | Independent | ||
| Dessie Shiels | Independent | ||
| Stranorlar | Patrick McGowan | Fianna Fáil | |
| Gerry Crawford | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Martin Harley | Fine Gael | ||
| Gary Doherty | Sinn Féin | ||
| Liam Doherty | Sinn Féin | ||
| Frank McBrearty Jnr | Independent | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Quinn | Sinn Féin | Letterkenny | Resigned from the council | March 2017 | Adrian Glackin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sean McEniff | Fianna Fáil | Donegal | Death of councillor | July 2017 | Micheál Naughton | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Ryan | Fine Gael | Inishowen | Resignation of councillor in May 2018 | July 2018 | Mickey Doherty | Fine Gael | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2014 Local elections: Donegal County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.