Wicklow County Council
| Wicklow County Council Comhairle Contae Chill Mhantáin | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
|
Pat Vance, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 32 |
 | |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras an Chontae, Wicklow | |
| Website | |
| wicklow.ie | |
Wicklow County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chill Mhantáin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wicklow, 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 32 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 Chief Executive, Frank Curran. The county town is Wicklow town.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five municipal districts: Arklow (6), Baltinglass (6), Bray (8), Greystones (6), and Wicklow (6).[1]
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 8 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 7 | |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | |
| Green Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[2]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Arklow | Pat Fitzgerald | Fianna Fáil | |
| Pat Kennedy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Sylvester Bourke | Fine Gael | ||
| Tommy Annesley | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mary McDonald | Sinn Féin | ||
| Miriam Murphy | Independent | ||
| Baltinglass | Tommy Cullen | Independent | |
| Jim Ruttle | Independent | ||
| Gerry O'Neill‡ | Sinn Féin | ||
| Edward Timmins | Fine Gael | ||
| Vincent Blake | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Doran | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Bray | John Brady† | Sinn Féin | |
| Joe Behan | Independent | ||
| Christopher Fox | Independent | ||
| Brendan Thornhill | Independent | ||
| Steven Matthews | Green Party | ||
| Oliver O'Brien‡ | Sinn Féin | ||
| Pat Vance | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Ryan | Fine Gael | ||
| Greystones | Jennifer Whitmore‡ | Independent | |
| Tom Fortune | Independent | ||
| Derek Mitchell | Fine Gael | ||
| Nicola Lawless | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gráinne McLoughlin | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry Walsh | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Wicklow | John Snell‡ | Sinn Féin | |
| Dáire Nolan | Independent | ||
| Pat Casey† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Shay Cullen | Fine Gael | ||
| Irene Winters | Fine Gael | ||
| Pat Kavanagh† | Independent | ||
†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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Kavanagh | Independent | Wicklow | Death of councillor | December 2015 | Mary Kavanagh | Independent | ||
| John Brady | Sinn Féin | Bray | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election | February 2016 | Michael O'Connor† | Sinn Féin | ||
| Pat Casey | Fianna Fáil | Wicklow | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election | February 2016 | Gail Dunne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Michael O'Connor | Sinn Féin | Bray | Resignation of councillor | September 2018 | Dermot O'Brien | Sinn Féin | ||
Changes in affiliation
| Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Whitmore | Greystones | Independent | Social Democrats | October 2015 | ||
| John Snell | Wicklow | Sinn Féin | Independent | February 2017 | ||
| Oliver O'Brien | Bray | Sinn Féin | Independent | February 2017 | ||
| Gerry O'Neill | Baltinglass | Sinn Féin | Independent | February 2017 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2014 local elections – Wicklow County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Local elections: Wicklow County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.