Meath County Council
Meath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae na Mí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Meath, 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 40 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, Jackie Maguire. The county town is Navan.
Meath County Council Comhairle Chontae na Mí | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Wayne Harding, FF | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 24 May 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Navan | |
| Website | |
| meath | |
History
Meath County Council commissioned a purpose-built headquarters at Railway Street in Navan in the early 20th century.[2] It then moved to more modern facilities at the new County Hall on the Dublin Road in Navan in 2017.[3]
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into six local electoral areas: Ashbourne (6), Kells (7), Laytown-Bettystown (7), Navan (7), Ratoath (7) and Trim (6).[4]
2019 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 12 | |
| Fine Gael | 12 | |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Social Democrats | 1 | |
| Aontú | 1 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[5]
| Council members from 2019 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ashbourne | Joe Bonner | Independent | |
| Alan Tobin | Fine Gael | ||
| Suzanna Jamal | Fine Gael | ||
| Sharon Keogan | Independent | ||
| Conor Tormey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Darren O’Rourke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kells | Sean Drew | Fianna Fáil | |
| Sarah Reilly | Fine Gael | ||
| Johnny Guirke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Eugene Cassidy | Fine Gael | ||
| David Gilroy | Independent | ||
| Paul McCabe | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mike Bray | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Laytown-Bettystown | Sharon Keogan | Independent | |
| Sharon Tolan | Fine Gael | ||
| Paddy Meade | Fine Gael | ||
| Annie Hoey | Labour Party | ||
| Wayne Harding | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Stephen McKee | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tom Behan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Navan | Tommy Reilly | Fianna Fáil | |
| Emer Tóibín | Aontú | ||
| Francis Deane | Independent | ||
| Eddie Fennessy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Pádraig Fitzsimons | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Alan Lawes | Independent | ||
| Yemi Adenuga | Fine Gael | ||
| Ratoath | Damien O’Reilly | Fianna Fáil | |
| Gillian Toole | Independent | ||
| Brian Fitzgerald | Independent | ||
| Nick Killian | Independent | ||
| Maria Murphy | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry O'Connor | Fine Gael | ||
| Deirdre Geraghty-Smith | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Trim | Noel French | Fine Gael | |
| Joe Fox | Fine Gael | ||
| Aisling Dempsey | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Niamh Souihan | Fine Gael | ||
| Ronan Moore | Social Democrats | ||
| Trevor Golden | Independent | ||
References
- "Community Information". Meath County Council. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- "Meath County Council Offices, Dillonsland, County Meath". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "7m revamp of new council hq to begin". Meath Chronicle. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "2014 Local elections – Meath County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- "2014 Local elections: Meath County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.