Louth County Council
| Louth County Council Comhairle Contae Lú |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Peter Savage, FF
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
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Political groups
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Sinn Féin (10) Fine Gael (7) Fianna Fáil (5) Green Party (2) Labour Party (2) Independent (3) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Dundalk | |
| Website | |
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Louth County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Lú) is the authority responsible for local government in 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.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Ardee (6), Drogheda (10), Dundalk-Carlingford (6) and Dundalk South (7).[2]
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 10 | |
| Fine Gael | 7 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | |
| Green Party | 2 | |
| Labour Party | 2 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
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 | |
| Ardee | Pearse McGeough | Sinn Féin | |
| Colm Markey | Fine Gael | ||
| Tom Cunningham | Sinn Féin | ||
| Liam Reilly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dolores Minogue | Fine Gael | ||
| Jim Tenanty | Independent | ||
| Drogheda | Imelda Munster | Sinn Féin | |
| Paul Bell | Labour Party | ||
| Alan Cassidy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Tommy Byrne | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kevin Callan | Fine Gael | ||
| Oliver Tully | Fine Gael | ||
| Frank Godfrey | Independent | ||
| Richie Culhane | Fine Gael | ||
| Pio Smith | Labour Party | ||
| Kenneth Flood | Sinn Féin | ||
| Dundalk-Carlingford | Edel Corrigan | Sinn Féin | |
| Jim Loughran | Sinn Féin | ||
| Peter Savage | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John McGahon | Fine Gael | ||
| Conor Keelan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mark Dearey | Green Party | ||
| Dundalk South | Tomás Sharkey | Sinn Féin | |
| Declan Breathnach | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Maeve Anna Yore | Independent | ||
| Kevin Meenan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jennifer Green | Sinn Féin | ||
| Marianne Butler | Green Party | ||
| Maria Doyle | Fine Gael | ||
