Kildare_County_Council

Kildare County Council

Kildare County Council

Local authority of County Kildare in Ireland


Kildare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chill Dara) is the local authority of County Kildare, 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 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, Sonya Kavanagh. The county town is Naas.

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The area governed by the council
Crest of Kildare County Council photographed alongside the Royal Canal in Maynooth. The County Motto, Meanma agus Misneach (Spirit and Courage), is seen on the crest.

History

The County Council was formed in 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. It was originally based at Naas Courthouse but, after a major fire in the courthouse, moved to the former St Mary's Fever Hospital in the late 1950s.[1] By late 1990s, the old hospital buildings were in poor condition, and the county council identified the former Devoy Barracks site as its preferred location for new facilities.[2] It moved to Áras Chill Dara on the site of the old barracks site in 2006.[2]

Regional Assembly

Kildare County Council has three representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee.[3][4]

Elections

Members of Kildare 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).

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Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

County Kildare is divided into municipal districts and LEAs, defined by electoral divisions.[5]

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Councillors

The following were elected at the 2019 Kildare County Council election, under the boundaries which existed at the time. [6]

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Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[7]

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Notes
  1. Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Co-options

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References

  1. "Maternity care featured in debate on future of Kildare hospitals". Leinster Leader. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Council's new civic offices go full tilt in Naas". Irish Times. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, Article 5 and Schedule 3 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 26 April 2023.
  4. "Members List". Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly.
  5. County of Kildare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 620 of 2018). Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 May 2019.
  6. "2014 Local elections – Kildare County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. "2014 Local elections: Kildare County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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