Longford_County_Council
Longford County Council
Local authority of County Longford, Ireland
Longford County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae an Longfoirt) is the local authority of County Longford, 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 18 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, Paddy Mahon. The county town is Longford.
Longford County Council Comhairle Chontae an Longfoirt | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Colm Murray, FG | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 18 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 24 May 2019 |
| Motto | |
| Daingean agus Dílis (Irish) "Strong and Loyal" | |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras an Chontae, Longford | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Originally meetings of Longford County Council were held at Longford Courthouse in the Main Street[1] and the county secretary's office was subsequently established in Dublin Road.[2] The county council meetings and county administration moved to modern facilities at the new County Hall in Great Water Street in 1992.[3]
Longford County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Midland Strategic Planning Area Committee.[4]
Members of Longford 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).
County Longford is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.[5]
| Municipal District and LEA | Definition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymahon | Agharra, Ardagh East, Ardagh West, Ballymahon, Ballymuigh, Cashel East, Cashel West, Doory, Forgney, Foxhall, Kilcommock, Kilglass, Killashee, Ledwithstown, Meathas Truim (Edgeworthstown), Mountdavis, Moydow and Rathcline | 6 |
| Granard | Abbeylara, Aghaboy, Ballinalee, Ballinamuck East, Ballinamuck West, Bunlahy, Columbkille, Coolamber, Creevy, Crosagstown, Currygrane, Dalystown, Drumgort, Drumlish, Drummeel, Firry, Gelshagh, Granard Rural, Granard Urban, Killoe, Knockanbaun, Lislea, Milltown, Moatfarrell, Moyne, Mullanalaghta, Newgrove and Sonnagh | 5 |
| Longford | Breanrisk, Caldragh, Cloondara, Cloonee, Corboy, Longford No. 1 Urban, Longford No. 2 Urban, Longford Rural and Newtown Forbes | 7 |
2019 seats summary
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019 at the 2019 Longford County Council election.[6]
| Council members from 2019 election | |||
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| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballymahon | Paul Ross | Fine Gael | |
| Mark Casey | Independent | ||
| Mick Cahill | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Pat O'Toole | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Colm Murray | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerard Farrell | Fine Gael | ||
| Granard | Turlough McGovern | Independent | |
| Micheál Carrigy[lower-alpha 1] | Fine Gael | ||
| Paraic Brady | Fine Gael | ||
| Garry Murtagh | Fine Gael | ||
| P.J. Reilly | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Longford | Joe Flaherty[lower-alpha 1] | Fianna Fáil | |
| Peggy Nolan | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry Hagan | Fine Gael | ||
| John Browne | Fine Gael | ||
| Gerry Warnock | Independent | ||
| Séamus Butler | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Martin Monaghan | Fianna Fáil | ||
- Notes
- Replaced during term, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Flaherty | Longford | Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | February 2020 | Uruemu Adejinmi | |
| Fine Gael | Micheál Carrigy | Granard | Elected to 26th Seanad at the 2020 Seanad election | March 2020 | Colin Dalton | |
- White, Robert William (2006). Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary. Indiana University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0253347084. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Details of Local Authorities in Ireland". 8 October 2003. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "Topographical information. In Sarah Gearty, Martin Morris and Fergus O'Ferrall, Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 22, Longford" (PDF). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2010. pp. 1–19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- 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 1 May 2023.
- County of Longford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 625 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 6 September 2020.
- "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 147–151. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.