Meath_County_Council

Meath County Council

Meath County Council

Local authority of County Meath in Ireland

Meath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae na Mí) is the local authority of 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.

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The area governed by the council

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]

Regional Assembly

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

Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

Meath County Council is divided into local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions, and into municipal districts which exercise powers of the council locally.[5][6]

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Councillors

2019 seats summary

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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. [1]
    "Community Information". Meath County Council. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Meath County Council Offices, Dillonsland, County Meath". Buildings of Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "7m revamp of new council hq to begin". Meath Chronicle. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 628 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 September 2020.
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    County Of Meath Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 8 of 2019). Signed on 17 January 2019. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 September 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 165–173. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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