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Carlow County Council

Local authority for County Carlow, Ireland

Carlow County Council
Summary

Local authority for County Carlow, Ireland

FieldValue
nameCarlow County Council
native_nameComhairle Chontae Cheatharlach
native_name_langga
coa_picCarlow County Crest.svg
coa_res100px
logo_picCarlow County Council.svg
logo_res200px
house_typeCounty council
leader1_typeCathaoirleach
leader1Ken Murnane
party1FF
members18
structure1Carlow County Council composition.svg
structure1_res260px
:{{Party index linkFine Gaelborderdarkgray}} (6)
:{{Party index linkFianna Fáilborderdarkgray}} (5)
:{{Party index linkSinn Féinborderdarkgray}} (2)
:{{Party index linkIndependent Irelandborderdarkgray}} (1)
:{{Party index linkLabour Party (Ireland)borderdarkgray}} (1)
:{{Party index linkPeople Before Profit–Solidarityborderdarkgray}} (1)
:{{Party index linkIndependent politician (Ireland)borderdarkgray}} (2)
last_election17 June 2024
session_roomCarlow County Council, 2021-07-03.jpg
meeting_placeCounty Buildings, Athy Road, Carlow
website

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The area governed by the council

Carlow County Council () is the local authority of County Carlow, 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. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Coilín O'Reilly. The county town is Carlow.

History

Carlow County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Carlow. That included the judicial county of Carlow and the part of County Laois (then called Queen's County) containing the town of Carlow.

Before 1925, the chair of each rural district council sat as an ex officio member of the council. Under the Local Government Act 1925, rural district councils in Ireland were abolished and their functions transferred to the county councils. In County Carlow, these were the districts of Baltinglass No. 2, Carlow and Idrone. The number of members of the county council increased from 20 to 26.

In 1942, in an order under the Local Government Act 1941, the number of councillors was reduced to 21. This figure was restated by the Local Government Act 2001.

In November 2012, Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, appointed a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee to review the allocation of seats and the local electoral areas across local authorities. In the case of Carlow County Council, it recommended a decrease to 18 seats. This was implemented by the Local Government Reform Act 2014. In addition, all town councils in Ireland were abolished and their functions transferred to the county councils. In County Carlow, these were the town councils of Carlow and Muinebheag.

The council originally met in Carlow Courthouse. The council established their County Secretary's Office at 1 Athy Road in the former offices and printing works of the Carlow Sentinel which ceased publication after the First World War. The council subsequently moved further north along Athy Road into modern premises which are now known as the County Buildings.

Regional Assembly

Carlow County Council has two representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee.

Elections

Members of Carlow 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 from multi-member local electoral areas.

YearTotal
20245
20196
20146
20094
20048
19999
19919
198510
19798

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Carlow is divided into three local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions, each of which also forms a municipal district.

LEA and Municipal DistrictElectoral divisionsSeats
CarlowBallinacarrig, Burton Hall, Carlow Rural, Carlow Urban, Graigue Urban and Johnstown.7
Muine BheagAgha, Ballyellin, Ballymoon, Ballymurphy, Borris, Clogrenan, Coonogue, Corries, Fennagh, Garryhill, Glynn, Killedmond, Kyle, Leighlinbridge, Marley, Muinebeag Rural, Muinebeag Urban, Nurney, Oldleighlin, Rathanna, Rathornan, Ridge, Sliguff and Tinnahinch.5
TullowBallintemple, Ballon, Clonegall, Clonmore, Cranemore, Grangeford, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kellistown, Kilbride, Killerrig, Kineagh, Myshall, Rahill, Rathrush, Rathvilly, Shangarry, Tankardstown, Templepeter, Tiknock, Tullow Rural, Tullow Urban, Tullowbeg and Williamstown.6

Current councillors

The following were elected at the 2024 Carlow County Council election.

PartySeats
6
5
2
1
1
1
2

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.

References

References

  1. "All Services". Carlow County Council.
  2. (12 August 1898). "[[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]]".
  3. (12 August 1898). "Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898".
  4. (1900). "27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480)". [[Local Government Board for Ireland]].
  5. (12 August 1898). "Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898".
  6. (26 March 1925). "[[Local Government Act 1925]]".
  7. "1926 Census". Central Statistics Office.
  8. (1921). "Annual report of the Local Government Board for Ireland for year 1921". [[Local Government Board for Ireland]].
  9. (26 March 1925). "Local Government Act 1925".
  10. "1926 Census". Central Statistics Office.
  11. "1946 Census". Central Statistics Office.
  12. (23 September 1941). "Local Government Act 1941".
  13. (21 July 2001). "[[Local Government Act 2001]]".
  14. (29 May 2013). "Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013".
  15. (27 January 2014). "[[Local Government Reform Act 2014]]".
  16. {{cite ISB. (2014). (27 January 2014)
  17. (2010). "History of the Carlow Regional Technical College and the Institute of Technology, Carlow". Carloviana.
  18. "Dublin Street 1985". Ireland Genealogical Projects.
  19. Tracy, Alice. (1 December 1953). "The Story of Athy Road". Carloviana.
  20. (26 May 1982). "Local Authorities". Oireachtas.
  21. (16 December 2014). "Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014".
  22. (19 December 2018). "County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018".
  23. "Carlow Local Electoral Area Boundaries and Polling Stations".
  24. "Carlow County Council – Elected Candidates". [[RTÉ News]].
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