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Local electoral area

District of local elections in Ireland

District of local elections in Ireland

A local electoral area (LEA; ) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. All elections use the single transferable vote. Ireland is divided into 166 LEAs, with an average population of 28,700 and average area of 423.3 km2. The boundaries of LEAs are determined by order of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, usually based on lower-level units called electoral divisions (EDs), with a total of 3,440 EDs in the state.

As well as their use for electoral purposes, LEAs are local administrative units in Eurostat NUTS classification. They are used in local numbers of cases of COVID-19.

Municipal districts{{anchor|Districts}}

A municipal district () is a division of a local authority which can exercise certain powers of the local authority. They came into being on 1 June 2014, ten days after the local elections, under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. Of the 31 local authorities, 25 are subdivided into municipal districts, which comprise one or more LEA. The exceptions are the three city councils (Cork City, Dublin City and Galway City) and the three county councils in Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin). A district associated with a city or borough is termed a metropolitan district (ceantar cathrach) or borough district (ceantar buirge) respectively.

In 2019, John Paul Phelan, Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, commented in the Dáil:

Boundary changes

Boundary Committee Boundaries for local electoral areas and municipal district are determined by statutory instrument of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Minister must first request the Electoral Commission to prepare a report. The minister must have regard to this report in making any changes.

Prior to the establishment of the Electoral Commission in 2023, recommendations on local electoral boundary changes were made by an independent boundary committee established for that purpose. A boundary committee has been required since 1994 for electoral areas. The 2012–13 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee considered both administrative areas (municipal districts, though not counties/cities) and electoral areas. In 2015, separate committees were set up to consider adjustments to county and municipal boundaries passing through each of four urban areas: Athlone, Carlow, Drogheda, and Waterford. A Boundary Committee established in 2017 and which reported in June 2018 recommended alterations to municipal districts and local electoral areas which were implemented in December 2018.

Current LEAs

Below are the districts and local electoral areas as defined by the most recent SI in each case and which were used at the 2019 local elections. The minister ultimately did not alter the areas for the 2024 local elections. Unless otherwise specified, districts are titled "Municipal District of Carlow", etc.

CouncilSeatsDistrictLocal electoral area (LEA)Seats
Carlow County Council18Carlow7
Muinebeag5
Tullow6
Cavan County Council18Bailieborough—Cootehill6
Ballyjamesduff6
Cavan–Belturbet6
Clare County Council28Ennis7
Killaloe5
Shannon7
West ClareEnnistymon4
Kilrush5
Cork City Council31Cork City North-East6
Cork City North-West6
Cork City South-Central6
Cork City South-East6
Cork City South-West7
Cork County Council55Bandon—Kinsale6
Carrigaline6
Cobh6
East CorkMidleton7
Fermoy6
Kanturk—MallowKanturk4
Mallow5
Macroom6
West CorkBantry—West Cork4
Skibbereen—West Cork5
Donegal County Council37Donegal6
Glenties6
InishowenBuncrana5
Carndonagh4
Letterkenny—MilfordLetterkenny7
Milford3
Lifford—Stranorlar6
Dublin City Council63Artane—Whitehall6
Ballyfermot—Drimnagh5
Ballymun—Finglas6
Cabra—Glasnevin7
Clontarf6
Donaghmede5
Kimmage—Rathmines6
North Inner City7
Pembroke5
South East Inner City5
South West Inner City5
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council40Blackrock6
Dundrum7
Dún Laoghaire7
Glencullen—Sandyford7
Killiney—Shankill6
Stillorgan6
Fingal County Council40Balbriggan5
Blanchardstown—Mulhuddart5
Castleknock6
Howth—Malahide7
Ongar5
Rush—Lusk5
Swords7
Galway City Council18Galway City West6
Galway City Central6
Galway City East6
Galway County Council39AthenryAthenry—Oranmore7
Ballinasloe6
ConamaraConamara North4
Conamara South5
LoughreaGort—Kinvara5
Loughrea5
Tuam7
Kerry County Council33An Daingean—CastleislandAn Daingean3
Castleisland4
Kenmare6
Killarney7
Listowel6
Tralee7
Kildare County Council40Athy5
Celbridge—LeixlipCelbridge4
Leixlip3
Clane—MaynoothClane5
Maynooth5
Kildare—NewbridgeKildare5
Newbridge6
Naas7
Kilkenny County Council24Callan—Thomastown6
Castlecomer6
Kilkenny CityKilkenny7
Piltown5
Laois County Council19Borris-in-Ossory—Mountmellick6
Graiguecullen—Portarlington6
Portlaoise7
Leitrim County Council18Ballinamore6
Carrick-on-Shannon6
Manorhamilton6
Limerick City and County Council40Metropolitan District of Limerick CityLimerick City East7
Limerick City North7
Limerick City West7
Adare—Rathkeale6
Cappamore—Kilmallock7
Newcastle West6
Longford County Council18Ballymahon6
Granard5
Longford7
Louth County Council29Ardee6
Borough District of DroghedaDrogheda Rural4
Drogheda Urban6
DundalkDundalk—Carlingford6
Dundalk South7
Mayo County Council30Ballina6
Castlebar7
ClaremorrisClaremorris6
Swinford4
Westport—BelmulletWestport4
Belmullet3
Meath County Council40Ashbourne6
Kells7
Laytown—Bettystown7
Navan7
Ratoath7
Trim6
Monaghan County Council18Ballybay—Clones5
Carrickmacross—Castleblayney6
Monaghan7
Offaly County Council19Birr6
Edenderry6
Tullamore7
Roscommon County Council18Athlone6
Boyle6
Roscommon6
Sligo County Council18Borough District of SligoSligo—Strandhill6
Ballymote—Tobercurry7
Sligo—Drumcliff5
South Dublin County Council40Clondalkin7
Firhouse—Bohernabreena5
Lucan5
Palmerstown—Fonthill5
Rathfarnham—Templeogue7
Tallaght Central6
Tallaght South5
Tipperary County Council40Borough District of ClonmelClonmel6
Cahir—CashelCahir4
Cashel—Tipperary7
Carrick-on-Suir5
NenaghNenagh5
Newport4
ThurlesThurles5
Roscrea—Templemore4
Waterford City and County Council32Metropolitan District of Waterford CityTramore—Waterford City West6
Waterford City East6
Waterford City South6
ComeraghPortlaw—Kilmacthomas5
Dungarvan—LismoreDungarvan6
Lismore3
Westmeath County Council20Athlone—MoateAthlone5
Moate4
Mullingar—KinnegadMullingar6
Kinnegad5
Wexford County Council34Enniscorthy6
Gorey—KilmuckridgeGorey6
Kilmuckridge4
New Ross6
Rosslare5
Borough District of WexfordWexford7
Wicklow County Council32Arklow6
Baltinglass6
BrayBray East4
Bray West4
Greystones6
Wicklow6

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