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Waterford City and County Council

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Waterford City and County Council

Comhairle Cathrach agus
Contae Phort Láirge
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
City and County council
Leadership
Joe Conway, Ind
Structure
Seats32
Political groups
Elections
Last election
24 May 2019
Meeting place
City Hall, Waterford (top) and Civic Offices, Dungarvan (bottom)
City Hall, Waterford (top) and Civic Offices, Dungarvan (bottom)
City Hall, Waterford (top) and Civic Offices, Dungarvan (bottom)
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
The area governed by the council

Waterford City and County Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge) is the local authority of the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections.[1] It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and 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 32 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The city and county administration is headed by a chief executive, Michael Walsh. The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.

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Regional Assembly

Waterford City and County Council has two representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee.[2]

Elections

Members of Waterford City and 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.

Year FG FF SF Lab GP Ind Total
2019 7 7 6 4 2 6 32
2014 8 8 6 1 0 9 32

Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

The City and County of Waterford is divided into the metropolitan and municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.[3] The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former Waterford City Council is referred to as a Metropolitan District.[4]

Municipal District LEA Definition Seats
Metropolitan District of Waterford City Tramore–Waterford City West Islandikane, Killoteran, Pembrokestown, Tramore; and the electoral divisions of Ballybricken, Bilberry, Centre A, Centre B, Cleaboy, Custom House B, Ferrybank, Gracedieu, Military Road, Newports Square, Shortcourse and The Glen, as specified in the Waterford County Borough (Wards) Regulations 1983[5] 6
Waterford City East Ballynakill (in the former Rural District of Waterford No. 1), Faithlegg (Part), Killea, Kilmacleague, Rathmoylan, Woodstown;and the electoral divisions of Ballymaclode, Ballynakill (part), Farranshoneen, Grange South, Grange Upper, Newtown and Park, as specified in the Waterford County Borough (Wards) Regulations 1983 6
Waterford City South Drumcannon, Kilbarry (Part) (in the former Rural District of Waterford No. 1);and the electoral divisions of Ballybeg North, Ballybeg South, Ballynaneashagh, Ballytruckle, Custom House A, Grange North, Kilbarry, Kingsmeadow, Larchville, Lisduggan, Morrissons Avenue East, Morrissons Avenue West, Morrissons Road, Mount Sion, Poleberry, Roanmore, Slievekeale, Ticor North and Ticor South, as specified in the Waterford County Borough (Wards) Regulations 1983 6
Dungarvan–Lismore Dungarvan Aird Mhór (in the former Rural District of Dungarvan), An Rinn, Ardmore (in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 2), Baile Mhac Airt, Ballyheeny, Bohadoon, Cappagh, Carriglea, Clashmore, Clonea (in the former Rural District of Dungarvan), Colligan, Dromore, Dungarvan No. 1 Urban, Dungarvan No. 2 Urban, Dungarvan Rural, Glenwilliam, Grallagh, Grange, Keereen, Kinsalebeg, Mountkennedy, Mountstuart and Whitechurch. 6
Lismore Ballyduff, Ballyhane, Ballyin, Ballynamult, Ballysaggartmore, Cappoquin, Castlerichard, Dromana, Drumroe, Gortnapeaky, Graignagower, Kilcockan, Kilwatermoy East, Kilwatermoy West, Lismore Rural, Lismore Urban, Mocollop, Modelligo (in the former Rural District of Dungarvan), Modelligo (in the former Rural District of Lismore), Seskinan, Tallow and Templemichael. 3
Comeragh Portlaw–Kilmacthomas Annestown, Ballydurn, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Carrickbeg Rural, Carrigcastle, Clonea (in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Suir No. 2), Comeragh, Coumaraglin, Dunhill, Fenoagh, Fews, Foxs Castle, Gardenmorris, Georgestown, Glen, Gurteen, Kilbarrymeaden, Kilmacomma, Kilmacthomas, Kilmeadan (in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Suir No. 2), Kilmeadan (in the former Rural District of Waterford No. 1), Kilronan, Knockaunbrandaun, Knockmahon, Mothel, Newcastle, Newtown (in the former Rural District of Kilmacthomas), Portlaw, Rathgormuck, Reisk, Ross, St. Marys, Stradbally and Tinnasaggart. 5

Councillors

The council has 32 seats. The following were elected at the 2019 Waterford City and County Council election.

2019 seats summary

Party Seats
Fianna Fáil 7
Fine Gael 7
Sinn Féin 6
Labour 4
Green 2
Independent 6

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.[6]

Council members from 2019 election
Local electoral area Name Party
Dungarvan Damien Geoghegan  Fine Gael
Tom Cronin  Fianna Fáil
Pat Nugent   Fine Gael
Conor D. McGuinness  Sinn Féin
Séamus O'Donnell  Independent
Thomas Phelan  Labour
Lismore John Pratt  Labour
James Tobin[a]  Fianna Fáil
Declan Doocey   Fine Gael
Portlaw–Kilmacthomas Seánie Power  Fine Gael
Liam Brazil  Fine Gael
John O'Leary   Fianna Fáil
Ger Barron  Labour
Declan Clune  Sinn Féin
Tramore–Waterford City West Marc Ó Cathasaigh[a]  Green
Joe Conway  Independent
Lola O'Sullivan   Fine Gael
Joe Kelly  Independent
Éamon Quinlan  Fianna Fáil
Jim Griffin  Sinn Féin
Waterford City East Matt Shanahan[a]  Independent
David Daniels  Independent
Eddie Mulligan[a]   Fianna Fáil
Adam Wyse  Fianna Fáil
Jody Power  Green
Pat Fitzgerald  Sinn Féin
Waterford City South John Hearne  Sinn Féin
John Cummins[a]  Fine Gael
Dónal Barry   Independent
Jason Murphy  Fianna Fáil
Séamus Ryan  Labour
Breda Brennan  Sinn Féin
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Co-options

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
 Green Marc Ó Cathasaigh Tramore–Waterford City West Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election[7][8] February 2020 Laura Swift[9][10][11]
 Independent Matt Shanahan Waterford City East Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election[7][8] February 2020 Mary Roche[11][a]
 Green Laura Swift Tramore–Waterford City West Resignation[12] June 2020 Susan Gallagher[13][14]
 Fine Gael John Cummins Waterford City South Elected to 26th Seanad at the 2020 Seanad election[15] April 2020 Frank Quinlan[16][14]
 Fianna Fáil James Tobin Lismore Death of councillor July 2022 Mairéad Tobin
 Fianna Fáil Eddie Mulligan Waterford City East Resignation August 2022 Stephanie Keating
Notes
  1. ^ Changed party, see table below for details.

Changes in affiliation

Name Electoral area Elected as New affiliation Date
Mary Roche Waterford City East  Independent  Social Democrats November 2022

References

  1. ^ "Local authorities". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ 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 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 635 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 19: Municipal districts (No. 1 of 2014, s. 19). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ Waterford County Borough (Wards) Regulations 1983 (S.I. No. 28 of 1983). Signed on 4 February 1983. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 59–64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Murphy, Darragh (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Waterford: Fine Gael fails to win general election seat in constituency for first time". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Election 2020: Waterford". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. ^ Fallon, Aoibheann. "Déise Today, Friday 21 February". Waterford Local Radio FM. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Cllr. Laura Swift". waterfordcouncil.ie. Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 25th FEBRUARY, 2020 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER,  CITY HALL, THE MALL, WATERFORD" (PDF). waterfordcouncil.ie. Waterford City and County Council. pp. 1–2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Susan Gallagher selected for Green Party Council co-option". Waterford News & Star. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Cllr. Susan Gallagher". waterfordcouncil.ie. Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 24th JUNE, 2020 IN WIT ARENA, CARRIGANORE, WATERFORD" (PDF). waterfordcouncil.ie. Waterford City and County Council. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  15. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (4 April 2020). "Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Cllr. Frank Quinlan". waterfordcouncil.ie. Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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