Cavan County Council
Cavan County Council Comhairle Contae an Chabháin | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Fergal Curtin, FF | |
Structure | |
Seats | 18 |
Political groups |
Fianna Fáil (7) Fine Gael (7) Sinn Féin (4) |
Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
Motto | |
Feardhacht is Fírinne (Irish) "Manliness and Truth" | |
Meeting place | |
County Hall, Cavan | |
Website | |
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Cavan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chabháin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cavan, 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, Tommy Ryan. The county town is Cavan town.
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas (LEA):
Area | Seats |
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Bailieborough-Cootehill | 6 |
Ballyjamesduff | 6 |
Cavan-Belturbet | 6 |
2014 seats summary
Party | Seats | |
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Fianna Fáil | 7 | |
Fine Gael | 7 | |
Sinn Féin | 4 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[1]
Council members from 2014 election | |||
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Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
Bailieborough-Cootehill | Niamh Smyth | Fianna Fáil | |
Clifford Kelly | Fianna Fáil | ||
Fergal Curtin | Fianna Fáil | ||
Val Smith | Fine Gael | ||
Paddy McDonald | Sinn Féin | ||
Carmel Brady | Fine Gael | ||
Ballyjamesduff | Noel Connell | Sinn Féin | |
Winston Bennett | Fine Gael | ||
Paddy Smith | Fine Gael | ||
Philip Brady | Fianna Fáil | ||
Shane O'Reilly | Fianna Fáil | ||
Paddy O'Reilly | Fine Gael | ||
Cavan-Belturbet | John Paul Feeley | Fianna Fáil | |
Damien Brady | Sinn Féin | ||
Madeleine Argue | Fine Gael | ||
Sean Smith | Fianna Fáil | ||
Peter McVitty | Fine Gael | ||
Eugene Greenan | Sinn Féin | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2014 Local elections: Cavan County Council". RTÉ News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.