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, amenities, arts and culture, and environment.
Waterford City and County Council Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge | |
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| Type | |
| Type | City and County council |
| Leadership | |
Jason Murphy, FF | |
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| Seats | 32 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 7 June 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
_(cropped).jpg)  City Hall, Waterford (top) and Civic Offices, Dungarvan (bottom) | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
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 Sean McKeown.[2] The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.
Regional Assembly
editWaterford City and County Council has two representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee.[3]
Elections
editMembers 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 | SD | Ind | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 32 | |||||||
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 32 | |||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | |||||||
Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts
editThe City and County of Waterford is divided into the metropolitan and municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.[4] The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former Waterford City Council is referred to as a Metropolitan District.[5]
| 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[6] | 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
editThe following were elected at the 2024 Waterford City and County Council election.
2024 seats summary
edit| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 8 | |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | |
| Labour | 3 | |
| Social Democrats | 1 | |
| Independent | 8 | |
Councillors by electoral area
editThis list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[7]
| Council members from 2024 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Dungarvan | Damien Geoghegan | Fine Gael | |
| Conor D. McGuinness[a] | Sinn Féin | ||
| Tom Cronin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Pat Nugent | Fine Gael | ||
| Thomas Phelan | Labour | ||
| Joe O'Riordan | Independent | ||
| Lismore | John Pratt | Labour | |
| Niamh O'Donovan | Fine Gael | ||
| Donnchadh Mulcahy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Portlaw–Kilmacthomas | Liam Brazil | Fine Gael | |
| Seánie Power | Fine Gael | ||
| John O'Leary | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Declan Clune | Independent | ||
| Catherine Burke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Tramore–Waterford City West | Lola O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | |
| Joe Kelly | Independent | ||
| Blaise Hannigan | Independent | ||
| Joe Conway | Independent | ||
| Jim Griffin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Éamon Quinlan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Waterford City East | David Daniels | Independent | |
| Declan Barry | Independent | ||
| Pat Fitzgerald | Sinn Féin | ||
| Adam Wyse | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jim D'arcy | Fine Gael | ||
| Mary Roche | Social Democrats | ||
| Waterford City South | Donal Barry | Independent | |
| John Hearne | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jason Murphy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joeanne Bailey | Sinn Féin | ||
| Frank Quinlan | Fine Gael | ||
| Séamus Ryan | Labour | ||
- Notes
Co-options
edit| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
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| Sinn Féin | Conor D. McGuinness | Dungarvan | Elected to 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election | 16 December 2024 | Kate O'Mahoney[8] | |
References
edit- ^ "Local authorities". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Sean McKeown to take over as CEO of Waterford - News - Waterford News & Star". waterford-news.ie. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Waterford City and County Council – Elected Candidates". RTÉ News. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Norris, Jordan (12 December 2024). "Kate O'Mahoney to be co-opted onto Waterford City & County Council". WLR FM. Retrieved 15 December 2024.