Monaghan County Council
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Monaghan County Council (Template:Langx) is the local authority of County Monaghan, 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.[1] 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, Robert Burns. The county town is Monaghan.
History
Originally Monaghan Courthouse had been the meeting place of Monaghan County Council.[2] The county council moved to the County Offices in Glen Road in 1981.[2][3]
Regional Assembly
Monaghan County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the Border Strategic Planning Area Committee.[4]
Elections
Members of Monaghan 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 (LEAs).
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| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| 1991 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | ||||
| 1985 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 20 | ||||
Local electoral areas and municipal districts
County Monaghan is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.[5]
| Municipal District and LEA | Definition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Ballybay–Clones | Aghabog, Anny, Ballybay Rural, Ballybay Urban, Bellatrain, Caddagh, Carrickatee, Clones, Clones Rural, Clones Urban, Cormeen, Corracharra, Creeve, Cremartin, Currin, Dawsongrove, Drum, Drumhillagh, Drummully, Drumsnat, Greagh, Killeevan, Killynenagh, Kilmore, Laragh, Lisnaveane, Newbliss, Raferagh, St. Tierney and Tullycorbet | 5 |
| Carrickmacross–Castleblayney | Ballymackney, Bocks, Broomfield, Carrickaslane, Carrickmacross Rural, Carrickmacross Urban, Castleblayney Rural, Castleblayney Urban, Church Hill, Crossalare, Donaghmoyne, Drumboory, Drumcarrow, Drumgurra, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Carrickmacross), Inishkeen, Kilmurry, Kiltybegs, Lough Fea and Mullyash | 6 |
| Monaghan | Anketell Grove, Annayalla, Bellanode, Bragan, Castleshane, Clontibret, Derrygorry, Emyvale, Enagh (in the former Rural District of Monaghan), Figullar, Glaslough, Killylough, Monaghan Rural, Monaghan Urban, Rackwallace, Scotstown, Shanmullagh, Sheskin, Tydavnet and Tehallan | 7 |
Councillors
The following were elected at the 2024 Monaghan County Council election.
2024 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
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8 | |
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6 | |
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3 | |
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1 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[6] Template:Multi seat members begin Template:Multi seat constituency Template:Multi seat constituency Template:Multi seat constituency
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References
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External links
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