Offaly County Council

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The area governed by the council

Offaly County Council (Template:Langx) is the local authority of County Offaly, 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 19 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, Anna Marie Delaney. The county town is Tullamore.

History

Offaly County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of King's County.[1][2][3] The 1920 King's County Council election saw significant gains for Sinn Féin.[4] At the annual meeting of 19 June 1920, the council resolved "to revive the ancient and illustrious title of Offaly", with a motion passing to the effect, "That this County Council of the elected representatives of Offaly change the name of King's County Council to Offaly County Council, and that all printed matter dealing with the business of the Council adopt the new title".[5] The Local Government Board for Ireland wrote to the council stating that it did not have the power to alter the name of the county.[6] The name Offaly was used by the Irish Free State after its establishment in 1922.[7]

Originally Tullamore Courthouse had been the meeting place of Offaly County Council.[8][9] The county council moved to modern facilities at Áras an Chontae in 2002.[10]

Regional Assembly

Offaly County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Midland Strategic Planning Area Committee.[11][12]

Elections

The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for the 1920 Irish local elections.[13] This electoral system has been retained, with the 19 members of Offaly County Council elected for a five-year term of office from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

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2024 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 — 0 2 19
2019 8 4 1 1 1 1 0 — — 0 3 19
2014 8 3 — — — 0 3 — — 0 5 19
2009 9 6 — — — 0 0 — — 0 6 21
2004 8 6 — — — 0 0 — 2 0 5 21
1999 9 7 — — — 0 0 — 0 1 4 21
1991 10 6 — — — 0 0 — 1 1 3 21
1985 12 6 — — — 0 0 — — 0 3 21

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Offaly is divided into LEAs, defined by electoral divisions, to elect members of the council and into municipal districts for governance at a local level.[14]

Municipal District and LEA Definition Seats
Birr Aghancon, Ballincor, Banagher, Barna, Birr Rural, Birr Urban, Broughal, Cangort, Cloghan, Clonmacnoise, Cullenwaine, Derrinboy, Derryad, Doon, Dromoyle, Drumcullen, Dunkerrin, Eglish, Ettagh, Ferbane, Gallen, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2), Hinds, Huntston, Kilcolman, Kilcormac, Killooly, Killyon, Kinnitty, Knockbarron, Lea, Letter, Lumcloon, Lusmagh, Mounterin, Mountheaton, Moyclare, Roscomroe, Seirkieran, Shannonbridge, Shannonharbour, Shinrone, Srah, Templeharry and Tulla 6
Edenderry Ballaghassaan, Ballyburly, Ballycommon, Ballymacwilliam, Ballyshear, Bracknagh, Clonbulloge, Clonmore, Clonygowan, Croghan, Daingean, Edenderry Rural, Edenderry Urban, Esker, Geashill, Hammerlane, Kilclonfert, Knockdrin, Monasteroris, Mountbriscoe, ODempsey, Portarlington North, Raheenakeeran and Rathfeston 6
Tullamore Ballycumber, Bawn, Cappancur, Clara, Derrycooly, Durrow, Gorteen (in the former Rural District of Tullamore), Kilcumreragh, Killeigh, Killoughy, Rahan, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinamuck, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural and Tullamore Urban 7

Councillors

2024 seats summary

Party Seats
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Councillors by electoral area

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Notes

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Co-options

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External links

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