Kildare County Council
Kildare County Council Comhairle Contae Chill Dara | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | County council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Seán Power, FF |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups | Fianna Fáil (11) Fine Gael (9) Labour Party (5) Sinn Féin (3) Independent (12) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras Chill Dara, Naas | |
| Website | |
| kildarecoco.ie | |
The area governed by the council
Kildare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chill Dara) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kildare, 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 40 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 county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Peter Carey. The county town is Naas.
Contents
1 Councillors
1.1 2014 seats summary
1.2 Councillors by electoral area
1.2.1 Co-options
1.2.2 Changes in affiliation
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athy (6), Celbridge-Leixlip (7), Kildare-Newbridge (9), Maynooth (9) and Naas (9).[1]
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
Fianna Fáil | 12 | |
Fine Gael | 9 | |
Labour Party | 5 | |
Sinn Féin | 5 | |
Independent | 9 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[2]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
Athy | Martin Miley Jnr | Fianna Fáil | |
| Mark Wall | Labour Party | ||
| Mark Dalton‡† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Aoife Breslin | Labour Party | ||
| Ivan Keatley | Fine Gael | ||
| Thomas Redmond | Sinn Féin | ||
Celbridge-Leixlip | Frank O'Rourke† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Anthony Larkin | Independent | ||
| Íde Cussen | Sinn Féin | ||
| Bernard Caldwell | Independent | ||
| Kevin Byrne | Labour Party | ||
| Joe Neville | Fine Gael | ||
| Brendan Young | Independent | ||
Kildare-Newbridge | Fiona O'Loughlin† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Suzanne Doyle | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Fiona McLoughlin-Healy‡ | Fine Gael | ||
| Mark Lynch | Sinn Féin | ||
| Joanne Pender | Independent | ||
| Paddy Kennedy | Independent | ||
Seán Power | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mark Stafford | Fine Gael | ||
| Willie Crowley | Independent | ||
Maynooth | Brendan Weld | Fine Gael | |
| Pádraig McEvoy | Independent | ||
| Réada Cronin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Teresa Murray | Independent | ||
| John McGinley | Labour Party | ||
| Naoise Ó Cearúil | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Paul Ward | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tim Durkan | Fine Gael | ||
| Daragh Fitzpatrick | Fianna Fáil | ||
Naas | James Lawless† | Fianna Fáil | |
| Sorcha O'Neill‡ | Sinn Féin | ||
| Seamie Moore | Independent | ||
| Darren Scully | Fine Gael | ||
| Robert Power | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Willie Callaghan† | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Billy Hillis | Fine Gael | ||
| Anne Breen | Labour Party | ||
| Fintan Brett | Fine Gael | ||
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.
‡Changed party, see table below for details.
Co-options
| Outgoing | Party | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Callaghan | Fianna Fáil | Naas | Death of councillor in November 2014[3] | February 2015 | Deborah Callaghan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Willie Crowley | Independent | Kildare-Newbridge | Death of councillor in December 2015[4] | January 2016 | Morgan McCabe[5] | Independent | ||
Fiona O'Loughlin | Fianna Fáil | Kildare-Newbridge | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election[6] | February 2016 | Murty Aspell | Fianna Fáil | ||
James Lawless | Fianna Fáil | Naas | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election[6] | February 2016 | Carmel Kelly | Fianna Fáil | ||
Frank O'Rourke | Fianna Fáil | Celbridge-Leixlip | Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election[6] | February 2016 | Michael Coleman | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mark Dalton | Independent | Athy | Resigned from council in September 2018 | November 2018 | Brian Dooley | Fianna Fáil | ||
Changes in affiliation
| Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dalton[7] | Athy | Fianna Fáil | Independent | October 2014 | ||
| Sorcha O'Neill[8] | Naas | Sinn Féin | Independent | April 2017 | ||
| Fiona McLoughlin-Healy[9] | Naas | Fine Gael | Independent | March 2018 | ||
| Íde Cussen | Celbridge-Leixlip | Sinn Féin | Independent | November 2018 | ||
See also
- Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
- Local government in the Republic of Ireland
References
^ "2014 Local elections – Kildare County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 June 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "2014 Local elections: Kildare County Council". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^ "Late Councillor's Daughter Set to Fill Council Seat". Kildare Nationalist. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "Outpouring of tributes for councillor Willie Crowley who died after an alleged hit-and-run". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "McCabe Coopted to Kildare County Council". Kildare FM. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ abc "Kelly, Coleman certs to take Fianna Fáil council seats; other party faithful also in running". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "Fianna Fáil councillor resigns over financial issues". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "Seven Sinn Féin Members Leave Party Over Bullying Claims". BreakingNews.ie.
^ "Kildare Councillor Fiona McLoughlin-Healy resigns from Fine Gael". Leinster Leader.
External links
- Official website
