Longford County Council

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Longford County Council

Comhairle Chontae an Longfoirt
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Type
Type
Leadership
Colm Murray, FG
Structure
Seats18
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Political groups
  •   Fine Gael (9)
  •   Fianna Fáil (6)
  •   Independent (3)
Elections
Last election
 24 May 2019
Motto
Daingean agus Dílis (Irish)
"Strong and Loyal"
Meeting place
Áras an Chontae, Longford
Website
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The area governed by the council Longford in Ireland.svg
The area governed by the council

Longford County Council (Irish : Comhairle Chontae an Longfoirt) is the local authority in County Longford, 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, Paddy Mahon. The county town is Longford.

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History

Originally meetings of Longford County Council were held at Longford Courthouse in the Main Street [1] and the county secretary's office was subsequently established in Dublin Road. [2] The county council meetings and county administration moved to modern facilities at the new County Hall in Great Water Street in 1992. [3]

Regional Assembly

Longford County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Midland Strategic Planning Area Committee. [4]

Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

County Longford is divided into the following local electoral areas and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions. [5]

Municipal District and LEADefinitionSeats
Ballymahon Agharra, Ardagh East, Ardagh West, Ballymahon, Ballymuigh, Cashel East, Cashel West, Doory, Forgney, Foxhall, Kilcommock, Kilglass, Killashee, Ledwithstown, Meathas Truim (Edgeworthstown), Mountdavis, Moydow and Rathcline6
Granard Abbeylara, Aghaboy, Ballinalee, Ballinamuck East, Ballinamuck West, Bunlahy, Columbkille, Coolamber, Creevy, Crosagstown, Currygrane, Dalystown, Drumgort, Drumlish, Drummeel, Firry, Gelshagh, Granard Rural, Granard Urban, Killoe, Knockanbaun, Lislea, Milltown, Moatfarrell, Moyne, Mullanalaghta, Newgrove and Sonnagh5
Longford Breanrisk, Caldragh, Cloondara, Cloonee, Corboy, Longford No. 1 Urban, Longford No. 2 Urban, Longford Rural and Newtown Forbes7

Councillors

2019 seats summary

PartySeats
Fine Gael 9
Fianna Fáil 6
Independent 3

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019 at the 2019 Longford County Council election. [6]

Council members from 2019 election
Local electoral area NameParty
Ballymahon Paul Ross Fine Gael
Mark Casey Independent
Mick Cahill Fianna Fáil
Pat O'Toole Fianna Fáil
Colm Murray Fine Gael
Gerard Farrell Fine Gael
Granard Turlough McGovern Independent
Micheál Carrigy [lower-alpha 1] Fine Gael
Paraic Brady Fine Gael
Garry Murtagh Fine Gael
P.J. Reilly Fianna Fáil
Longford Joe Flaherty [lower-alpha 1] Fianna Fáil
Peggy Nolan Fine Gael
Gerry Hagan Fine Gael
John Browne Fine Gael
Gerry Warnock Independent
Séamus Butler Fianna Fáil
Martin Monaghan Fianna Fáil
Notes
  1. 1 2 Replaced during term, see table below for details.

Co-options

PartyOutgoingElectoral areaReasonDateCo-optee
Fianna Fáil Joe Flaherty LongfordElected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election February 2020Uruemu Adejinmi
Fine Gael Micheál Carrigy GranardElected to 26th Seanad at the 2020 Seanad election March 2020Colin Dalton

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