Cork County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the authority responsible for

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. As a

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, it is governed by the

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. The council is responsible for

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and community, roads and

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ation,

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and development, amenity and

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, and

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. The council has 55 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by

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. The head of the council has the title of

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. The county administration is headed by a

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, Tim Lucey. The

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is Cork.

History

Originally meetings of Cork County Council were held in the back portion of the top floor of Cork Courthouse. By the 1950s these premises were becoming inadequate and County Hall opened in April 1968.

Boundary change

The area of Cork County Council was reduced on 31 May 2019, ceding territory to Cork City Council. This implemented changes under the Local Government Act 2019. The 2015 Cork Local Government Review recommended merging Cork City Council and Cork County Council into a single "super council"; however, a minority report opposed the merger, with a subsequent report published by an expert advisory group in 2017 recommending a city boundary extension.

Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

Cork County Council is divided into the following municipal districts and

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s, defined by electoral divisions.

Councillors

The following were elected at the

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2019 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019. ;Notes

Co-options

Changes in affiliation

References

External links

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Map of LEAs
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