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On 7 February 2014, the Dundalk Municipal District was created under the S.I. No. 58/2014 - County of Louth Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014.
It has 13 elected members who meet once per calendar month, and who are also members of the
It has 13 elected members who meet once per calendar month, and who are also members of the Louth County Council
Louth County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Lú) is the authority responsible for local government in County Louth, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and c ...
, the district encompasses two Local Electoral Areas; "Dundalk —Carlingford", and "Dundalk — South". As of the 2016 census, the municipal district had a population of 55,806.
Seat summary
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014. †Replaced during term, see table below for details.Co-options
Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) & Leas Chathaoirleach (Deputy Chairperson) of Municipal District
Every year, each local authority elects a chair called the Cathaoirleach for a term of one year and a deputy chair called the Leas-Cathaoirleach from among its members. The members elected for each municipal district elect a Cathaoirleach and a Leas-Chathaoirleach for their grouping. Each Cathaoirleach chairs the meetings of the local authority or municipal district. Since June 2014 there have been five Cathaoirleach and five Leas-Cathaoirleach of the Dundalk Municipal District Council.Cathaoirleach & Leas Chathaoirleach party distribution
Breakdown of the number of times the Cathaoirleach (chair) was held by each political party since June 2014:References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/Louth_County_Council/Municipal-District-of-Dundalk/ Politics of County Louth Dundalk Electoral areas in the Republic of Ireland Subdivisions of the Republic of Ireland