Louth County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Lú) is the authority responsible for

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in County Louth,

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. As a

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, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. 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 29 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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(Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a

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, Joan Martin. The county town is

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History

Originally meetings of Louth County Council took place in

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. A home for the county officials was subsequently established at County Buildings in Crowe Street and both the county council and its officials moved to County Hall in 2000.

Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts

Louth County Council is divided into the following borough and municipal districts and

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s, defined by

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s. The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former Drogheda Borough Council is referred to as a Borough District.

Councillors

2019 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

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

Co-options

Chief executive (county manager)

Each council has a chief executive, previous to 2014 known as city or county manager, who is the manager of the local authority.

Cathaoirleach of Council (Chairperson)

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. The Cathaoirleach chairs the meetings of the local authority or municipal district. Mayor and Deputy Mayor are titles used in municipal districts which were formerly borough councils.

Population by Local Electoral Area

The table below sets out the population of the county broken down by Local Electoral Area, total 2016 population of 128,884.

Population by Municipal District

The table below sets out the population of the county broken down by Municipal District, total 2016 population of 128,884. File:Dundalk Municipal.District.png, Dundalk Municipal District File:Drogheda Municipal District.png, Drogheda Municipal District File:Ardee Municipal.District.png, Ardee Municipal District

Population by Electoral Division

The table below sets out the population of the county broken down by Electoral Division.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louth County Council Politics of County Louth County councils in the Republic of Ireland Drogheda Dundalk