Waterford City and County Council
| Waterford City and County Council Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge |
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| Type | |
| Type |
City and County council
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| Leadership | |
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John Cummins, FG
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 32 |
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Political groups
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Fianna Fáil (8) Fine Gael (8) Sinn Féin (6) Labour Party (1) Independent (9) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| City Hall, The Mall, Waterford Civic Offices, Dungarvan |
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| Website | |
| www |
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Waterford City and County Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge) is the authority responsible for local government in the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections.[1] It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The city and county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Michael Walsh. The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.
Councillors
The council has 32 seats. For the purpose of elections the city and county is divided into three Municipal Districts and five local electoral areas (LEA).[2]
| LEA | Seats | District |
|---|---|---|
| Comeragh | 6 | Municipal District of Comeragh |
| Dungarvan–Lismore | 8 | Municipal District of Dungarvan–Lismore |
| Tramore–Waterford City West | 6 | Metropolitan District of Waterford† |
| Waterford City East | 6 | |
| Waterford City South | 6 |
† A district associated with a city or borough is termed a metropolitan district or borough district respectively.
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 8 | |
| Fine Gael | 8 | |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 9 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[3]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Comeragh | Michael J. O'Ryan | Fianna Fáil | |
| Liam Brazil | Fine Gael | ||
| John O'Leary | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Declan Clune | Sinn Féin | ||
| Seanie Power | Fine Gael | ||
| Mary Butler | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dungarvan–Lismore | Damien Geoghegan | Fine Gael | |
| Pat Nugent | Fine Gael | ||
| James Tobin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Siobhán Whelan | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Pratt | Labour Party | ||
| Tom Cronin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Declan Doocey | Fine Gael | ||
| Seamus O'Donnell | Independent | ||
| Tramore–Waterford City West | Joe Conway | Independent | |
| Joe Kelly | Independent | ||
| Blaise Hannigan | Independent | ||
| Jim Griffin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Lola O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | ||
| Eamon Quinlan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Waterford City East | Pat Fitzgerald | Sinn Féin | |
| Davy Daniels | Independent | ||
| John Carey | Fine Gael | ||
| Adam Gary Wyse | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mary Roche | Independent | ||
| Eddie Mulligan | Independent | ||
| Waterford City South | John Hearne | Sinn Féin | |
| John Cummins | Fine Gael | ||
| Breda Brennan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jason Murphy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Seán Reinhardt | Independent | ||
| Cha O'Neill | Independent | ||
