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Wicklow County Council

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Wicklow County Council

Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Paul O'Brien, Lab
Structure
Seats32
Political groups
  Fine Gael (9)
  Fianna Fáil (4)
  Social Democrats (3)
  Green (2)
  Sinn Féin (2)
  Labour (1)
  Independent Ireland (1)
  Independent (10)
Elections
Last election
7 June 2024
Motto
Irish: Meanma Saor
"Free Spirits"
Meeting place
County Buildings, Wicklow
Website
wicklow.ie
The area governed by the council

Wicklow County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin) is the local authority of County Wicklow, 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 32 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 chief executive, Brian Gleeson. The county town is Wicklow.

History

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Originally Wicklow County Council held its meetings in Wicklow Courthouse.[1] The county council moved to a new facility, known as County Buildings, in 1977.[2]

Regional Assembly

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Wicklow County Council has three representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee.[3]

Elections

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Members of Wicklow County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Year FG FF SF GP Lab SD II WP Ind Total
2024 9 4 2 2 1 3 1 0 10 32
2019 9 7 2 2 2 1 0 9 32
2014 8 7 6 1 0 0 10 32
2009 9 4 2 0 6 0 3 24
2004 7 6 0 1 6 0 4 24
1999 6 8 0 1 5 0 4 24
1991 4 9 0 1 5 1 4 24
1985 5 13 0 0 4 1 1 24
1979 8 7 0 4 1 1 21

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

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County Wicklow is divided into local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions, for elections to the council, and into municipal districts which exercise powers of the council locally.[4][5]

Municipal District LEA Definition Seats
Arklow Arklow No. 1 Urban, Arklow No. 2 Urban, Arklow Rural, Aughrim, Avoca, Ballinaclash, Ballinacor, Ballinderry, Ballyarthur, Cronebane, Dunganstown South, Dunganstown West, Ennereilly, Kilballyowen, Kilbride (in the former Rural District of Rathdrum), Kilpipe, Knockrath, and Rathdrum 6
Baltinglass Aghowle, Ballingate, Ballinglen, Ballinguile, Ballybeg, Baltinglass, Blessington, Burgage, Carnew, Coolattin, Coolballintaggart, Coolboy, Cronelea, Donaghmore, Donard, Dunlavin, Eadestown, Hartstown, Hollywood, Humewood, Imael North, Imael South, Kilbride (in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No.1), Killinure, Lackan, Lugglass, Money, Rath, Rathdangan, Rathsallagh, Shillelagh, Stratford, Talbotstown, The Grange, Tinahely, Tober, Togher (in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No.1) and Tuckmill 6
Bray Bray East Bray No. 1 Urban, Bray No. 2 Urban, Bray No. 3 Urban and Rathmichael (Bray) 4
Bray West Enniskerry, Kilmacanoge and Powerscourt 4
Greystones Delgany, Greystones, Kilcoole and Newcastle Lower 6
Wicklow Altidore, Ballycullen, Brockagh, Calary, Dunganstown East, Glendalough, Glenealy, Killiskey, Moneystown, Newcastle Upper, Oldtown, Togher (in the former Rural District of Rathdrum), Trooperstown, Wicklow Rural and Wicklow Urban 6

Councillors

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The following were elected at the 2024 Wicklow County Council election.

2024 seats summary

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Party Seats
Fine Gael 9
Fianna Fáil 4
Social Democrats 3
Green 2
Sinn Féin 2
Independent Ireland 1
Labour 1
Independent 10

Councillors by electoral area

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This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[6]

Council members from 2024 election
LEA Name Party
Arklow Pat Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Peir Leonard Independent
Sylvester Bourke Fine Gael
Pat Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil
Miriam Murphy Independent
Warren O'Toole Sinn Féin
Baltinglass Gerry O'Neill Independent
Edward Timmins Fine Gael
Peter Stapleton Fine Gael
Avril Cronin Fine Gael
Patsy Glennon Fianna Fáil
Jason Mulhall Independent
Bray East Aoife Flynn Kennedy Fine Gael
Erika Doyle Green
Ian Neary Independent Ireland
Malachaí Duddy Independent
Bray West Joe Behan Independent
Melanie Corrigan Fine Gael
Dermot O'Brien Sinn Féin
Caroline Winstanley Social Democrats
Greystones Stephen Stokes Independent
Tom Fortune Independent
Louise Fenelon Gaskin Fine Gael
Orla Finn Independent
Mark Barry Social Democrats
Lourda Scott Green
Wicklow John Snell Independent
Danny Alvey Social Democrats
Gail Dunne Fianna Fáil
Shane Langrell Fine Gael
Paul O'Brien Labour
Graham Richmond Fine Gael

References

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  1. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Ordinary meeting of Wicklow County Council held at Wicklow County Buildings, Wicklow Town on Monday 3 December 2018 at 2.00pm" (PDF). Wicklow County Council. p. 65. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, Article 5 and Schedule 3 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 638 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 February 2019.
  5. ^ County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 7 of 2019). Signed on 17 January 2019. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ "RTÉ Elections 2024: Results". RTÉ News. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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