Type County council Seats 18 | Cathaoirleach Charlie Murphy, Ind Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (10)
Fine Gael (6)
Labour Party (2)
Independent (2)
Council Opposition (8)
Fianna Fáil (5)
Sinn Féin (3) | ||
Carlow County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Cheatharlach) is the authority responsible for local government in County Carlow, 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 18 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 a Chief Executive, Kathleen Holohan. The county town is Carlow town.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into two local electoral areas (LEA):
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.