Type County council Seats 28 | Cathaoirleach Bill Chambers, Ind Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Fianna Fáil (12)
Fine Gael (8)
Sinn Féin (1)
Independents (7) | ||
Clare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chláir) is the authority responsible for local government in County Clare, 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 28 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Pat Dowling. The county town is Ennis.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Ennis (8), Killaloe (4), Shannon (6) and West Clare (8).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.