Type County council Seats 37 | Cathaoirleach Terence Slowey, FG Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (11)
Fianna Fáil (11)
Confidence and supply (10)
Independent (10)
Council Opposition (16)
Sinn Féin (9)
Fine Gael (6)
Labour Party (1) | ||
Donegal County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal, 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. It has 37 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, Séamus Neely. The county town is Lifford.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into 5 Municipal Districts comprising the following local electoral areas: Donegal (6), Glenties (6), Inishowen (9), Letterkenny (10) and Stranorlar (6).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.