Seats 39 | Cathaoirleach Peter Roche, FG Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (23) Fine Gael (12) Independent (11)Council Opposition (16) Fianna Fáil (12) Sinn Féin (3) Republican Sinn Féin (1) | ||
Galway County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, 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 39 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. The county seat is at Áras an Chontae (County Hall) in Galway city.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athenry-Oranmore (7), Ballinasloe (6), Connamara (9), Loughrea (8) and Tuam (9).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.
†Replaced during term, see table below for details.