Seats 40 | Mayor Brendan Weld, FG Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Kildare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chill Dara) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kildare, 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 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Peter Carey. The county town is Naas.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athy (33), Celbridge-Leixlip (7), Kildare-Newbridge (9), Maynooth (9) and Naas (9).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.