Type County council Seats 18 | Cathaoirleach Gerry Warnock, SD Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (11)
Fine Gael (8)
Social Democrats (1)
Independent (2)
Council Opposition (7)
Fianna Fáil (7) | ||
Longford County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Longfoirt) is the authority responsible for local government in County Longford, 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 Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Tim Caffrey. The county town is Longford town.
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Councillors
For the purpose of local elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas: Ballymahon (6), Granard (6) and Longford (6).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.