Type County council Seats 29 | Cathaoirleach Peter Savage, FF Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Sinn Féin (10)
Fine Gael (7)
Fianna Fáil (5)
Green Party (2)
Labour Party (2)
Independent (3) | ||
Louth County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Lú) is the authority responsible for local government in County Louth, 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 29 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Joan Martin. The county town is Dundalk.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections, the county is divided into four municipal districts: Ardee (6), Drogheda (10), Dundalk-Carlingford (6) and Dundalk South (7).
Councillors by municipal district
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.
Population by Municipal District
The table below sets out the population of the county broken down by municipal district.