Type County council Seats 20 | Cathaoirleach Paul Daly, FF Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (8)
Fianna Fáil (8)
Council Opposition (12)
Fine Gael (5)
Sinn Féin (3)
Labour Party (2)
Independent (2) | ||
Westmeath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae na hIarmhí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Westmeath, 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 20 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, Pat Gallagher. The county town is Mullingar.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas: Athlone (Westmeath) (7), Mullingar-Coole (7) and Mullingar-Kilbeggan (6).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.