Type County council Seats 34 | Cathaoirleach Tony Dempsey, FF Last election 23 May 2014 | |
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Political groups Council Control (16)
Fianna Fáil (11)
Sinn Féin (5)
Council Opposition (17)
Fine Gael (9)
Labour Party (2)
AAA-PBP (1)
Independent (6) | ||
Wexford County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Loch Garman) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wexford, 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 34 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, Tom Enright. The county town is Wexford town.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Enniscorthy (8), Gorey (8), New Ross (8) and Wexford (10).
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.