Clare County Council

Clare County Council
Clare County Council
Comhairle Contae an Chláir
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type County Council
Leadership
Cathaoirleach Christy Curtin, Ind
Members 32
Political groups      Fine Gael (12)
     Fianna Fáil (11)
     Labour Party (1)
     Green Party (1)
     Independents (7)
Elections
Last election 5 June 2009
Meeting place
Clare County Offices
Website
clarecoco.ie
The area governed by the council

Clare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae an Chláir) is the local authority which is responsible for County Clare in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach or "Chairperson". The county seat is at Clare County Offices, Ennis.

The county council is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The county is divided into six local electoral areas and has 32 councillors who are elected every five years by single transferable vote. The county administration is headed by a county manager, currently Tom Coughlan.

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Councillors

For the purpose of elections Clare is divided into six local electoral areas: Ennis East (5), Ennis West (4), Ennistymon (5), Killaloe (7), Kilrush (6) and Shannon (7).[1]

2009 Seats summary

Party Seats
Fine Gael 12
Fianna Fáil 11
Labour Party 1
Sinn Féin 1
Independents 6

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.

Council members from 2009 election
Local electoral area Name Party
Ennis East Johnny Flynn Fine Gael
Paul Murphy Fine Gael
Sonny Scanlan Fine Gael
Pat Daly Fianna Fáil
Tommy Brennan Independent
Ennis West James Breen Independent
Tony Mulqueen Fine Gael
Tom McNamara Fianna Fáil
Brian Meaney Green Party
Ennistymon Martin Conway Fine Gael
Michael Hillery Fianna Fáil
Richard Nagle Fianna Fáil
Michael Kelly Fianna Fáil
John A. Collins Fianna Fáil
Joe Arkins Fine Gael
Killaloe Joe Cooney Fine Gael
Pat Hayes Fianna Fáil
Pat Burke Fine Gael
Pascal Fitzgerald Labour Party
Michael Begley Independent
Cathal Crowe Fianna Fáil
Kilrush Christy Curtin Independent
Oliver Garry Fine Gael
P.J. Kelly Fianna Fáil
Patrick Keane Fianna Fáil
Bill Chambers Fianna Fáil
Gabriel Keating Fine Gael
Shannon John Crowe Fine Gael
Tony Mulcahy Fine Gael
Patricia McCarthy Independent
P.J. Ryan Independent
Pat McMahon Fianna Fáil
Gerry Flynn Fianna Fáil

Tony Mulcahy was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2011. His seat was fill by co-option.

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