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Clare County Council
Comhairle Contae an Chláir
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.
See also
References
- ^ "2009 local elections – Clare County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=245. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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