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Donegal County Council
Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall
Type Type County council Leadership Mayor Cora Harvey, Sinn Féin Members 29 Political groups Fianna Fáil (10)
Fine Gael (8)
Sinn Féin (4)
Labour Party (2)
Independents (5)Elections Last election 5 June 2009 Meeting place County House, Lifford Website donegalcoco.ie 
The area governed by the council
Donegal County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the local authority which is responsible for County Donegal 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 Mayor. The county seat is at the County House, located on The Diamond in Lifford.
The county council has been in existence since 1899 and is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The county is divided into five local electoral areas and has 29 councillors who are elected every five years by single transferable vote. The county administration is headed by a county manager, currently Séamus Neely.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections Donegal is divided into five local electoral areas: Donegal (5), Glenties (5), Inishowen (7), Letterkenny (7) and Stranorlar (5).[1]
2009 seats summary
Party Seats Fianna Fáil 10 Fine Gael 8 Sinn Féin 4 Labour Party 2 Independents 5 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 Donegal Barry O'Neill Fine Gael Thomas Pringle† Independent John Boyle Fine Gael Brendan Byrne Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff Fianna Fáil Glenties Seamus Ó Domhnaill Independent Terence Slowey Fine Gael Therese Gallagher Sinn Féin David Alcorn Fianna Fáil Padraig Doherty Independent Inishowen Pádraig Mac Lochlainn† Sinn Féin Bernard McGuinness Fine Gael Charlie McConalogue† Fianna Fáil Mickey Doherty Fine Gael John Ryan Fine Gael Rena Donaghey Fianna Fáil Martin Farren Labour Party Letterkenny Ciaran Brogan Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney Fianna Fáil Noel McBride Fine Gael Dessie Larkin Fianna Fáil Jimmy Harte† Independent Mick Quinn Sinn Féin Ian McGarvey Independent Stranorlar Cora Harvey Sinn Féin Patrick McGowan Fianna Fáil Martin Harley Fine Gael Frank McBrearty, Jnr Labour Party Gerry Crawford Fianna Fáil †Thomas Pringle, Charlie McConalogue and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn were elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2011. Their seats became vacant and will be filled by co-option.
See also
References
- ^ "2009 local elections – Donegal County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=248. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
External links
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