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Meath County Council
Comhairle Chontae na Mí
Type Type County council Leadership Cathaoirleach Eoin Holmes, Labour Party Members 29 Political groups Fine Gael (11)
Fianna Fáil (8)
Labour Party (4)
Sinn Féin (1)
Independents (5)Elections Last election 5 June 2009 Meeting place County Hall, Navan Website meath.ie/LocalAuthorities/ 
The area governed by the council
Meath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae na Mí) is the local authority which is responsible for County Meath in Ireland. The Council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and the environment.[1] The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county seat is at the County Hall, Navan.
The county council 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 Kevin Stewart.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into five local electoral areas: Dunshaughlin (7) , Kells (5), Navan (7), Slane (6) and Trim (4).[2]
2009 Seats summary
Party Seats Fine Gael 11 Fianna Fáil 8 Labour Party 4 Sinn Féin 1 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 Dunshaughlin Brian Fitzgerald Independent Nick Killian Fianna Fáil Joe Bonner Independent Regina Doherty† Fine Gael Noel Leonard Fianna Fáil Maria Murpy Fine Gael Niamh McGowan Labour Party Kells Catherine Yore Fine Gael Bryan Reilly Fianna Fáil Eugene Cassidy Fine Gael John V. Farrelly Fine Gael Oliver Fox Fianna Fáil Navan Francis Deane Independent Joe Reilly Sinn Féin Jim Holloway Fine Gael Tommy Reilly Fianna Fáil Suzanne Jamal Fine Gael Shane Cassels Fianna Fáil Jenny McHugh Labour Party Slane Eoin Holmes Labour Party Sirena Campbell Fine Gael Jim Cudden Independent Wayne Harding Fianna Fáil Seamus O'Neil Independent Ann Dillon Gallagher Fine Gael Trim Ray Butler† Fine Gael Jimmy Fegan Fianna Fáil Willie Carey Fine Gael Tracy McElhinney Labour Party †Regina Doherty and Ray Butler were elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2011.[3][4] Accordingly their council seats became vacant and were filled by co-option.
See also
References
- ^ "Community Information". Meath County Council. http://www.meath.ie/Community/CommunityInformation/. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "2009 Local elections: Meath County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=264. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Meath West". Election 2011 (RTÉ News). http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/meath-west.html. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Meath East". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/meath-east.html. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
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