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Monaghan County Council
Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin
Type Type County Council Leadership Cathaoirleach Jackie Crowe, Sinn Féin Members 20 Political groups Sinn Féin (7)
Fine Gael (6)
Fianna Fáil (5)
Independents (2)Elections Last election 5 June 2009 Meeting place Monaghan Council Offices, Monaghan Website monaghan.ie 
The area governed by the council
Monaghan County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin) is the local authority which is responsible for County Monaghan in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment. The county seat is at Monaghan Council Offices in Monaghan. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach or "Chairperson".
The county council is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The county is divided into fourlocal electoral areas and has 20 councillors who are elected every five years by single transferable vote. The county administration is headed by a County Manager, currently Declan Nelson.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections Monaghan is divided into four local electoral areas: Carrickmacross (5), Castleblayney (4), Clones (4), and Monaghan (7).[1]
2009 Seats summary
Party Seats Sinn Féin 7 Fine Gael 6 Fianna Fáil 5 Independents 2 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 Carrickmacross Padraig McNally Fianna Fáil Matt Carthy Sinn Féin Noel Keelan Sinn Féin Aidan Murray Fine Gael Gordon Hughes Fianna Fáil Castleblaney John O'Brien Fianna Fáil Owen Bannigan Fine Gael Jackie Crowe Sinn Féin Gary Carville Fine Gael Clones Heather Humphreys† Fine Gael Pat Treanor Sinn Féin Seamus Coyle Fianna Fáil Hugh McElvaney Fine Gael Monaghan Seamus Treanor Independent Brian McKenna Sinn Féin Robbie Gallagher Fianna Fáil Sean Conlon Sinn Féin David Maxwell Fine Gael Paudge Connolly Independent Sheila McKenna Sinn Féin †Heather Humphreys was elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2011.[2] Her seat became vacant and was filled by co-option.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "2009 Local elections: Monaghan County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=265. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Cavan-Monaghan". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/cavan-monaghan.html. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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