Cork City Council
| Cork City Council Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
|
Des Cahill, FG | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 31 |
 | |
Political groups |
Council Control (18)
Council Opposition (13)
|
| Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Cork City Hall | |
| Website | |
|
www | |
Cork City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Cork in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 31 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the honorific title of Lord Mayor of Cork. The city administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Ann Doherty. The council meets at Cork City Hall. The 2015 Cork Local Government Review has recommended merging Cork City Council and Cork County Council into a single "super council", within which a metropolitan district council will govern the Metropolitan Cork area; however, a minority report opposes the merger.[1][2]
Councillors
Prior to the enactment of the 2001 Act, the council was known as Cork Corporation. For the purpose of elections the city is divided into six local electoral areas: Cork North Central (5), Cork North East (4), Cork North West (4), Cork South Central (5), Cork South East (7) and Cork South West (6).[3][4]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Cork City North Central | 5 |
| Cork City North East | 4 |
| Cork City North West | 4 |
| Cork City South Central | 5 |
| Cork City South East | 7 |
| Cork City South West | 6 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 10 | |
| Sinn Féin | 8 | |
| Fine Gael | 5 | |
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | 3 | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[5]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Cork City North Central | Thomas Gould | Sinn Féin | |
| Mick Barry | Anti-Austerity Alliance | ||
| Kenneth O'Flynn | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Lil O'Donnell | Anti-Austerity Alliance | ||
| John Sheehan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Cork City North East | Stephen Cunningham | Sinn Féin | |
| Ted Tynan | Workers' Party | ||
| Tim Brosnan | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joe Kavanagh | Fine Gael | ||
| Cork City North West | Mick Nugent | Sinn Féin | |
| Tony Fitzgerald | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kenneth Collins | Sinn Féin | ||
| Marion O'Sullivan | Anti-Austerity Alliance | ||
| Cork South Central | Mick Finn | Independent | |
| Fiona Kerins | Sinn Féin | ||
| Paudie Dineen | Independent | ||
| Tom O'Driscoll | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Sean Martin | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Cork South East | Kieran McCarthy | Independent | |
| Chris O'Leary | Sinn Féin | ||
| Des Cahill | Fine Gael | ||
| Laura McGonigle | Fine Gael | ||
| Terry Shannon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Nicholas O'Keeffe | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Shane O'Shea | Sinn Féin | ||
| Cork South West | John Buttimer | Fine Gael | |
| Henry Cremin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Mary Shields | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Fergal Dennehy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| P. J. Hourican | Fine Gael | ||
| Thomas Moloney | Independent | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Cork Local Government Committee (September 2015). "Local Government Arrangements in Cork" (PDF). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Merger of Cork councils to be in place for 2019 elections". Evening Echo. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "2009 Local elections – Cork City Council". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "S.I. No. 56/2014 - City and County of Limerick Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014". Irish Statute Book. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Local elections: Cork City Council". Local Government. Retrieved 31 July 2014.