Kerry County Council
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Kerry County Council Comhairle Contae Chiarraí |
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| Leadership | |
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Pat McCarthy, FG
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 |
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Political groups
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Council Control (11)
Council Opposition (22)
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| Elections | |
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Last election
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23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Council Control (11)
Council Opposition (22)
Kerry County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chiarraí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kerry, Ireland. As a county 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 33 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Moira Murrell. The county town is Tralee.
Kerry County Council was created by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, of which Ireland formed a part at that time. The 1898 act introduced elected county councils to Ireland, following their establishment in England and Wales in 1889 and Scotland in 1890. The first election was held on 6 April 1899, and the council first met on 22 April. The first council had 30 members. Of these, 22 were directly elected for single-member county electoral divisions. The remainder of the council consisted of the chairmen of the 6 rural district councils, who were ex officio members and an additional 2 members who were chosen by co-option. The council initially met in the former Grand Jury room of the County Courthouse in Nelson Street (now Ashe Street) in Tralee, and elections of the entire council were held every three years.
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