Kildare County Council
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Kildare County Council Comhairle Contae Chill Dara |
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| Leadership | |
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Brendan Weld, FG
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups
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Fianna Fáil (12) Fine Gael (9) Labour Party (5) Sinn Féin (5) Independent (9) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras Chill Dara, Naas | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Kildare County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chill Dara) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kildare, 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 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Peter Carey. The county town is Naas.
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athy (33), Celbridge-Leixlip (7), Kildare-Newbridge (9), Maynooth (9) and Naas (9).
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.
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