Mayo County Council
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Mayo County Council Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo |
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| Leadership | |
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Michael Holmes, Ind
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 30 |
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Political groups
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Fianna Fáil (10) Fine Gael (10) Sinn Féin (3) Renua Ireland (1) Independent (6) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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23 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Áras an Contae, Castlebar | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Mayo County council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo) is the authority responsible for local government in County Mayo, 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 30 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Peter Hynes. The county town is Castlebar.
In the early 1930s, the County Council was dissolved for a while and replaced with a Commissioner because of the Mayo librarian controversy. For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Ballina (8), Castlebar (8), Claremorris (7), and West Mayo (7).
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.
Mayo County Council was identified in 2011 by An Taisce, the national trust, as among the worst county councils in Ireland's planning system during the period 2000–11.
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