Wexford County Council Comhairle Contae Loch Garman |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 34 |
Political groups
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Council Control (16)
Council Opposition (17)
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Elections | |
Last election
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23 May 2014 |
Motto | |
Exemplar Hiberniae (Latin) "An example to Ireland" |
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Meeting place | |
County Hall, Wexford | |
Website | |
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Council Control (16)
Council Opposition (17)
Wexford County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Loch Garman) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wexford, 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 34 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, Tom Enright. The county town is Wexford town.
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into four local electoral areas: Enniscorthy (8), Gorey (8), New Ross (8) and Wexford (10).
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.