Waterford City and County Council
Waterford City and County Council is the authority responsible for local government in the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections. It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and 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 32 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 city and county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Michael Walsh. The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.
Councillors
The council has 32 seats. For the purpose of elections the city and county is divided into three Municipal Districts and five local electoral areas.LEA | Seats | District |
Comeragh | 6 | Municipal District of Comeragh |
Dungarvan–Lismore | 8 | Municipal District of Dungarvan–Lismore |
Tramore–Waterford City West | 6 | Metropolitan District of Waterford† |
Waterford City East | 6 | Metropolitan District of Waterford† |
Waterford City South | 6 | Metropolitan District of Waterford† |
2019 seats summary
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.†Replaced during term, see [|table] below for details.