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Leitrim County Council

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Local authority of County Leitrim, Ireland

Leitrim County Council Comhairle Chontae Liatroma

Type
Type	County council ofCounty Leitrim
History
Founded	1 April 1899
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	Paddy Farrell, FF
Structure
Seats	18

Political groups	Fianna Fáil (6) Sinn Féin (4) Fine Gael (3) Independent (5)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Meeting place

Áras an Chontae,Carrick-on-Shannon
Website
Official website

Leitrim County Council (Irish:Comhairle Chontae Liatroma) is thelocal authority ofCounty Leitrim,Ireland. As acounty council, it is governed by theLocal Government Act 2001. The council is responsible forhousing and community, roads andtransportation,urban planning and development, amenity andculture, andenvironment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are bysingle transferable vote. The head of the council has the title ofCathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by achief executive, Joseph Gilhooly.^[1]^[2] Thecounty town isCarrick-on-Shannon.

History

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Leitrim County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under theLocal Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for theadministrative county ofCounty Leitrim, succeeding the former judicial county of Leitrim.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The county council, which had originally been based in theCarrick-on-Shannon Courthouse,^[7] moved toCounty Hall (Irish:Áras an Chontae) in 1994.^[8] In 2016, after the results of theBrexit referendum, the council backed a motion in which it was proposed that the Irish government would put pressure on the British government to facilitate a referendum on aunited Ireland within 12 months.^[9]

Regional Assembly

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Leitrim County Council has two representatives on theNorthern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of theBorder Strategic Planning Area Committee.^[10]^[11]

Elections

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TheLocal Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced theelectoral system ofproportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote (PR-STV) for the1920 Irish local elections.^[12]^[13] This electoral system has been retained, with the 18 members of Leitrim County Council elected for a five-year term of office from multi-memberlocal electoral areas (LEAs).

Year		FF		FG		SF		IFF		CnaP		CnaT		FP		CnaG		Rep		SF (pre-1922)	IrishNat	Ind.	Total
2024	6		3		4		N/a		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	5		18
2019	6		6		2		N/a		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	4		18
2014	6		4		4		N/a		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	4		18
2009	8		10		2		N/a		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	2		22
2004	10		8		2		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	2		22
1999	10		8		2		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	2		22
1991	9		9		1		1		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	2		22
1985	10		8		2		1		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	1		22
1979	10		10		1		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	1		22
1974	8		12		1		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	1		22
1967	8		11		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	3		22
1960	5		6		3		N/a	0		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	8^{[n 1]}		22
1955	8		6		0		N/a	1		0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	7^{[n 2]}		22
1950	8		5		0		N/a	1		1		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	7		22
1945	8		3		0		N/a	N/a	4		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	7		22
1942	9		4		0		N/a	N/a	0		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	9		22
1934	13		11		2		N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	3		29
1928	8		N/a	0		N/a	N/a	N/a	0		11		N/a	N/a	N/a	5		24
1925	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	6		9		8		N/a	N/a	6		29
1920	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	19		0		0		19
1914	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a							19
1911	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a							19
1908	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a							19
1905	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a							19
1902	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a					19
1899	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	18		0		18

^Includes 1Old IRA.
^Includes 1Old IRA.

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

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County Leitrim is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined byelectoral divisions.^[14]

Municipal District and LEA	Definition	Seats
Ballinamore	Aghacashel, Aghavas, Ballinamore, Barnameenagh, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Castlefore, Cattan, Cloone, Cloverhill, Corrala, Corriga, Drumreilly East, Drumreilly North, Drumreilly South, Drumreilly West, Drumshanbo, Fenagh, Garadice, Gortermone, Greaghglass, Keeldra, Keshcarrigan, Killygar, Kiltubbrid, Lisgillock, Moher, Newtowngore, Oughteragh, Riverstown, Rowan, Stralongford and Yugan.	6
Carrick-on-Shannon	Annaduff, Beihy, Breandrum, Bunnybeg, Carrick-on-Shannon, Cashel, Drumard, Drumdoo, Drumod, Drumsna, Gortnagullion, Gowel, Leitrim, Mohill, Rinn and Roosky.	6
Manorhamilton	Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghil, Arigna, Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Drumkeeran, Garvagh, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Gubacreeny, Killanummery, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Kinlough, Lurganboy, Mahanagh, Manorhamilton, Melvin, Munakill, Sramore, St. Patricks and Tullaghan.	6

Councillors

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2024 seats summary

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Party		Seats
	Fianna Fáil	6
	Sinn Féin	4
	Fine Gael	3
	Independent	5

Councillors by electoral area

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This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024 at the2024 Leitrim County Council election.^[15]

Council members from2024 election
Local electoral area	Name	Party
Ballinamore	Paddy O'Rourke		Fianna Fáil
	Enda McGloin		Fine Gael
	Brendan Barry		Sinn Féin
	Ita Reynolds Flynn		Fine Gael
	Gary Prior		Fianna Fáil
	Róisín Kenny		Sinn Féin
Carrick-on-Shannon	Enda Stenson		Independent
	Maeve Reynolds		Fine Gael
	Des Guckian^[a]		Independent
	Seán McGowan		Fianna Fáil
	Paddy Farrell		Fianna Fáil
	Cormac Flynn		Sinn Féin
Manorhamilton	James Gilmartin		Independent
	Mary Bohan		Fianna Fáil
	Felim Gurn		Independent
	Pádraig Fallon		Sinn Féin
	Justin Warnock		Fianna Fáil
	Eddie Mitchell		Independent

Notes

^Replaced during term, seetable below for details.

Co-options

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Party		Outgoing	LEA	Reason	Date	Co-optee
	Independent	Des Guckian	Carrick-on-Shannon	Resigned due to health issues^[16]	6 May 2025	Irene Guckian Rabbitte^[17]

References

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^"Senior Management Team of Leitrim County Council".Leitrim County Council. Retrieved20 January 2023.
^"Interim Chief Executive appointed to Leitrim County Council".Shannonside. Retrieved20 January 2023.
^"Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (c. 37)".legislation.gov.uk.The National Archives.
^Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 1: Establishment of county councils (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 1). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of theUK Parliament. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book.
^Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 124: Commencement of Act (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 124). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of theUK Parliament. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book.
^"Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Leitrim".27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). Dublin:Local Government Board for Ireland. 1900. pp. 281–283.
^"Local Authorities".Dáil Debates.335 (1). 26 May 1982.Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved26 October 2019.
^"History". Dock Arts Centre.Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved8 November 2019.
^"Council backs motion for Border Poll on united Ireland". Leitrim Observer. 15 July 2016.Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved8 November 2019.
^Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, Article 5 and Schedule 3 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of theGovernment of Ireland. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 17 April 2023.
^"Northern & Western Regional Assembly Members 2024".Northern and Western Regional Assembly.
^"Appendix: Local Electoral Areas".Annual report of the Local Government Board for Ireland for year 1921.Local Government Board for Ireland. 1921. p. 17.
^"Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 (c. 19)"(PDF).legislation.gov.uk.The National Archives.
^County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 623 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of theGovernment of Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 1 September 2020.
^"Leitrim County Council – Elected Candidates".RTÉ News. Retrieved12 June 2024.
^"Cllr Des Guckian steps down from Leitrim County Council". Ocean FM. 11 April 2025. Retrieved21 December 2025.
^"Irene Guckian Rabbitte elected to replace her father on Leitrim County Council". Shannonside. 6 May 2025. Retrieved21 December 2025.

External links

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