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Mayo County Council
Mayo County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo) is the local authority of 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, Kevin Kelly. The county town is Castlebar.
Mayo County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Mayo, succeeding the judicial county of Mayo, except for the district electoral divisions of Ballaghaderreen and Edmondstown, which became part of County Roscommon; and with the addition of the district electoral divisions of Ballinchalla and Owenbrin, which had been part of County Galway; and the district electoral divisions of Ardnaree North, Ardnaree South Urban, and Ardnaree South Rural, which had been part of County Sligo.
Originally meetings of Mayo County Council took place in Castlebar Courthouse. The county council moved to modern facilities at County Hall further west on The Mall in Castlebar in 1989.
In the early 1930s, the County Council was dissolved for a time and replaced with a Commissioner because of the Mayo librarian controversy.
Mayo County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly who are part of the West Strategic Planning Area Committee.
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for the 1920 Irish local elections. County Mayo was divided into 6 county electoral areas to elect the 24 members of the council. This electoral system has been retained, with the 30 members of Mayo County Council elected for a five-year term of office from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
County Mayo is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.
The following were elected at the 2024 Mayo County Council election.
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Mayo County Council
Mayo County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo) is the local authority of 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, Kevin Kelly. The county town is Castlebar.
Mayo County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Mayo, succeeding the judicial county of Mayo, except for the district electoral divisions of Ballaghaderreen and Edmondstown, which became part of County Roscommon; and with the addition of the district electoral divisions of Ballinchalla and Owenbrin, which had been part of County Galway; and the district electoral divisions of Ardnaree North, Ardnaree South Urban, and Ardnaree South Rural, which had been part of County Sligo.
Originally meetings of Mayo County Council took place in Castlebar Courthouse. The county council moved to modern facilities at County Hall further west on The Mall in Castlebar in 1989.
In the early 1930s, the County Council was dissolved for a time and replaced with a Commissioner because of the Mayo librarian controversy.
Mayo County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly who are part of the West Strategic Planning Area Committee.
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for the 1920 Irish local elections. County Mayo was divided into 6 county electoral areas to elect the 24 members of the council. This electoral system has been retained, with the 30 members of Mayo County Council elected for a five-year term of office from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).
County Mayo is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.
The following were elected at the 2024 Mayo County Council election.