Sligo County Council

Local authority of County Sligo, Ireland

Sligo County Council

Comhairle Chontae Shligigh

Type
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County council

of County Sligo

Leadership

Cathaoirleach

Dónal Gilroy, FF

Structure
Seats| 18

Political groups

Fianna Fáil (6)
Fine Gael (4)
Sinn Féin (2)
Labour (1)
PBP–Solidarity (1)
Independent Ireland (1)
Independent (3)
Elections

Last election

| 7 June 2024
Motto
Land of Heart's Desire
Meeting place
County Hall, Sligo
Website
Official website
The area governed by the council

Sligo County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Shligigh) is the local authority of County Sligo, 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 18 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, Martin Lydon. The county town is Sligo.

## History

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Originally meetings of Sligo County Council were held at Sligo Courthouse.[1] The county council moved to modern facilities, known as County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae), in June 1979.[2]

Following the 2015 RTÉ programme Standards in Public Office, in March 2019, Joe Queenan was found by the Standards in Public Office Commission to have contravened the Local Government Act in three different instances, including failure to maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest.[3]

## Regional Assembly

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Sligo County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the Border Strategic Planning Area Committee.[4]

## Elections

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Members of Sligo County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Year  |  | FG |  | FF |  | SF |  | PBP |  | I4C |  | Lab |  | UL |  | ISO |  | Ind | Total

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2024 | 4  | 6  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | —  | —  | 4  | 18
2019 | 6  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | —  | —  | 3  | 18
2014 | 3  | 8  | 2  | 1  | —  | 0  | 1  | —  | 3  | 18
2009 | 12  | 7  | 1  | 0  | —  | 2  | —  | —  | 3  | 25
2004 | 10  | 10  | 1  | —  | —  | 3  | —  | —  | 1  | 25
1999 | 11  | 9  | 1  | —  | —  | 2  | —  | —  | 2  | 25
1991 | 11  | 11  | 0  | —  | —  | 0  | —  | 1  | 2  | 25
1985 | 9  | 11  | 0  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | 1  | 3  | 25

## Local electoral areas and municipal districts

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County Sligo is divided into borough and municipal districts and LEAs, defined by electoral divisions.[5] The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former borough of Sligo is referred to as a borough district.[6]

Municipal District  | LEA  | Definition  | Seats

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Borough District of Sligo | Sligo–Strandhill | Knockaree, Sligo East, Sligo North and Sligo West | 6
Ballymote–Tobercurry | Achonry East, Achonry West, Aclare, Aghanagh, Annagh, Aughris, Ballymote, Ballynakill, Ballynashee, Banada, Branchfield, Breencorragh, Bricklieve, Buncrowey, Carrickbanagher, Carrownaskeagh, Cartron, Castleconor East, Castleconor West, Cloonacool, Cloonoghill, Coolaney, Coolavin, Cuilmore, Dromard East, Dromard West, Dromore, Drumcolumb, Drumfin, Drumrat, Easky East, Easky West, Glendarragh, Kilfree, Kilglass, Killadoon, Killaraght, Kilmacteige, Kilmactranny, Kilshalvy, Kilturra, Lakeview, Leitrim, Lisconny, Loughil, Mullagheruse, Owenmore, Rathmacurkey, Riverstown, Shancough, Skreen, Streamstown, Temple, Templeboy North, Templeboy South, Templevanny, Tobercurry, Toberpatrick East, Toberpatrick West and Toomour | 7
Sligo–Drumcliff | Ballintogher East, Ballintogher West, Ballysadare East, Ballysadare West, Calry, Carney, Cliffony North, Cliffony South, Collooney, Drumcliff East, Drumcliff West, Glencar, Kilmacowen, Lissadill East, Lissadill North, Lissadill West, Rossinver East and Rossinver West | 7

## Councillors

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### 2024 seats summary

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Party  | Seats[7]

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| Fianna Fáil | 6
| Fine Gael | 4
| Sinn Féin | 3
| Labour | 1
| PBP–Solidarity | 1
| Independent | 4

### Councillors by electoral area

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This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[7]

Council members from 2024 election

LEA  | Name  | Party
Ballymote–Tubbercurry | Paul Taylor |  |  Fianna Fáil
Joe Queenan |  |  Independent
Michael Clarke[a] |  |  Independent
Dara Mulvey |  |  Fine Gael
Gerard Mullaney |  |  Fine Gael
Liam Brennan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Barry Gallagher |  |  Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Drumcliff | Thomas Healy |  |  Sinn Féin
Edel McSharry |  |  Fianna Fáil
Thomas Walsh |  |  Fine Gael
Marie Casserly |  |  Independent
Dónal Gilroy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Strandhill | Declan Bree |  |  Independent
Tom MacSharry |  |  Fianna Fáil
Nessa Cosgrove[b] |  |  Labour
Arthur Gibbons |  |  Sinn Féin
Fergal Nealon |  |  Fine Gael
Gino O'Boyle |  |  PBP–Solidarity

Notes

1. ^ Changed party, see table below for details.
2. ^ Replaced during term, see table below for details.

#### Co-options

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Party  | Outgoing  | LEA  | Reason  | Date  | Co-optee

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|  Labour | Nessa Cosgrove | Sligo–Strandhill  | Elected to 27th Seanad at the 2025 Seanad election | 18 February 2025  | Ann Higgins[8]

#### Changes in affiliation

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Name  | LEA  | Elected as  | New affiliation  | Date

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Michael Clarke  | Ballymote–Tubbercurry  |  |  Independent |  |  Independent Ireland | 17 October 2024[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. ^ "Model Publication Scheme" (PDF). Sligo County Council. p. 5\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
3. ^ Kelly, Fiach (26 March 2019). "Sipo finds against two councillors over RTÉ undercover report". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
4. ^ 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 the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 April 2023.
5. ^ County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 632 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 11 September 2020.
6. ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 19: Municipal districts (No. 1 of 2014, s. 19). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 5 September 2020.
7. ^ a b "Live results from the 2024 Local Elections and European Elections | RTÉ".
8. ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (18 February 2025). "Labour's Ann Higgins is co-opted to replace Senator Nessa Cosgrove on Sligo Co Council". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
9. ^ Deering, Paul (17 October 2024). "Sligo Independent councillor to contest general election". Retrieved 17 October 2024.

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