Roscommon County Council Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Paddy Kilduff, FF
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Structure | |
Seats | 18 |
Political groups
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Fianna Fáil (8) Fine Gael (3) Sinn Féin (1) Independents (6) |
Elections | |
Last election
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23 May 2014 |
Meeting place | |
Roscommon Courthouse, Roscommon | |
Website | |
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Roscommon County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Roscommon, 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, Eugene Cummins. The county town is Roscommon town.
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into three local electoral areas: Athlone (Roscommon) (6), Boyle (6) and Roscommon (6).
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.