• Source: Meath County Council

      • Meath County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae na Mí) is the local authority of County Meath, 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 40 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, Jackie Maguire. The county town is Navan.


      History


      Meath County Council commissioned a purpose-built headquarters at Railway Street in Navan in the early 20th century. It then moved to more modern facilities at the new County Hall on the Dublin Road in Navan in 2017.


      Regional Assembly


      Meath County Council has three representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee.


      Elections


      Members of Meath 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).


      Local electoral areas and municipal districts


      County Meath is divided into LEAs, defined by electoral divisions, and into municipal districts which exercise powers of the council locally.


      Councillors


      The following were elected at the 2024 Meath County Council election.


      = 2024 seats summary

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      = Councillors by electoral area

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

      Notes


      Co-options




      References




      External links


      Official website

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