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Offaly County Council
Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí
Type Type County council Leadership Cathaoirleach Danny Owens, Fianna Fáil Members 21 Political groups Fianna Fáil (9)
Fine Gael (6)
Independents (6)Elections Last election 5 June 2009 Motto Esto Fidelis (Latin)
"Be Faithful"Meeting place Áras an Chontae, Tullamore Website offaly.ie 
The area governed by the council
Offaly County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí) is the local authority which is responsible for County Offaly in Ireland. The Council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county town is Tullamore.
The county council is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The county is divided into four electoral areas and has 21 councillors who are elected every five years by single transferable vote. The county administration is headed by a county manager, currently Pat Gallagher.
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Councillors
For the purpose of local elections Offaly is divided into four local electoral areas: Birr (4), Edenderry (6), Ferbane (4) and Tullamore (7).[1]
2009 seats summary
Party Seats Fianna Fáil 9 Fine Gael 6 Independents 6 Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 5 June 2009.
Council members from 2009 election Local electoral area Name Party Birr Peter Ormond Fianna Fáil Tony McLoughlin Independent John Carroll Independent Percy Clendennen Fine Gael Edenderry John Foley Fianna Fáil Noel Bourke Fianna Fáil Liam Quinn Fine Gael Eddie Fitzpatrick Independent Ger Plunkett Fianna Fáil Nichola Hogan Fine Gael Ferbane Eamon Dooley Fianna Fáil John Leahy Independent Connie Hanniffy Fine Gael Sinead Moylan Ryan Fianna Fáil Tullamore Barry Cowen† Fianna Fáil Tommy McKeigue Fine Gael Molly Buckley Fine Gael Sinead Dooley Fianna Fáil Dervill Dolan Independent Danny Owens Fianna Fáil Johnny Butterfield Independent †Paddy Rowland was co-opted onto the council to replace Barry Cowen who was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2011 general election.
See also
References
- ^ "2009 local elections – Offaly County Council". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2009L&area=266. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
External links
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