Tipperary County Council


Tipperary County Council is the authority responsible for local government in County Tipperary, Ireland. It came into operation on 3 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections, following the merger of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. 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. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Joe MacGrath. The administrative centres are Nenagh and Clonmel.

Councillors

The council has 40 seats. For the purpose of elections the county is divided into sixMunicipal Districts and Six local electoral areas.
LEASeatsDistrict
Carrick-on-Suir5Municipal District of Carrick-on-Suir
Cashel–Tipperary7Municipal District of Cashel–Tipperary
Clonmel6Borough District of Clonmel†
Nenagh5Municipal District of Nenagh
Newport
4Municipal District of Newport
Templemore–Thurles9Municipal District of Templemore–Thurles

2019 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.
†Replaced during term, see [|table] below for details.

Co-options