Waterford City and County Council


Waterford City and County Council is the authority responsible for local government in the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections. It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and 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 32 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The city and county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Michael Walsh. The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.

Councillors

The council has 32 seats. For the purpose of elections the city and county is divided into three Municipal Districts and five local electoral areas.
LEASeatsDistrict
Comeragh6Municipal District of Comeragh
Dungarvan–Lismore8Municipal District of Dungarvan–Lismore
Tramore–Waterford City West6Metropolitan District of Waterford
Waterford City East6Metropolitan District of Waterford
Waterford City South6Metropolitan District of Waterford

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