Waterford County Council
Waterford County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Waterford, Ireland. The remit of Waterford County Council also included some suburbs of the Waterford city not within the remit of Waterford City Council. As a county council, it was governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council was responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council had 23 elected members. Elections were held every five years and were by single transferable vote. The head of the council had the title of Mayor. The county administration was headed by a County Manager. The county town was Dungarvan.
Waterford County Council held its first meeting in Waterford Courthouse. However it was agreed that subsequent meetings would be held at Dungarvan Courthouse. The county council established their County Secretary's Office at Arus Brugha at Davitt's Quay in the early-20th century before moving to modern Civic Offices at Davitt's Quay in 1999.
In late 2012, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan announced the proposed merger of Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council. It was abolished in June 2014 when the Local Government Reform Act 2014 was implemented. It was succeeded by Waterford City and County Council.
For the purpose of elections the county was divided into four local electoral areas: Comeragh, Dungarvan, Lismore and Tramore.
