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{{Short description|Local of County Kilkenny in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Irishdmy Englishdates|date=OctoberNovember 20202021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox Legislature
{{Infobox legislature
|name = Kilkenny County Council
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Comhairle ContaeChontae<br/>Chill Chainnigh}}
|transcription_name =
|legislature jurisdiction = County Kilkenny
|coa_pic = County Kilkenny arms.svg
|coa_res =
|logo_pic = Kilkenny County Council logo.svg
|logo_res = 220
|house_type = County council
|foundation = 1 April 1899
|body =
|leader1_type = [[Cathaoirleach]]
|leader1 = AndrewMary McGuinnessHilda Cavanagh
|party1 = [[FiannaFine FáilGael|FFFG]]
|election1 =
|members = 24
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|political_groups1 =
*:{{colorParty boxindex link|{{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Fianna Fáil]] &nbsp;(11)
*:{{colorParty boxindex link|{{Fine Gael/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Fine Gael]] &nbsp;(87)
*:{{colorParty index boxlink|{{Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] &nbsp;(2)
*:{{colorParty index boxlink|{{Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] &nbsp;(1)
*:{{colorParty boxindex link|{{IndependentSinn politician/meta/color}}Féin|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] &nbsp;(21)
:{{Party index link|Independent politician (Ireland)|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;(2)
|last_election1 = [[2019 Kilkenny County Council election|24 May 2019]]
|session_room last_election1 = [[2024 Kilkenny CollegeCounty Council election|7 (postcardJune c.1920).jpg2024]]
|session_room = Kilkenny County Hall, 2024-03-22 02.jpg
|session_res =
|meeting_place = [[County Hall, Kilkenny|County Hall]], [[Kilkenny]]
|website = {{URL|kilkennycoco.ieOfficial website}}
|footnotes =
}}
[[File:Kilkenny in Ireland.svg|thumb|235px|The area governed by the council]]
'''Kilkenny County Council''' ({{lang-langx|ga|Comhairle ContaeChontae Chill Chainnigh}}) is the authority responsible for [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local governmentauthority]] inof [[County Kilkenny]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. As a [[county council]], it is governed by the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. The council is responsible for [[housing]] and community, roads and [[transport]]ation, [[urban planning]] and development, amenity and [[culture]], and [[natural environment|environment]]. The council has 24 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by [[single transferable vote]]. The head of the council has the title of [[Cathaoirleach (disambiguationlocal government)|Cathaoirleach]] (Chairpersonchairperson). The county administration is headed by a [[Chief executive (Irish local government)|Chiefchief Executiveexecutive]], ColetteLar ByrnePower. The [[county town]] is [[Kilkenny]] city.
 
==History==
Kilkenny County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the [[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]] for the [[administrative county]] of [[County Kilkenny]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37) |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/61-62/37/contents/enacted |website=[[legislation.gov.uk]] |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ISB|title=[[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]]|year=1898|number=37|section=1|stitle=Establishment of county councils|date=12 August 1898|parl=uk|regy=61 & 62 Vict.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ISB|title=Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898|year=1898|number=37|section=124|stitle=Commencement of Act|date=12 August 1898|parl=uk|regy=61 & 62 Vict.}}</ref> This area was that of the judicial county of Kilkenny, except the portion of the town of [[New Ross]], which was transferred to [[County Wexford]]; the judicial county of the city of [[Kilkenny]]; and the [[district electoral division]] of [[Kilculliheen]] in the judicial [[County Waterford|county of Waterford]].<ref name="lgb1899">{{cite book |title=27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480)| chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/op1253906-1001/page/274/mode/2up |chapter=Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Kilkenny |year=1900 |publisher=[[Local Government Board for Ireland]] |___location=Dublin |pages=275–278 }}</ref>
The county council originally met at [[Kilkenny Courthouse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/About_Us/|title=About Us|publisher=Kilkenny County Council|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> By the second half of the 20th century it had moved to new offices at John's Green House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-05-26/121/|title=Local Authorities|date=26 May 1982|publisher=Oireachtas|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> The county council moved to its current home, [[County Hall, Kilkenny|County Hall]], in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/heritage-towns/the-kilkenny-400/the-modern-era/|title=The modern era|publisher=Ask about Ireland|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
 
The county council originally met at [[Kilkenny Courthouse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/About_Us/|title=About Us|publisher=Kilkenny County Council|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103182038/https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/About_Us/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the second half of the 20th century it had moved to new offices at John's Green House.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-05-26/121/|title=Local Authorities|journal=Dáil Debates|volume=335|issue=1|date=26 May 1982|publisher=Oireachtas|access-date=26 October 2019|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026151235/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-05-26/121/|url-status=live}}</ref> The county council moved to its current home, [[County Hall, Kilkenny|County Hall]], in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/heritage-towns/the-kilkenny-400/the-modern-era/|title=The modern era|publisher=Ask about Ireland|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023174004/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/heritage-towns/the-kilkenny-400/the-modern-era/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2000, as part of a government initiative called "Better Local Government – A Programme for Change", a new structure was introduced to Kilkenny County Council which included five Strategic Policy Committees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.housing.gov.ie/local-government/reform/local-government-reform|title=Local Government Reform|publisher=Kilkenny County Council|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2000, as part of a government initiative called "Better Local Government – A Programme for Change", a new structure was introduced to Kilkenny County Council which included five Strategic Policy Committees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.housing.gov.ie/local-government/reform/local-government-reform|title=Local Government Reform|publisher=Kilkenny County Council|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019154407/http://www.housing.gov.ie/local-government/reform/local-government-reform|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts==
 
Kilkenny County Council is divided into the following municipal districts and [[local electoral area]]s, defined by [[electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/621/made/en/print|title=S.I. No. 621/2018 – County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
==Regional Assembly==
Kilkenny County Council has two representatives on the [[Southern Regional Assembly]] who are part of the [[South-East Region, Ireland|South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee]].<ref name=si573>{{cite ISB|year=2014|type=si|number=573|name=Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014|date=16 December 2014|access-date=23 April 2023|provision=Article 5 and Schedule 3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Members List |url=https://emra.ie/members-list/ |website=Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly}}</ref>
 
==Elections==
The [[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919]] introduced the [[electoral system]] of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV) for the [[1920 Irish local elections]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 (c. 19) |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/9-10/19/contents/enacted |website=[[legislation.gov.uk]] |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]}}</ref> This electoral system has been retained, with the 24 members of Kilkenny County Council elected for a five-year term of office from multi-member [[local electoral area]]s (LEAs).
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; padding-left:1em"
!align="left"|Year
| {{abbrev party name with color|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Fine Gael}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Green Party (Ireland)}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Sinn Féin}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
| {{abbrev party name with color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
!align="left"|Total
|-
|align=left|[[2024 Kilkenny County Council election|2024]]
|colspan=2|11
|colspan=2|7
|colspan=2|2
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|2
|24
|-
|align=left|[[2019 Kilkenny County Council election|2019]]
|colspan=2|11
|colspan=2|9
|colspan=2|2
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|1
|24
|-
|align=left|[[2014 Kilkenny County Council election|2014]]
|colspan=2|10
|colspan=2|7
|colspan=2|2
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|3
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|1
|24
|-
|align=left|[[2009 Kilkenny County Council election|2009]]
|colspan=2|7
|colspan=2|12
|colspan=2|5
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|1
|26
|-
|align=left|[[2004 Kilkenny County Council election|2004]]
|colspan=2|8
|colspan=2|11
|colspan=2|5
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|1
|26
|-
|align=left|[[1999 Kilkenny County Council election|1999]]
|colspan=2|12
|colspan=2|11
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|2
|26
|-
|align=left|[[1991 Kilkenny County Council election|1991]]
|colspan=2|12
|colspan=2|10
|colspan=2|4
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|26
|-
|align=left|[[1985 Kilkenny County Council election|1985]]
|colspan=2|11
|colspan=2|10
|colspan=2|3
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|0
|colspan=2|1
|colspan=2|1
|26
|}
 
==Local electoral areas and municipal districts==
County Kilkenny is divided into municipal districts and LEAs, defined by [[electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]]s.<ref>{{cite ISB|year=2018|type=si|num=621|title=County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203084933/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/621/made/en/print}}</ref>
 
{|class="wikitable"
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!Seats
|-
|[[Callan, County Kilkenny|Callan]]–[[Thomastown, County Kilkenny|Thomastown]]
|Aghaviller, Ballyhale, Ballyvool, Bennettsbridge, Boolyglass, Bramblestown, Brownsford, Burnchurch, Callan Rural, Callan Urban, Castlebanny, Coolaghmore, Coolhill, Danesfort, Dunbell, Dunnamaggan, Dysartmoon, Earlstown, Ennisnag, Famma, Freaghana, Graiguenamanagh, Grange, Inistioge, Jerpoint Church, Kells, Kilfane, Killamery, Kilmaganny, Kiltorcan, Knocktopher, Mallardstown, Outrath, Pleberstown, Powerstown, Rosbercon Rural, Scotsborough, Stonyford, The Rower, Thomastown, Tullaghanbrogue, Tullaherin, Tullahought, Ullard and Woolengrange.
|6
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==Councillors==
The following were elected at the [[20192024 Kilkenny County Council election]], under the boundaries which existed at the time.<ref name="2014_results">{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/results/local/council.cfm?election=2014L&area=256|title=2014 Local elections – Kilkenny County Council|work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref>
 
===20192024 seats summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Seats
!Seats<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Publications/Public_Notices/Results-2014-Local-Elections.35507.shortcut.html|title=Local elections 2014|publisher=Kilkenny County Council}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|align="center"|11
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|align="right"| 11
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
! style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" |
|align="center"|7
|[[Fine Gael]]
|align="right"| 9
|-
! style="background-color:| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}" |
|align="center"|2
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
|align="right"| 2
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party (Ireland)}}
|align="center"|1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
! style="background-color: {{Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}" |
|align="center"|1
|[[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|align="right"| 1
|-
! style="background-color:| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician/meta/color (Ireland)}}" |
|align="center"|2
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|align="right"| 1
|}
 
===Councillors by electoral area===
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 247 MayJune 20192024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/kilkenny-county |website=[[RTÉ News]] |title=Kilkenny County Council – Elected Candidates|access-date=16 June 2024}}</ref>
{{Multi seat members begin
|constituency = [[Local electoral area]]
|title = Council members from [[20192024 Irish local elections|20192024 election]]
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name = [[Callan, County Kilkenny|Callan]]-–[[Thomastown, County Kilkenny|Thomastown]]
|seats = 6
|member1 = {{sortname|Peter|"Chap" Cleere}}{{efn|name=coopt|Replaced during term, see [[#Co-options|table]] below for details.}}
|member1 = [[Peter Cleere]]
|party1 = Fianna Fáil
|member2 = Matt Doran{{sortname|Joe|Sheridan|nolink=1}}
|party2 = Fianna Fáil
|member3 = Michael Doyle{{sortname|Joe|Lyons|nolink=1}}
|party3 = Fine Gael
|member4 = Patrick O'Neill{{sortname|Michael|Doyle|nolink=1}}
|party4 = Fine Gael
|member5 = {{sortname|Deirdre |Cullen|nolink=1}}
|party5 = Fianna Fáil
|member6 = Joe Lyons{{sortname|Stephanie|Doheny|nolink=1}}
|party6 = FineSinn GaelFéin
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name = [[Castlecomer]]
|seats = 6
|member1 = {{sortname|Pat |Fitzpatrick|nolink=1}}
|party1 = Fianna Fáil
|member2 = {{sortname|Mary Hilda |Cavanagh|nolink=1}}
|party2 = Fine Gael
|member3 = {{sortname|Michael |McCarthy|nolink=1}}
|party3 = Fianna Fáil
|member4 = {{sortname|John |Brennan|nolink=1}}
|party4 = Fine Gael
|member5 = Michael Delaney{{sortname|Maurice|Shortall|nolink=1}}
|party5 = FiannaIndependent Fáilpolitician (Ireland)
|member6 = Denis Hynes{{sortname|Michael|Delaney|nolink=1}}
|party6 = LabourFianna Party (Ireland)Fáil
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name = [[Kilkenny]]
|seats = 7
|member1 = {{sortname|Andrew |McGuinness|nolink=1}}
|party1 = Fianna Fáil
|member2 = {{sortname|David|Fitzgerald|nolink=1}}
|member2 = [[Malcolm Noonan]]{{efn|name=coopt|Replaced during term, see [[#Co-options|table]] below for details.}}
|party2 = GreenFine Party (Ireland)Gael
|member3 = Joe Malone{{sortname|Eugene|McGuinness|nolink=1}}
|party3 = FiannaIndependent Fáilpolitician (Ireland)
|member4 = David Fitzgerald {{sortname|Joe|Malone|nolink=1}}
|party4 = FineFianna GaelFáil
|member5 = Eugene McGuinness{{sortname|John|Coonan|nolink=1}}
|party5 = IndependentFianna politicianFáil
|member6 = John{{sortname|Seán|Ó CoonanhArgáin|nolink=1}}
|party6 = FiannaLabour FáilParty (Ireland)
|member7 = {{sortname|Maria|Dollard|nolink=1}}
|member7 = Martin Brett{{efn|name=change|Changed party, see [[#Changes in affiliation|table]] below for details.}}
|party7 = FineGreen GaelParty (Ireland)
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name = [[Piltown]]
|seats = 5
|member1 = Pat {{sortname|Patrick|Dunphy|nolink=1}}
|party1 = Fine Gael
|member2 = {{sortname|Tomás |Breathnach|nolink=1}}
|party2 = Labour Party (Ireland)
|member3 = Fidelis Doherty{{sortname|Ger|Frisby|nolink=1}}
|party3 = FineFianna GaelFáil
|member4 = Eamon Aylward{{sortname|Fidelis|Doherty|nolink=1}}
|party4 = FiannaFine FáilGael
|member5 = Ger{{sortname|Jenny|Catt FrisbySlattery|nolink=1}}
|party5 = Fianna Fáil
}}
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====Co-options====
{{Council co-option begin}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Council co-option
|-
|party = Fianna Fáil
!colspan=2|Party
|outgoing = [[Peter "Chap" Cleere]]
!Outgoing
|elec_area = Callan-Thomastown
!Electoral area
|reason = Elected to [[34th Dáil]] at the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]]
!Reason
|date = 19 December 2024
!Date
|cooptee = Brian Cleere<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moloughney |first1=Sian |title=Revealed: Person chosen to fill vacant Kilkenny County Council seat |url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/your-community/1682002/revealed-person-chosen-to-fill-vacant-kilkenny-county-council-seat.html |access-date=18 December 2024 |newspaper=Kilkenny People |via=Kilkenny Live |date=16 December 2024}}</ref>
!Co-optee
}}
|-
{{end}}
{{Party name with colour|Green Party (Ireland)}}
|[[Malcolm Noonan]]
|Kilkenny
|Elected as a [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for [[Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)|Carlow–Kilkenny]] at the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]].
|February 2020
|Maria Dollard
|}
 
==Changes in affiliation==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Name
!Electoral area
!colspan=2|{{nowrap|Elected as}}
!colspan=2|{{nowrap|New affiliation}}
!Date
|-
|Martin Brett
|Kilkenny
{{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|August 2020
|}
 
==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|first1=Tom |last1=Boyle and |first2=Michael |last2=O'Dwyer. |title=Kilkenny County Council: A Century of Local Government. |___location=Kilkenny: |publisher=Kilkenny County Council, |date=1999.}}
 
==External links==
*{{Official website|kilkennycoco.ie}}
 
{{Kilkenny County Council elections}}
{{Local government in the Republic of Ireland|state=collapsed}}
{{Local government in the Republic of Ireland}}
 
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