Leitrim County Council is the local authority of County Leitrim, Ireland. 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 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Joseph Gilhooly. The county town is Carrick-on-Shannon.

History

The county council, which had originally been based in the Carrick-on-Shannon Courthouse, moved to County Hall in 1994. In 2016, after the results of the Brexit referendum, the council backed a motion in which it was proposed that the Irish government would put pressure on the British government to facilitate a referendum on a united Ireland within 12 months.

Regional Assembly

Leitrim County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the Border Strategic Planning Area Committee.

Elections

Members of Leitrim County Council are elected for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs).

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Leitrim is divided into LEAs and municipal districts, defined by electoral divisions.

Councillors

2024 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024 at the 2024 Leitrim County Council election.