Offaly County Council is the local authority of County Offaly, 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 19 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, Anna Marie Delaney. The county town is Tullamore.

History

Offaly County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Offaly (then titled King's County). Originally Tullamore Courthouse had been the meeting place of Offaly County Council. The county council moved to modern facilities at Áras an Chontae in 2002.

Regional Assembly

Offaly County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Midland Strategic Planning Area Committee.

Elections

Members of Offaly 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 Offaly is divided into LEAs, defined by electoral divisions, to elect members of the council and into municipal districts for governance at a local level.

Councillors

2024 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.

Changes in affiliation