Cork North-Central
Cork North-Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and first used at the 1981 general election, taking in parts of the former Cork City and Cork Mid constituencies. It is a mixed urban-rural constituency made up of the Cork North Central, Cork North East and Cork North West local electoral areas of Cork City north of the River Lee, and much of the Blarney local electoral area of County Cork.The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Cork North-Central be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Cork East and Cork North-West and the transfer of territory to Cork South-Central and Cork North-West.
For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
| 1981–1992 | 5 | - | |
| 1992–2002 | 5 | District electoral divisions of Dripsey, Firmount and Matehy transferred to Cork North-West. | |
| 2002–2007 | 5 | Electoral divisions of Evergreen, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Tramore A and Turners Cross A transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Glenville, Ballynaglogh and Knockraha transferred to Cork East; Electoral division of Carrigrohane Beg transferred to Cork North-West | |
| 2007–2011 | 4 | Electoral divisions of Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, City Hall A, City Hall B, Evergreen, Gillabbey A, Gilabbey B, Gilabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke, South Gate, South Gate B, Tramore A and Turner's Cross A transferred to Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Matehy, and Gowlane transferred from Cork North-West | |
| 2011–2016 | 4 | Electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Glenville, Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, Ballynamona and Rahan transferred from Cork East; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred from Cork North-West. | |
| 2016– | 4 | Electoral divisions of Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke and the Townland of Inchigaggin transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred to Cork North-West. |