Meath County Council


Meath County Council is the local authority of County Meath, 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 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Kieran Kehoe. The county town is Navan.

History

Meath County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government Act 1898 for the administrative county of County Meath, succeeding the judicial county of Meath.
Meath County Council commissioned a purpose-built headquarters at Railway Street in Navan in the early 20th century. It then moved to more modern facilities at the new County Hall on the Dublin Road in Navan in 2017.

Regional Assembly

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

Elections

The Local Government Act 1919 introduced the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote for the 1920 Irish local elections. County Meath was divided into 5 county electoral areas to elect the 21 members of the council. This electoral system has been retained, with 40 members of Meath County Council now elected for a five-year term of office from 6 multi-member local electoral areas.

Local electoral areas and municipal districts

County Meath is divided into LEAs, defined by electoral divisions, and into municipal districts which exercise powers of the council locally.
Municipal District and LEADefinitionSeats
AshbourneArdmulchan, Donaghmore, Kentstown, Kilbrew, Rathfeigh, Skreen, Stamullin, Tara; those parts of the electoral division of Ardcath not contained in the local electoral area of Laytown—Bettystown; and those parts of the electoral division of Ratoath to the east of a line drawn along the M2 motorway6
KellsAn Ráth Mhór, Ardagh, Baile Átha Buí, Ballinlough, Balrathboyne, Boherboy, Burry, Carrickleck, Castlekeeran, Castletown, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Ceanannas Mór Urban, Crossakeel, Crosskeys, Cruicetown, Domhnach Phádraig, Drumcondra, Girley, Grennanstown, Killallon, Killeagh, Kilmainham, Kilskeer, Knocklough, Loughan, Maperath, Martry, Moybolgue, Moylagh, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Oldcastle, Posseckstown, Rathkenny, Staholmog, Stonefield, Tailtin and Trohanny7
Laytown—BettystownDuleek, Grangegeeth, Julianstown, Killary, Mellifont, Painestown, Slane, St. Marys, Stackallan; and those parts of the electoral division of Ardcath north of a line drawn as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the boundary between the townlands of Bellewstown and Prioryland with the R152 road and then proceeding in a north-easterly direction along the R152 road to its intersection with the R150 road; then proceeding in an easterly direction along the R150 road to its intersection with the boundary between the electoral divisions of Ardcath and Duleek7
NavanArdbraccan, Bective, Navan Rural and Navan Urban7
RatoathCulmullin, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Killeen, Kilmessan, Kilmore, Rodanstown; and those parts of the electoral division of Ratoath not contained in the local electoral area of Ashbourne7
TrimArdnamullan, Ballyboggan, Ballyconnell, Castlejordan, Castlerickard, Cill Bhríde, Cloghbrack, Clonmacduff, Gallow, Galtrim, Hill of Down, Innfield, Kilcooly, Kildalkey, Killaconnigan, Killyon, Laracor, Rahinstown, Rathmolyon, Summerhill, Trim Rural and Trim Urban6

Councillors

The following were elected at the 2024 Meath County Council election.

2024 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area

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