South Tipperary County Council
South Tipperary County Council was the authority responsible for local government in the county of South Tipperary, Ireland. The council had 26 elected members. The head of the council had the title of Cathaoirleach. The county town was Clonmel.
Establishment
South Tipperary County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government Act 1898 for the administrative county of Tipperary, South Riding. It succeeded the judicial county of the South Riding of County Tipperary, with the addition of the district electoral divisions previously in the North Riding of Cappagh, Curraheen and Glengar, and the portions of the town of Carrick-on-Suir and the borough of Clonmel previously in County Waterford.Council meetings
Originally South Tipperary County Council held its meetings in Clonmel Courthouse. The county council moved to new facilities in Emmet Street, latterly known as the County Hall, in 1927.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. Tipperary South Riding was divided into 5 county electoral areas to elect the 23 members of the council.Under the Local Government Act 2001, South Tipperary County Council was allocated 26 seats. The 2009 South Tipperary County Council election was the last election to the council.