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The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...
Urban and rural districts were divisions of administrative counties in Ireland created in 1899. These local government areas elected urban district councils (UDCs) and rural district councils (RDCs) respectively which shared responsibilities with a county council. They were established when all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.
Their powers were practically identical to those of the former urban districts and later town councils, but the label "borough" was more prestigious. Abolished in 2014. UD Area which was governed by an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and a town council under the Local Government Act 2001. Abolished in 2014.
The local government areas in Ireland are cities, counties, or cities and counties. Subcategories This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total.
This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. ... Galway: 6,151 [2] 45.1 Connacht: 3 ... List of Irish counties by area.
– County councils in North Yorkshire and Somerset. – Local mayors in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Watford. – All 90 seats in the Northern Ireland assembly.
Town council which was formerly town commissioners, less powerful than an urban district council. Abolished in 2014. (Sched) Non-municipal town, with no council of its own, entirely governed by the county council, but listed in Part II of the First Schedule to the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963. [3]
Pages in category "County councils in the Republic of Ireland" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .