Waterford City and County Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge) is the local authority of the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections.[1] It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and 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 32 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The city and county administration is headed by a chief executive, Michael Walsh. The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.
Waterford City and County Council has two representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly who are part of the South-East Strategic Planning Area Committee.[2]
Members of Waterford City and 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.
The City and County of Waterford is divided into the metropolitan and municipal districts and local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.[3] The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former Waterford City Council is referred to as a Metropolitan District.[4]
The following were elected at the 2024 Waterford City and County Council election.
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024.[6]