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S.I. No. 55/2014 - County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th February, 2014.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 23 of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) and having regard to section 28 (1)(d) of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014.

2. (1) The County of Leitrim shall be divided into the local electoral areas named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area described in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of Leitrim County Council to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set out in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of that local electoral area.

3. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to an electoral division shall be construed as referring to such electoral division as existing at the date of this Order.

4. The County of Leitrim shall have the following municipal districts for the purposes of section 22A (inserted by the Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014)) of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001):

(a) the Municipal District of Ballinamore consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Ballinamore;

(b) the Municipal District of Carrick-on-Shannon consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Carrick-on-Shannon;

(c) the Municipal District of Manorhamilton consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Manorhamilton.

5. The County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 445 of 2008 ) is revoked.

Schedule

Name of Local Electoral Area	Description of Local Electoral Area	Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area
Ballinamore	The electoral divisions of Aghacashel, Aghavas, Ballinamore, Barnameenagh, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Castlefore, Cattan, Cloone, Cloverhill, Corrala, Corriga, Drumreilly East, Drumreilly North, Drumreilly South, Drumreilly West, Drumshanbo, Fenagh, Garadice, Gortermone, Greaghglass, Keeldra, Keshcarrigan, Killygar, Kiltubbrid, Lisgillock, Moher, Newtowngore, Oughteragh, Riverstown, Rowan, Stralongford, Yugan.	6
Carrick-on-Shannon	The electoral divisions of Annaduff, Beihy, Breandrum, Bunnybeg, Carrick-on-Shannon, Cashel, Drumard, Drumdoo, Drumod, Drumsna, Gortnagullion, Gowel, Leitrim, Mohill, Rinn, Roosky.	6
Manorhamilton	The electoral divisions of Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Aghavoghil, Arigna, Ballaghameehan, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Drumkeeran, Garvagh, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Gubacreeny, Killanummery, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Kinlough, Lurganboy, Mahanagh, Manorhamilton, Melvin, Munakill, Sramore, St. Patricks, Tullaghan.	6

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

31 January 2014.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Leitrim into local electoral areas, to fix the number of members of Leitrim County Council to be elected for each such area and to determine the municipal districts for County Leitrim.

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