Local elections are held in Ireland every 5 years in the month of May or June. The 2014 elections will be held on 23 May 2014. At these elections, members of the local community elect Councillors to represent
Local elections are held in Ireland every 5 years in the month of May or June. The 2014 elections will be held on 23 May 2014. At these elections, members of the local community elect Councillors to represent the community in local authorities. At present, there are over 3 million local government electors in Ireland.
The number of Councillors that may be elected to each local authority changes from area to area.
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government may divide each city or county area into smaller local electoral areas and may fix the number of Councillors that can be elected for each of these electoral areas.
The polling date is fixed by an order of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and is the same day in all of the local authority areas. The polling period must last at least 12 hours between 7.00 am and 10.30 pm.
The responsibility for conducting the election lies with the secretary or clerk of each local authority who acts as the returning officer. Each local authority pays the cost of running the election.
There is a week for nominating candidates to