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Cork City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí) is the local authority of the city of Cork in Ireland. As a city council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . Before 1 January 2002, the council was known as Cork Corporation .
An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] Cork is divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The Lord Mayor of Cork is the head of Cork City Council and first citizen of Cork. The title was created in 1199 as Provost of Cork and changed to Mayor of Cork in 1273. It was elevated to Lord Mayor in 1900. The date of election is the beginning of June, and the term of office is one year. This is a list of Provosts, Mayors and Lord Mayors. [1]
An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. [1] Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The Lord Mayor of Cork (Irish: Ard-Mhéara Chathair Chorcaí) is the honorific title of the Chairperson (Irish: Cathaoirleach) [2] of Cork City Council which is the local government body for the city of Cork in Ireland. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the Council. The incumbent is Dan Boyle. [3]
The City Hall, Cork (Irish: Halla na Cathrach, Corcaigh) is a civic building in Cork, Ireland which houses the administrative headquarters of Cork City Council. History [ edit ]
Under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, only Dublin, Cork and Galway retain separate city councils. Limerick and Waterford were merged into the corresponding county councils and all borough and town councils were abolished.
The CASP was a strategic plan for the Cork City region jointly developed by Cork City and County Council. This update to the CASP was reflected in the 2009 Cork County Development Plan, where the possibility of the identified rapid transit corridors being developed as light rail or bus rapid transit. [8]