County council

Louth County Council

Comhairle Chontae Lú

Seats: 29
County: Louth
Local electoral areas: 5

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

ArdeeBernie Conlon · Rachel Kerley · Pearse McGeough · Dolores Minogue · John Sheridan · Jim Tenanty6 seats
Drogheda RuralEric Donovan · Anne-Marie Ford · Michelle Hall · Declan Power4 seats
Drogheda UrbanJames Byrne · Kevin Callan · Debbie McCole · Paddy McQuillan · Ejiro O'Hare Stratton · Pio Smith6 seats
Dundalk SouthMarianne Butler · Emma Coffey · Sionainn McCann · Shane McGuinness · Kevin Meenan · Robert Nash · Maeve Yore7 seats
Dundalk–CarlingfordCiarán Fisher · Seán Kelly · Andrea McKevitt · Fiona Mhic Conchoille · John Reilly · Antóin Watters6 seats

Party composition

Independent7
Sinn Féin7
Fianna Fáil6
Fine Gael6
Labour Party2
Green Party1

29 of 29 seats filled as of 4 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

18 Dec 2024Rachel Kerley (Fine Gael, Ardee) co-opted, replacing Paula Butterly. Source
18 Dec 2024Debbie McCole (Sinn Féin, Drogheda Urban) co-opted, replacing Joanna Byrne. Source
November 2024Paula Butterly (Fine Gael, Ardee) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Rachel Kerley. Source
November 2024Joanna Byrne (Sinn Féin, Drogheda Urban) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Debbie McCole. Source

Votes

193 named votes from 13 meetings of Louth County Council between 8 October 2024 and 29 September 2026, each linked to the page of the minutes it comes from. Most council decisions are made without a named vote, and not every meeting’s minutes have been read yet.

All council votes

Roster checked on 4 November 2026. Sources: Louth County Council — Councillors, 2024 Louth County Council election (Wikipedia), Louth County Council (Wikipedia), Co-options and changes since the 2024 local elections (Adrian Kavanagh, updated 28 October 2026).