County council

Sligo County Council

Comhairle Contae Shligigh

Seats: 18
County: Sligo
Local electoral areas: 3

Council website

Local electoral areas

Ballymote–TubbercurryLiam Brennan · Michael Clarke · Barry Gallagher · Gerard Mullaney · Dara Mulvey · Joseph Queenan · Paul Taylor7 seats
Sligo–DrumcliffMarie Casserly · Dónal Gilroy · Thomas Healy · Edel McSharry · Thomas Walsh5 seats
Sligo–StrandhillDeclan Bree · Arthur Gibbons · Ann Higgins · Seamus Kilgannon · Fergal Nealon · Gino O'Boyle6 seats

Party composition

Fianna Fáil7
Fine Gael4
Independent2
Sinn Féin2
Independent Ireland1
Labour Party1
People Before Profit-Solidarity1

18 of 18 seats filled as of 5 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

11 May 2026Seamus Kilgannon (Fianna Fáil, Sligo–Strandhill) co-opted, replacing Tom MacSharry. Source
2 Apr 2026Tom MacSharry (Fianna Fáil, Sligo–Strandhill) left the council — appointed District Court Judge. Replaced by Seamus Kilgannon. Source
3 Mar 2025Ann Higgins (Labour Party, Sligo–Strandhill) co-opted, replacing Nessa Cosgrove. Source
2 Feb 2025Nessa Cosgrove (Labour Party, Sligo–Strandhill) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Ann Higgins. Source

Votes

23 named votes from 15 meetings of Sligo County Council between 8 July 2024 and 14 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 5 November 2026. Sources: Sligo County Council — County Council Members, Sligo County Council Annual Report 2024 — elected members, Sligo County Council — March 2025 minutes (Ann Higgins co-option), Sligo County Council — April 2026 minutes (Tom MacSharry resignation), Sligo County Council — May 2026 minutes (Seamus Kilgannon co-option), Sligo County Council — July 2026 minutes (Joe Queenan party change), Independent Ireland — Michael Clarke announced as general election candidate.