County council

Wexford County Council

Comhairle Contae Loch Garman

Seats: 34
County: Wexford
Local electoral areas: 6

Council website Meetings and minutes

Local electoral areas

EnniscorthyAidan Browne · Patricia Byrne · Pat Kehoe · Barbara-Anne Murphy · John O'Rourke · Jackser Owens6 seats
GoreyNicky Boland · Anthony Donohoe · Craig Doyle · Donal Kenny · Darragh McDonald · Joe Sullivan6 seats
KilmuckridgePip Breen · Mary Farrell · Paddy Kavanagh · Oliver Walsh4 seats
New RossPat Barden · John Dwyer · John Fleming · Brídín Murphy · Marty Murphy · Michael Sheehan6 seats
RosslareGer Carthy · Jim Codd · Lisa McDonald · Aoife Rose O'Brien · Frank Staples5 seats
WexfordVicky Barron · Tom Forde · Leonard Kelly · Garry Laffan · Raymond Shannon · Robbie Staples · Catherine Biddy Walsh7 seats

Party composition

Independent12
Fine Gael8
Fianna Fáil7
Sinn Féin3
Labour Party2
Aontú1
Independent Ireland1

34 of 34 seats filled as of 5 November 2026.

Changes since June 2024

9 Jun 2025Patricia Byrne (Fine Gael, Enniscorthy) co-opted, replacing Cathal Byrne. Source
31 Jan 2025Cathal Byrne (Fine Gael, Enniscorthy) left the council — elected to Seanad Éireann. Replaced by Patricia Byrne. Source
16 Dec 2024Vicky Barron (Labour Party, Wexford) co-opted, replacing George Lawlor. Source
16 Dec 2024Craig Doyle (Sinn Féin, Gorey) co-opted, replacing Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin. Source
November 2024George Lawlor (Labour Party, Wexford) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Vicky Barron. Source
November 2024Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (Sinn Féin, Gorey) left the council — elected to Dáil Éireann. Replaced by Craig Doyle. Source

Votes

16 named votes from 11 meetings of Wexford County Council between 14 October 2024 and 11 May 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: Wexford County Council — Contact a Councillor, Wexford County Council — Annual Report 2024, election results and LEA breakdown, Wexford County Council — Special County Council Meeting 16 December 2024 minutes, Wexford County Council — Special Meeting 9 June 2025 minutes, RTÉ — Former FF Wexford councillor Sheehan joins Independent Ireland, RTÉ — Outgoing Wexford council chair resigns from Fianna Fáil, BreakingNews.ie — Michael Sheehan leaves Fianna Fáil, 4 November 2024.