Galway City Council
Galway City Council () is the local authority in the city of Galway, Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of mayor. The city administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Patricia Philbin. The council meets at City Hall, College Road, Galway.

History
The earliest known charter dates from a grant of Richard II of England in 1395. The first Mayor of Galway was Peirce Lynch. A board of town commissioners was established by local act in 1836. The corporation was dissolved under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, with the town commissioners as its successor.

In 1899, under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, the county of the town became an urban district of County Galway, with an urban district council succeeding the town commissioners. In 1937, the Urban District of Galway became the Borough of Galway, remaining party of County Galway.

In 1986, the Borough of Galway became the County Borough of Galway and ceased to part of County Galway. The council was known as "The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the (County) Borough of Galway" from 1937 until the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001, under which it was renamed Galway City Council.

Regional Assembly
Galway City Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly where they are part of the West Strategic Planning Area Committee.

Local electoral areas
Galway City Council has 18 seats, divided into the following three local electoral areas, defined by electoral divisions.

Councillors
The following were elected at the 2019 Galway City Council election.

2019 seats summary

Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.

Notes

Co-options

References

External links

Politics of Galway (city)
City councils in the Republic of Ireland