S.I. No. 414/1998 - County of Wexford Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998

1. This Order may be cited as the County of Wexford Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.

2. (1) The County of Wexford shall be divided into the local electoral areas which are named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area set forth in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of the council of the County of Wexford to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set forth in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of that local electoral area.

3. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to an electoral division or borough or urban district shall be construed as referring to such electoral division, borough or urban district as existing at the date of this Order and every reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925.

4. The Wexford County Council Order, 1942, and the Wexford Council (Amendment) Order, 1945 are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Enniscorthy

The urban district of Enniscorthy and the electoral divisions of Ballindaggan, Ballycarney, Ballyhoge, Ballyhuskard, Ballyvaldon, Bolaboy, Bree, Castle, Ellis, Castle Talbot, Castleboro, Castledockrell, Edermine, Enniscorthy Rural, Kilcormick, Killann, Killoughrum, Kilmallock, Kiltealy, Marshalstown, Moyacomb, Newtownbarry, Rossard, St. Mary's, The Leap, Tinnacross.

5

Gorey

The electoral divisions of Ardamine, Balloughter, Ballybeg, Ballycanew, Ballyellis, Ballygarrett, Ballylarkin, Ballymore, Ballynestragh, Cahore,

4

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1))

(2)

(3)

Gorey (contd)

Coolgreany, Courtown, Ferns, Ford, Gorey Rural, Gorey Urban, Huntingtown, Kilbora, Kilcomb, Kilgorman, Killenagh, Killincooly, Kilnahue, Kilrush, Limerick, Monamolin, Monaseed, Rossminoge, The Harrow, Tombrack, Wells, Wingfield.

New Ross

The urban district of New Ross and the electoral divisions of Adamstown, Ballyanne, Ballyhack, Ballymitty, Bannow, Barrack Village, Barronstown, Carnagh, Carrickbyrne, Clongeen, Clonleigh, Clonroche, Duncormick, Dunmain, Fethard, Harperstown, Harristown, Horetown, Inch, Killesk, Kilmokea, Newbawn, New Ross Rural, Old Ross, Oldcourt, Rathroe, Rochestown, Rosbercon Urban, Templeludigan, Templetown, Tintern, Whitechurch (in the former Rural District of New Ross), Whitemoor.

5

Wexford

The borough of Wexford and the electoral divisions of Ardcavan, Ardcolm, Artramon, Aughwilliam, Bridgetown, Carrick, Drinagh, Forth, Glynn, Kilbride, Kilcowan, Kilgarvan, Killag, Killinick, Killurin, Kilmore, Kilpatrick, Kilscoran, Lady's Island, Mayglass, Newcastle, Rathaspick, Rosslare, St. Helen's, Tacumshin, Taghmon, Tomhaggard,

7

Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

(1)

(2)

(3)

Wexford (contd)

Wexford Rural, Whitechurch (in the former Rural District of Wexford).

GIVEN under the official seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 27th day of October, 1998.

NOEL DEMPSEY

Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Wexford into county electoral areas and to fix the number of members to be elected for each electoral area.

S.I. No. 414 of 1998.

COUNTY OF WEXFORD LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1998

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 3

and

24

of the

Local Government Act, 1994

(No. 8 of 1994), hereby orders as follows