S.I. No. 505/2008 - County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas Order 2008

1. This order may be cited as the County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas Order 2008.

2. (1) The County of Sligo 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 described in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of Sligo County Council to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set out 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 shall be construed as referring to such electoral division as existing at the date of this Order.

4. The County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas Order 1998 (

S.I. No. 333 of 1998

) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Ballymote

The electoral divisions of Aghanagh, Ballintogher East, Ballintogher West, Ballymote, Ballynakill, Ballynashee, Bricklieve, Carrickbanagher, Collooney, Drumcolumb, Drumfin, Killadoon, Kilmactranny, Lakeview, Lisconny, Riverstown, Shancough, Templevanny.

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Dromore

The electoral divisions of Annagh, Aughis, Ballysadare East, Ballysadare West, Branchfield, Buncrowey, Carrownasheagh, Cartron, Castleconor East, Castleconor West, Coolaney, Dromard East, Dromard West, Dromore, Easky East, Easky West, Kilglass, Mullagheruse, Rathmacurkey, Skreen, Temple, Templeboy North, Templeboy South, Toberpatrick East, Toberpatrick West.

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Sligo Drumcliff

The electoral divisions of Calry, Carney, Cliffony North, Cliffony South, Drumcliff East, Drumcliff West, Glencar, Lissadill East, Lissadill North, Lissadill West, Rossinver East, Rossinver West, Sligo North.

6

Sligo Strandhill

The electoral divisions of Kilmacowen, Knockaree, Sligo East, Sligo West.

7

Tobercurry

The electoral divisions of Achonry East, Achonry West, Aclare, Banada, Breencorragh, Cloonacool, Cloonoghill, Coolavin, Cuilmore, Drumrat, Glendarragh, Kilfree, Killaraght, Kilmacteige, Kilshalvy, Kilturra, Leitrim, Loughil, Owenmore, Streamstown, Tobercurry, Toomour.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 November 2008

JOHN GORMLEY.

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

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

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

5

th December

, 2008.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage 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