Politics and Government
| Drogheda Borough Council members from 2009 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Drogheda North | Kevin Callan | Fine Gael | |
| Frank Gallagher | Socialist Party | ||
| Imelda Munster | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gerald Nash | Labour Party | ||
| Michael O'Dowd | Fine Gael | ||
| Dom Wilton | Sinn Féin | ||
| Drogheda South | Paul Bell | Labour Party | |
| Matthew Coogan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Richard Culhane | Fine Gael | ||
| Anthony Donohoe | Fine Gael | ||
| Frank Maher | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Kenneth O'Heiligh | Independent | ||
Drogheda Borough Council is an elected local government body which is mandated under the Local Government Act 2001 to provide civic leadership and a forum for the democratic representation of the community. Responsibilities include amenity support, operation of the Litter Act, contribution to tourism development, event licensing, arts support, etc. The Borough Council executive comprises twelve elected Councillors, headed by the mayor. The current mayor is Paul Bell (Labour).
For local elections to Louth County Council, the town forms part of two local electoral areas - Drogheda East (6) and Drogheda West (4) . This includes both the urban Drogheda area and surrounding rural areas.
For the purposes of elections to Dáil Éireann, the town is part of the five seat Louth constituency which returns five TDs. Following the 2011 general election, the constituency elected two TDs for the Fine Gael party (centre right), and one TD each for Fianna Fáil (centre to centre-right), the Labour Party (centre left) and Sinn Féin (left wing).
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