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Changes since 2009

When an existing member resigns or dies, a member is co-opted to replace them. By convention, someone from the same party is co-opted, although the controlling group on the council may appoint whomever they wish. There is no provision for local authority by-elections. Ministers of State have usually relinquished their council seats on appointment.

Following the 1999 local elections, legislation was introduced to abolish the 'dual mandate' where TDs and Senators also served as local councillors (Local Government (No2) Act 2003). Anyone holding a dual mandate qualified for a one-off payment if they resigned their council seat.
Council   Date   LEA Party  Fate  Co-opted Relationship Outgoing Reason
Cork   2 February 2012 Kanturk Bart Donegan    Mike Donegan Died 1 December 2011
Fingal   13 July 2009 Castleknock Matthew Waine    Joe Higgins Dual Mandate MEP
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown   ?? 2010 Dundrum Jim O'Dea    Jim O'Leary Resigned
Dublin City   May 2011 Ballymun Finglas Steve Wrenn    John Lyons3 Dual Mandate TD
Dublin City   6 July 2009 North Inner City Marie Metcalfe    Maureen O'Sullivan Dual Mandate TD
Dublin City   April 2011 Pembroke Rathmines Paddy McCartan3    Eoghan Murphy Dual Mandate TD
Dublin City   April 2011 South East Inner City Gerry Ashe    Kevin Humphreys Dual Mandate TD
Fingal   December 2011 Mulhuddart Mary McCamley    Patrick Nulty Dual Mandate TD

*Co-opted member not re-elected at subsequent election
¶Co-opted member who didn't stand at subsequent election
§Co-opted member who stood in a different area at subsequent election

The data in the table above may be sorted by clicking on the column headings
 

Reasons for Vacancies

Change of Party
9 June 2009   North Inner City Christy Burke changed to
16 June 2009   New Ross John Dwyer changed to
17 July 2009   Ballyfermot Drimnagh Louise Minihan changed to
September 2009   Limerick South Pat Kennedy changed to
September 2009   Ardee Thomas Clare changed to
25 September 2009   Carrigaline David O'Byrne changed to
14 October 2009   Clontarf Bronwen Maher changed to
?? 2010   Loughrea Lorraine Higgins changed to
6 January 2010   Tralee David Grey changed to
8 January 2010   Donaghmede Killian Forde changed to
11 January 2010   Donaghmede Killian Forde changed to
15 February 2010   Castlerea John Kelly changed to
March 2010   Wicklow Pat Kavanagh changed to
27 April 2010   Longford Mae Sexton changed to
1 June 2010   Stillorgan Gearoid O'Keeffe changed to
28 June 2010   Wicklow Pat Kavanagh changed to
8 July 2010   Cork South East Chris O'Leary changed to
August 2010   Dromore Alwyn Love changed to
12 January 2011   Athlone Kevin Moran changed to
12 January 2011   Killarney Tom Fleming changed to
24 January 2011   Ballyfermot Drimnagh Peter O'Neill changed to
4 February 2011   Limerick North Kevin Kiely changed to
5 February 2011   Dungarvan Tom Higgins changed to
26 March 2012   Tallaght South John Hannon changed to
 
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