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S.I. No. 438/2008 - County of Longford Local Electoral Areas Order 2008

S.I. No. 438/2008 - County of Longford Local Electoral Areas Order 2008 2008 438

S.I. No. 438 of 2008

COUNTY OF LONGFORD LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th November, 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:

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

2. (1) The County of Longford 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 Longford 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 or town shall be construed as referring to such electoral division or town as existing at the date of this Order.

4. The County of Longford Local Electoral Areas Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 291 of 1998 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description ofLocal Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Ballymahon

The electoral divisions of Agharra, Ardagh East, Ardagh West, Ballymahon, Cashel East, Cashel West, Doory, Forgney, Foxhall, Kilcommock, Kilglass, Killashee, Ledwithstown, Mountdavis, Moydow, Rathcline.

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Drumlish

The electoral divisions of Aghaboy, Ballinamuck East, Ballinamuck West, Breanrisk, Columbkille, Drumgort, Drumlish, Gelshagh, Killoe, Lislea, Moyne, Newtownforbes, Sonnagh.

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Granard

The electoral divisions of Abbeylara, Ballinalee, Ballymuigh, Bunlahy, Coolamber, Creevy, Crosagstown, Currygrane, Dalystown, Drummeel, Firry, Granard Rural, Granard Urban, Knockanbaun, Meathas Truim, Milltown, Moatfarrell, Mullanalaghta, Newgrove.

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Longford

The town of Longford and the electoral divisions of Caldragh, Cloondara, Cloonee, Corboy, Longford Rural.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 October 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 Longford into local electoral areas and to fix the number of members of Longford County Council to be elected for each such area.

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