Cork County Council

Cork County Council Comhairle Contae Chorcaí
Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Mayor	Joe Carroll, FF
Structure
Seats	55
Political groups	Fine Gael (19)   Fianna Fáil (18)   Independent Ireland (4)   Social Democrats (3)   Labour (2)   Sinn Féin (1)   Independent (8)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Meeting place
County Hall, Cork
Website
Official website

Cork County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the local authority of County Cork, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001, as amended. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 55 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Valerie O'Sullivan.^[1] The county seat is Cork.