Leitrim County Council

Leitrim County Council Comhairle Chontae Liatroma
Type
Type	County council of County Leitrim
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	Paddy O'Rourke, FF
Structure
Seats	18
Political groups	Fianna Fáil (6)   Sinn Féin (4)   Fine Gael (3)   Independent (5)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Meeting place
Áras an Chontae, Carrick-on-Shannon
Website
leitrimcoco.ie

Leitrim County Council (Irish: Comhairle Chontae Liatroma) is the local authority of County Leitrim, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, Joseph Gilhooly.^[1][2] The county town is Carrick-on-Shannon.