Who decides when an election takes place?
The polling date is set by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The polling period must last at least 12 hours between 7.00am and 10.30pm and be same day in all of the local authority areas. The next local elections are due to be held in May or June 2029.
The returning officer in each local authority is responsible for managing their local election. Each local authority pays the cost of running their own election.
Who was elected at the last election?
The last election took place on 7th June 2024 where 19 councillor seats were filled. See a list of all successful candidates
Declaration of Results
There are 2 documents for each Electoral area.
- The Local Electoral Area (LEA) results which shows the results of each candidate on each count.
- The Declaration of Results which shows a list of the successful candidates