Waterford City and County Council

Waterford City and County Council Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge
Type
Type	City and County council
Leadership
Mayor	Jason Murphy, FF
Structure
Seats	32
Political groups	Fine Gael (8)   Sinn Féin (7)   Fianna Fáil (5)   Labour (3)   Social Democrats (1)   Independent (8)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Meeting place
City Hall, Waterford (top) and Civic Offices, Dungarvan (bottom)
City Hall, Waterford Civic Offices, Dungarvan
Website
Official website

Waterford City and County Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Phort Láirge) is the local authority of the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections.^[1] It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and 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, amenities, arts and culture, and environment.

The council has 32 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 city and county administration is headed by a chief executive Sean McKeown.^[2] The administrative centres are Waterford and Dungarvan.