S.I. No. 297/1998 -- County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998
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S.I. No. 297/1998:
COUNTY OF DONEGAL LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1998
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COUNTY OF DONEGAL LOCAL ELECTORAL AREAS ORDER, 1998
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The Minister for the Environment 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:
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1. This Order may be cited as the County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas Order, 1998.
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2. (1) The County of Donegal shall be divided into the local electoral areas which are named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.
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(2) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area set forth in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.
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(3) The number of members of the council of the County of Donegal to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set forth in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of that local electoral area.
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3. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to an electoral division or urban district shall be construed as referring to such electoral division or urban district as existing at the date of this Order and every reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925.
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4. The Donegal County Council Order, 1942, the Donegal County Council (Amendment) Order, 1974 ( S.I. No. 51 of 1974 ), the Donegal County Council (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1974 ( S.I. No. 123 of 1974 ) and Article 4 of the County Electoral Areas (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 110 of 1985 ) are hereby revoked.
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SCHEDULE
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Local Electoral Area
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Description of Local Electoral Area
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Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Donegal
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The urban district of Bundoran and the electoral divisions of Ballintra (in the former Rural District of Ballyshannon), Ballintra (in the former Rural District of Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Glencolumbkille, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Laghy, Largymore, Lough Eask, Malinbeg, Pettigoe, Tantallon, Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta, Tullynaught.
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Local Electoral Area
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Description of Local Electoral Area
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Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Glenties
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Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Ards, Creenasmear, Creeslough, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Dawros, Doe Castle, Doocharry, Dunfanaghy, Dunglow, Dunlewy, Fintown, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Gortahork, Graffy, Inishkeel, Lettermacaward, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Meenaclady, Mulmosog, Rutland.
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6
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Inishowen
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The urban district of Buncrana and the electoral divisions of Ardmalin, Ballyliffin, Birdstown, Buncrana Rural, Burt, Carndonagh, Carthage, Castlecary, Castleforward, Culdaff, Desertegny, Dunaff, Fahan, Gleneely (in the former Rural District of Inishowen), Gleneganon, Glentogher, Greencastle, Illies, Inch Island, Kilderry, Killea, Malin, Mintiaghs, Moville, Newtown Cunningham, Redcastle, Straid, Three Trees, Turmone, Whitecastle.
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Letterkenny
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The urban district of Letterkenny and the electoral divisions of Ballymacool, Castlewray, Clonleigh North, Clonleigh South, Corravaddy, Feddyglass, Figart, Kincraigy, Letterkenny Rural, Magheraboy, Manorcunningham, Raphoe, St. Johnstown, Treantaghmucklagh.
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Local Electoral Area
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Description of Local Electoral Area
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Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area
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(2)
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(3)
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Milford
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Ballyarr, Carrickart, Carrowkeel, Church Hill, Cranford, Edenacarnan, Fanad North, Fanad West, Gartan, Glen, Glenalla, Gortnavern, Greenfort, Killygarvan, Killymasny, Kilmacrenan, Knockalla, Loughkeel, Meencargagh, Millford, Rathmelton, Rathmullan, Rosguill, Rosnakill, Seacor, Templedouglas, Termon.
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3
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Stranorlar
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Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard, Convoy, Dooish, Gleneely (in the former Rural District of Stranorlar), Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Lettermore, Stranorlar, Urney West.
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GIVEN under the official seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 24th day of August, 1998.
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NOEL DEMPSEY
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Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Donegal into county electoral areas and to fix the number of members to be elected for each electoral area.
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