Local Government Reform Act 2014
County Local Authority Members Change
Carlow Carlow County Council 18 −3
Cavan Cavan County Council 18 -7
Clare Clare County Council 28 -4
Cork Cork County Council 55 +7
Donegal Donegal County Council 37 +8
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 40 +12
Fingal Fingal County Council 40 +16
Galway Galway County Council 39 +9
Kerry Kerry County Council 33 +6
Kildare Kildare County Council 40 +15
Kilkenny Kilkenny County Council 24 -2
Laois Laois County Council 19 -6
Leitrim Leitrim County Council 18 -4
Longford Longford County Council 18 -3
Louth Louth County Council 29 +3
Mayo Mayo County Council 30 -1
Meath Meath County Council 40 +11
Monaghan Monaghan County Council 18 -2
Offaly Offaly County Council 19 -2
Roscommon Roscommon County Council 18 -8
Provisions of the act -- Local Authority details
Further information : Municipal district ( Ireland ) § Areas
The Local Government Reform Act 2014 is an act of the Oireachtas providing for a major restructuring of local government in the Republic of Ireland with effect from the 2014 local elections. It merged some first-tier county and city councils, abolished all second-tier town and borough councils, and created a new second tier of municipal districts covering rural as well as urban areas. It also provided for a plebiscite on whether to create a directly elected executive Mayor of the Dublin Region (distinct from the existing ceremonial office of Lord Mayor of Dublin city) although this provision was not activated. The act was introduced as a bill on 15 October 2013 by Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, and signed into law on 27 January 2014 by President Michael D. Higgins. Most of its provisions came into force on 1 June 2014.