Editing County Mayo (section)

===Local government and political subdivisions===
{{Main|Mayo County Council}}
[[Mayo County Council]] is the authority responsible for [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local government]]. As a [[county council]], it is governed by the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. The county is divided into four municipal districts of Ballina, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport–Belmullet, each with a population of roughly 32,000 to 34,000 people. The council is responsible for [[House|housing]] and community, roads and [[transport]]ation, [[urban planning]] and development, amenity and [[culture]], and [[natural environment|environment]].

County Mayo is divided into six [[local electoral area]]s (LEAs). Councillors are elected for a five-year term.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Local election areas set to be redrawn again |url=https://www.mayonews.ie/news/32237-local-election-areas-set-to-be-redrawn-again |work=Mayo News |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=30 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130071857/http://www.mayonews.ie/news/32237-local-election-areas-set-to-be-redrawn-again |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Local electoral area
! Number of councillors
|-
| [[Castlebar]]
| 7
|-
| [[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]]
| 6
|-
| [[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]]
| 4
|-
| [[Belmullet]]
| 3
|-
| [[Claremorris]]
| 6
|-
| [[Swinford]]
| 4
|}

The [[county town]] is at ''Áras an Contae'' in [[Castlebar]], the main population centre located in the centre of the county.