Editing Waterford (section)

===Local government===
Following the [[Local Government Reform Act 2014]], [[Waterford City and County Council]] is the local government authority for the city and county. The authority came into operation on 1 June 2014. Prior to this the city had its own local council, [[Waterford City Council]]. The new council is the result of a merger of Waterford City Council and [[Waterford County Council]]. The council has 32 representatives (councillors) who are elected from six [[local electoral area]]s. The city itself forms three of the electoral areas – which when combined form the Metropolitan District of Waterford City – and returns a total of 18 councillors to Waterford City and County Council.<ref>{{cite ISB|year=2018|type=si|number=635|name=City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018|date=19 December 2018|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123155644/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/635/made/en/print|url-status=live}}</ref> The office of the [[List of rulers of Waterford|Mayor of Waterford]] was established in 1377. A mayor is elected by the councillors from the three electoral areas of the Metropolitan District of Waterford every year, and there is no limit to the number of terms an individual may serve. Mary O'Halloran, who was mayor from 2007 to 2008, was the first woman to hold the post.