Editing Cobh (section)

==Local government and politics==
In 1862, Queenstown Town Commissioners were established by a [[Local and personal Acts of Parliament (United Kingdom)|local act]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Queenstown Improvement Act 1862 (c. xx) |url=https://vlex.co.uk/vid/queenstown-improvement-act-1862-808369673 |website=vlex Justis |access-date=3 April 2023 |date=3 June 1862}}</ref> In 1899, under the [[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]], this body became an [[urban and rural districts (Ireland)|urban district council]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Clancy |first=John Joseph|author-link=J. J. Clancy (North Dublin MP)|title=A handbook of local government in Ireland: containing an explanatory introduction to the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898: together with the text of the act, the orders in Council, and the rules made thereunder relating to county council, rural district council, and guardian's elections: with an index|url=https://archive.org/details/handbookoflocalg00clan/page/434/mode/2up |page=435 |year=1899|publisher=Sealy, Bryers and Walker|location=Dublin }}</ref> It was renamed Cobh Urban District in 1920.<ref name=cobh1920 /> In 2002, under the [[Local Government Act 2001]], it became Cobh Town Council.<ref>{{cite ISB|title=[[Local Government Act 2001]]|year=2001|number=37|schedno=6|stitle=Local Government Areas (Towns)|date=21 July 2001}}</ref>

In 2014, this local government body was abolished.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1016/341810-phil-hogan-local-government-cabinet-politics/ |title=Hogan says local government reform will save €420m |website=[[RTÉ News]] |date=16 October 2012 |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=2013-11-07 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019225417/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1016/341810-phil-hogan-local-government-cabinet-politics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ISB|name=[[Local Government Reform Act 2014]]|year=2014|section=24|stitle=Dissolution of town councils and transfer date|number=1|date=27 January 2014|access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> Since then, the town has fallen within the responsibility of [[Cork County Council]].<ref name="yourcoco">{{cite web|url=https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/your-county-council/how-your-council-works|title=How your Council Works|publisher=[[Cork County Council]]|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219181952/https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/your-county-council/how-your-council-works|url-status=live}}</ref> Cobh Municipal District, one of eight municipal districts in the county, is represented by six elected councillors.<ref>{{cite ISB|year=2019|type=si|num =28|title=County Of Cork Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts Order 2019|date=31 January 2018|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208044651/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2019/si/28/made/en/print}}</ref> As of the [[2019 Cork County Council election|2019 local election]], these include 1 [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]], 2 [[Fine Gael]], 1 [[Fianna Fáil]], 1 [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] and 1 independent councillor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/your-county-council/electedmembers?field_municipal_district_target_id=215|title=Elected Members|publisher=[[Cork County Council]]|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728201918/https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/your-county-council/electedmembers?field_municipal_district_target_id=215|url-status=live}}</ref>

The town is part of the Dáil constituency of [[Cork East (Dáil constituency)|Cork East]].