| Cork North-Central | |
| Type: | Dáil |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Map4: | Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg |
| Map Entity: | Ireland |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Members Label: | TDs |
| Local Council Label: | Local government areas |
| Blank1 Name: | EP constituency |
| Blank1 Info: | South |
Cork North-Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and first used at the 1981 general election, taking in parts of the former Cork City and Cork Mid constituencies. It is a mixed urban-rural constituency made up of the Cork North Central, Cork North East and Cork North West local electoral areas of Cork City north of the River Lee, and much of the Blarney local electoral area of County Cork.[1]
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Cork North-Central be increased to a five-seat constituency with the transfer of territory from Cork East and Cork North-West and the transfer of territory to Cork South-Central and Cork North-West.[2] [3]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[4]
| +Changes to the Cork North-Central constituency | ||||
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1992 | 5 | |||
| 1992–2002 | 5 | District electoral divisions of Dripsey, Firmount and Matehy transferred to Cork North-West.[5] [6] | ||
| 2002–2007 | 5 | Electoral divisions of Evergreen, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Tramore A and Turners Cross A transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Glenville, Ballynaglogh and Knockraha transferred to Cork East; Electoral division of Carrigrohane Beg transferred to Cork North-West[7] | ||
| 2007–2011 | 4 | Electoral divisions of Ballinlough A, Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, City Hall A, City Hall B, Evergreen, Gillabbey A, Gilabbey B, Gilabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke, South Gate, South Gate B, Tramore A and Turner's Cross A transferred to Cork South-Central;Electoral divisions of Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Matehy, and Gowlane transferred from Cork North-West[8] | ||
| 2011–2016 | 4 | Electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh, Glenville, Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, Ballynamona and Rahan transferred from Cork East; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred from Cork North-West.[9] | ||
| 2016– | 4 | Electoral divisions of Bishopstown A, Bishopstown B, Bishopstown C, Centre A, Centre B, Gillabbey A, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Mardyke and the Townland of Inchigaggin transferred from Cork South-Central; Electoral divisions of Kilcullen, Mountrivers, Dromore and Kilshannig transferred to Cork North-West.[10] |
In May 2019, Billy Kelleher was elected to the European Parliament for the South constituency, vacating his seat in the Dáil on 1 July. A by-election to fill the vacancy was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019.[11]
Labour Party TD Gerry O'Sullivan died on 5 August 1994. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 November 1994.