Politics and Local Government
Clondalkin is included in the Dublin Mid–West Dáil Éireann constituency. Four TDs were elected to Dáil Éireann in 2011 - two from Fine Gael and two from Labour.
Clondalkin is mostly in the Clondalkin Local electoral area for county council elections, along with Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart), with parts in the Tallaght Central local electoral area.
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