▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election . ▁Council ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁ 5 ▁years , ▁with ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁ ▁National ▁E lections ▁For ▁elections ▁to ▁D á il ▁É ire ann , ▁Kil ken ny ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Car low – K il ken ny ▁constitu ency ▁which ▁returns ▁ 5 ▁T D s . ▁The ▁present ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁general ▁election . ▁Kil ken ny ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁through ▁several ▁parliament ary ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 1 ▁Kil ken ny ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Kil ken ny ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Parliament ary ▁constitu ency . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁Car low – K il ken ny ▁D á il ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁has ▁stayed ▁apart ▁from ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁Kil ken ny ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁European ▁E lections ▁For ▁statistical ▁purposes ▁at ▁European ▁level , ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁Region ▁- ▁a ▁N UT S ▁III ▁entity ▁- ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁II ▁N UT S ▁entity ▁- ▁Southern . ▁The ▁county ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁South ▁constitu ency ▁for ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁constitu