I was first elected to Carlow County Council in June 1999 and re-elected by the voters of the Tullow Electoral Area in 2004 and 2009 and again by the voters of the Carlow Municipal Area in May 2014.
I work in my family company Henry Paton + Co. Limited which supplies the funeral and monumental trades.
I was awarded a 1st Class Honours Master of Arts Degree in Public Management in 2003 by the Institute of Public Administration and a 1st Class Honours Master of Business Administration in October 2014. I am currently undertaking a Doctorate of Governance.
I am actively involved in my local community in the following roles:
- Chairman of the D.T.A. Tullow Tidy Towns Committee - Chairman of the County Carloe Community First Responder Co-ordination Committee - Director of Tullowphelim Historical Society Limited - Hon. Secretary of The Captain Murphy Memorial Hall Committee.
I have an office located at Mill Street, Tullow and I welcome callers from 11-5pm

Cllr William Paton PC
- Constituency:
- Ireland - South : Carlow / Kilkenny
- Work Address:
- Mill Street
- Tullow
- Co. Carlow
- Home Address:
- 3 The Glen
- Mortarstown Upper, Carlow
- Co. Carlow
- Tel:
- +353876787115Mobile
- +353599151286Work
- +353599151596Fax
- Email:
- willfpaton@gmail.com
- Social:
- /will.paton.9