2009 Fingal County Council election

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2009 Fingal County Council election
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  2004 5 June 2009 2014  

24 seats on Fingal County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won964
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Socialist Party Independent Green
Seats won320
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3

 Seventh party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1

Fingal in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council

Council control after election

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An election to all 24 seats on Fingal County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of the 2009 Irish local elections. Fingal was divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Labour 9Increase2.svg321,11725.66
Fine Gael 6Increase2.svg117,13320.82
Fianna Fáil 4Steady2.svg13,34716.22
Socialist Party 3Increase2.svg111,50213.98
Green 0Decrease2.svg34,8615.91
Sinn Féin 0Decrease2.svg14,0374.91
Seniors Solidarity0Steady2.svg1,3191.60
Progressive Democrats Decrease2.svg1
Independent 2Steady2.svg8,96610.90
Total24Steady2.svg82,282100.00

Results by local electoral area

Balbriggan

Balbriggan - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Ken Farrell19.143,388        
Independent David O'Connor*12.942,2912,346 2,388 2,454 2,541 2,623 2,800 3,035 
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary10.361,8331,874 1,903 1,926 2,005 2,513 2,586 2,689 2,877
Green Joe Corr*8.651,5311,581 1,610 1,671 1,766 1,817 1,928 2,040 2,306
Labour Ciaran Byrne*8.021,4201,515 1,752 1,857 1,887 1,975 2,238 2,447 2,585
Independent May McKeon*6.991,2381,249 1,315 1,366 1,401 1,514 1,636 2,040 2,432
Independent Seán Brown6.071,0751,082 1,125 1,200 1,211 1,300 1,424   
Fine Gael Larry Dunne5.711,0101,024 1,059 1,087 1,108     
Fianna Fáil Dermot Murray5.56985993 1,012 1,046 1,491 1,551 1,584 1,694  
Socialist Party Terry Kelleher4.98882905 941 1,097 1,109 1,136    
Fianna Fáil Stephen O'Connell4.79848894 898 911      
Sinn Féin Fergus Byrne3.82677691 710       
Labour Grainne Kilmurray2.95523596        
Electorate: 36,258  Valid: 17,701 (48.82%)  Spoilt: 248  Quota: 2,951  Turnout: 17,949 (49.50%)  

    Castleknock

    Castleknock - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Socialist Party Joe Higgins 28.073,787     
    Fine Gael Eithne Loftus*22.453,028     
    Labour Peggy Hamill*16.322,2012,753    
    Fianna Fáil Mags Murray *12.441,6781,766 1,787 1,869 1,952 2,692
    Green Roderic O'Gorman 9.181,2381,413 1,458 1,649 1,851 2,030
    Fianna Fáil Howard Mahony6.95938983 997 1,033 1,077  
    Sinn Féin Charlie Maples3.59484657 694 714   
    Independent Zahid Hussain1.01136191     
    Electorate: 29,622  Valid: 13,490 (45.54%)  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 2,699  Turnout: 13,628 (46.01%)  

      Howth–Malahide

      Howth-Malahide - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Labour Peter Coyle*16.993,781         
      Fine Gael Alan Farrell *12.312,7392,754 2,795 2,832 2,859 2,948 3,002 3,161 3,387 3,499
      Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien*10.262,2832,288 2,311 2,338 2,360 2,421 2,440 2,500 2,592 3,634
      Labour Cian O'Callaghan 10.142,2562,275 2,283 2,354 2,458 2,507 2,859 3,251 3,610 3,818
      Fine Gael Joan Maher*10.662,3722,376 2,383 2,454 2,478 2,515 2,582 2,821 3,058 3,283
      Independent Jimmy Guerin 8.151,8141,820 1,842 1,984 2,062 2,099 2,279 2,445 2,871 3,052
      Fianna Fáil Averil Power 7.461,6591,662 1,669 1,710 1,743 1,766 1,826 1,923 2,033  
      Seniors Solidarity PartyJohn Wolfe5.931,3191,325 1,345 1,422 1,501 1,537 1,721 1,835   
      Socialist Party Brian Greene4.641,0321,036 1,044 1,063 1,207 1,229     
      Green David Healy*4.32962965 972 1,009 1,041 1,329 1,450    
      Sinn Féin Colm O Murchadha2.87638639 643 653       
      Green Robbie Kelly*2.77616619 632 661 683      
      Independent Eamonn McKiernan1.53341342 359        
      Independent John Seery1.07237238 251        
      Independent Pat Joyce0.91202203         
      Electorate: 41,843  Valid: 22,251 (53.18%)  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 3,709  Turnout: 22,452 (53.66%)  

        The Seniors Solidarity Party was founded in November 2008 by John Wolfe following changes to the medical card changes in the 2009 budget. [1] It was registered to contest local elections in Dublin. [2] This was the only election it contested. In December 2014, the registrar of political parties proposed to cancel its registration. [3]

        Mulhuddart

        Mulhuddart - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Labour Patrick Nulty 14.321,8981,924 1,957 1,965 2,014 2,065 2,178
        Socialist Party Ruth Coppinger *12.861,7051,733 1,784 1,795 2,241  
        Labour Michael O'Donovan*12.801,6961,708 1,749 1,758 1,785 1,845 1,987
        Fine Gael Kieran Dennison12.441,6491,661 1,698 1,707 1,726 1,803 2,320
        Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly*11.441,5171,532 1,557 1,565 1,641 1,672 1,699
        Fianna Fáil David McGuinness9.081,2031,213 1,225 1,337 1,347 1,850 1,999
        Fine Gael Adeola Ogunsina7.28965974 1,083 1,294 1,297 1,368  
        Fianna Fáil Niamh Moran5.45723729 760 885 890   
        Socialist Party Denis Keane4.84642656 667 667    
        Fianna Fáil Idowu Sulyman Olafimihan4.61611611 653     
        Independent Iggy Okafor3.50464491      
        Independent Maria McGrail1.37182      
        Electorate: 30,735  Valid: 13,255 (43.13%)  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 2,210  Turnout: 13,427 (43.69%)  

          Swords

          Swords - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Socialist Party Clare Daly *20.483,192         
          Labour Gerry McGuire*10.091,5721,617 1,623 1,678 1,737 1,848 1,923 2,322 2,433 2,670
          Labour Tom Kelleher*10.021,5611,637 1,658 1,705 1,790 1,916 1,993 2,221 2,342 2,616
          Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler*9.541,4871,508 1,517 1,525 1,590 1,628 2,154 2,212 2,285 2,448
          Fine Gael Anne Devitt*8.751,3641,404 1,426 1,440 1,496 1,539 1,601 1,659 2,028 2,155
          Fine Gael Bob Dowling7.921,2341,257 1,262 1,266 1,300 1,323 1,353 1,375 1,645 1,728
          Fine Gael James Lawless6.03939960 971 986 1,030 1,056 1,104 1,164   
          Fianna Fáil John Hennessy5.98932951 961 969 996 1,031     
          Labour Pat Ward5.27821861 868 921 957 1,043 1,081    
          Independent Joe O'Neill4.70733773 883 919 982 1,153 1,221 1,309 1,390  
          Sinn Féin Conor Kelly4.63721776 778 863 895      
          Green Kenneth Duffy3.30514542 569 584       
          Socialist Party John McCamley1.68262421 433        
          Independent Carmel Diviney1.62253280         
          Electorate: 35,652  Valid: 15,585 (43.71%)  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 2,598  Turnout: 15,742 (44.15%)  

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