2009 Roscommon County Council election

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2009 Roscommon County Council election
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  2004 5 June 2009 2014  

All 26 seats on Roscommon County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won1081
Seat change--1-

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won7
Seat change+1

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Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) 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±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael 10-12,62136.47
Fianna Fáil 8-110,11829.24
Sinn Féin 1-1,4674.24
Independent 7+110,28129.71
Totals26-34,606100,0

Results by local electoral area

Athlone

Athlone - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Independent Tony Ward*18.281,463      
Fine Gael John Naughten*16.081,287      
Independent Jimmy Kenny12.581,0071,072 1,093 1,180   
Fine Gael Ollie Moore*10.39832870 930 989 1,032 1,403 
Fianna Fáil John Keogh8.93715744 760 811 882 908 951
Fianna Fáil Paddy Kilduff*8.43675711 720 733 920 1,027 1,091
Fianna Fáil Trevor Finneran*8.20656676 683 706 795 876 912
Fine Gael Dermot Kelly6.93555622 637 671 734   
Fianna Fáil Anthony Geraghty*5.65452485 489 508    
Sinn Féin Alma Keogh4.52362393 404     
Electorate: 10,796  Valid: 8,004 (74.14%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,144  Turnout: 8,078 (74.82%)  

    Boyle

    Boyle - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil John Cummins*22.951,321    
    Fine Gael Ernie Keenan*19.111,1001,162   
    Fianna Fáil Rachel Doherty*18.021,0371,111 1,196  
    Fine Gael Gerry Garvey*17.349981,011 1,056 1,079 1,086
    Fine Gael Charlie Hopkins*16.98977987 1,057 1,072 1,075
    Sinn Féin Jane Suffin5.60322332    
    Electorate: 7,757  Valid: 5,755 (74.19%)  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,152  Turnout: 5,839 (75.27%)  

      Castlerea

      Castlerea - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Independent John Kelly *24.012,230     
      Independent Luke Flanagan *16.751,556     
      Fine Gael Michael McGreal*9.79909942 994 1,054 1,124 1,149
      Fine Gael Michael Creaton*8.19761902 942 966 1,046 1,115
      Fine Gael Liam Callaghan8.00743854 909 949 1,143 1,163
      Sinn Féin Michael Mulligan*7.486951,011 1,040 1,071 1,094 1,268
      Fianna Fáil Paschal Fitzmaurice6.96647706 788 864 947 1,141
      Fianna Fáil James Kilcoyne5.92550682 691 702 704  
      Fine Gael Michael Frain5.39501685 693 700 710 827
      Fine Gael John Murray4.63430470 525 579   
      Independent Padraig Morris2.63244279 332    
      Independent Ger O'Brien0.2523     
      Electorate: 12,753  Valid: 9,289 (72.84%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 1,162  Turnout: 9,397 (73.68%)  

        Roscommon

        Roscommon - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fianna Fáil Martin Connaughton*19.941,239     
        Independent Paula McNamara*19.661,222     
        Fianna Fáil Orla Leyden*16.281,0121,075    
        Fine Gael Laurence Fallon14.38894922 958 961 990 1,051
        Fine Gael Dominick Connolly*14.22884938 1,006 1,019 1,053 
        Fianna Fáil Larry Brennan11.30702752 797 819 830 861
        Independent Martin Connaughton2.30143146 156 156 183  
        People Before Profit Tim Stevens1.91119     
        Electorate: 8,522  Valid: 6,215 (72.93%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 6,292 (73.83%)  

          Strokestown

          Strokestown- 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Independent Tom Crosby*21.811,181    
          Independent Valerie Byrne*19.431,0521,071 1,086  
          Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy*17.81964993 1,003 1,071 1,157
          Fine Gael Seán Beirne*16.22806886 896 918 1,090
          Fine Gael Adrian Cox11.20613640 645 651 762
          Fine Gael John Gormley6.11331334 341 361  
          Independent Mary Rattigan2.96160286 287 362  
          Fianna Fáil John Ames2.73148271 273   
          Sinn Féin Catherine Vallely1.6388    
          Electorate: 7,349  Valid: 5,414 (73.67%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,083  Turnout: 5,468 (74.40%)  

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