 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(June 2014) |
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 18 seats on Carlow County Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Map showing the area of Carlow County Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An election to all 18 seats on Carlow County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Carlow was divided into two 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).
Carlow County Council had been allocated 21 seats under the Local Government Act 2001. [1] In November 2012, Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, appointed a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee to review the allocation of seats and the local electoral areas across local authorities. In the case of Carlow County Council, it recommended an decrease to 18 seats. [2] In addition, the town councils of Carlow and Muinebheag were abolished. This was implemented by the Local Government Reform Act 2014. [3] County Carlow was redrawn into two electoral areas, a reduction from five. [4]
While Fine Gael remained the largest party after the election, in terms of seats though not in terms of vote share, they lost two-fifths of their councillors. Their colleagues in government, the Labour Party, lost three-fifths of their councillors being reduced to just 2 seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat to return 5 members and reported a higher vote than Fine Gael but the big winners were Sinn Féin who won 3 seats to supplant Labour as the traditional third-largest party.
| Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 6 | −4 | 5,808 | 27.0 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | +1 | 6,207 | 28.9 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 3 | +3 | 2,723 | 12.7 | ||
| Labour | 2 | −3 | 2,830 | 13.2 | ||
| Independent | 2 | — | 3,010 | 14.0 | ||
| Total | 18 | −3 | 100.0 | — | ||
^ *: Outgoing councillor.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor [*] [lower-alpha 1] | 13.04 | 1,530 | |||||||||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | John Pender [*] | 11.54 | 1,354 | |||||||||||||||
| Sinn Féin | John Cassin | 9.18 | 1,077 | |||||||||||||||
| Fine Gael | Brian O'Donoghue | 8.68 | 1,018 | 1,025 | 1,073 | |||||||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Fintan Phelan | 8.62 | 1,011 | 1,128 | ||||||||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Jim Deane | 7.18 | 842 | 878 | 900 | 902 | 908 | 909 | 917 | 940 | 961 | 981 | 1,042 | 1,174 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Ann Ahern née Long [*] [lower-alpha 1] | 5.76 | 676 | 769 | 827 | 852 | 853 | 854 | 858 | 873 | 874 | 916 | 961 | 981 | 987 | 1,007 | 1,063 | |
| Independent | Walter Lacey [*] | 5.39 | 632 | 680 | 689 | 696 | 697 | 697 | 708 | 738 | 793 | 852 | 894 | 971 | 1,013 | 1,039 | 1,116 | |
| Labour | William Paton [*] | 5.20 | 610 | 617 | 694 | 695 | 695 | 697 | 699 | 704 | 712 | 738 | 794 | 818 | 828 | 1,022 | 1,046 | |
| Fine Gael | Fergal Browne [*] | 4.64 | 544 | 563 | 575 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 579 | 583 | 610 | 621 | 654 | 662 | 664 | 728 | 912 | |
| Fine Gael | Wayne Fennell [*] | 3.87 | 454 | 468 | 472 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 479 | 494 | 502 | 529 | 537 | 537 | 552 | ||
| Fine Gael | Tom O'Neill [*] | 3.52 | 413 | 436 | 439 | 444 | 445 | 445 | 446 | 454 | 461 | 489 | 522 | 532 | 533 | 568 | 686 | |
| Fine Gael | Kathy Walsh | 3.11 | 365 | 369 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 402 | 404 | 409 | 412 | 415 | 429 | 436 | 439 | |||
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | Ned Costigan | 2.47 | 290 | 301 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 315 | 366 | 385 | 391 | 402 | |||||
| Labour | Caroline Townsend [*] | 2.40 | 281 | 309 | 317 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 325 | 331 | 337 | 391 | ||||||
| Labour | Des Hurley [*] | 1.90 | 223 | 256 | 258 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 265 | 270 | 282 | 282 | ||||||
| Independent | Declan Alcock | 1.64 | 192 | 202 | 206 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 216 | 224 | ||||||||
| Direct Democracy | Saoire O'Brien | 1.41 | 166 | 173 | 175 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 182 | |||||||||
| Independent | Pat Finnerty | 0.27 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||||
| Independent | Conor Dowling | 0.19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 23,431 Valid: 11,732 (50.07%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,067 Turnout: 11,871 (50.66%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Independent | Charlie Murphy [*] | 14.14 | 1,377 | ||||||||||||
| Fine Gael | Tommy Kinsella [*] | 11.60 | 1,130 | ||||||||||||
| Labour | Willie Quinn [*] | 10.66 | 1,038 | 1,066 | 1,083 | ||||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Andy Gladney | 8.26 | 804 | 825 | 827 | 840 | 858 | 885 | 926 | 974 | 1,176 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Arthur McDonald [*] | 8.09 | 788 | 803 | 806 | 809 | 851 | 863 | 1,018 | 1,032 | 1,081 | 1,099 | |||
| Fine Gael | Michael Doran [*] | 7.90 | 769 | 775 | 777 | 790 | 805 | 814 | 838 | 882 | 939 | 949 | 950 | 1,107 | |
| Fine Gael | John Murphy [*] | 5.79 | 564 | 610 | 619 | 630 | 634 | 683 | 686 | 751 | 756 | 760 | 760 | 827 | |
| Fine Gael | Denis Foley [*] | 5.66 | 551 | 564 | 570 | 578 | 620 | 629 | 664 | 683 | 727 | 747 | 752 | 824 | |
| Fianna Fáil | P.J. Kavanagh | 5.05 | 492 | 536 | 538 | 566 | 567 | 598 | 634 | 668 | 701 | 711 | 712 | 777 | |
| Labour | Jim Townsend [*] | 4.73 | 461 | 474 | 475 | 486 | 516 | 554 | 586 | 639 | 678 | 698 | 701 | ||
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | Christy Cormac | 4.49 | 437 | 447 | 448 | 459 | 481 | 492 | 523 | 586 | |||||
| Fianna Fáil | David O'Brien | 3.66 | 356 | 367 | 368 | 376 | 399 | 407 | |||||||
| Independent | Matthew English-Hayden | 3.42 | 333 | 356 | 357 | 390 | 395 | ||||||||
| Independent | Billy Nolan | 2.68 | 261 | 303 | 304 | 322 | 324 | 324 | |||||||
| Labour | Ken Hickey | 2.23 | 217 | 220 | 220 | 222 | |||||||||
| Independent | Liam Foley | 1.37 | 133 | 150 | 151 | ||||||||||
| Independent | Pat Finnerty | 0.29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Electorate: 17,599 Valid: 9,739 (55.46%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,083 Turnout: 9,878 (56.26%) | |||||||||||||||
| Party | Outgoing | Electoral area | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor | Carlow | Elected to 25th Seanad in April 2016 | 9 June 2016 | Ken Murnane [5] | |
| Fianna Fáil | Anne Ahern | Carlow | Appointed school principal [6] | 9 October 2017 | Andrea Dalton [7] | |
Carlow County Council was divided into the two local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by electoral divisions. [4]
| LEA | Electoral divisions | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | Ballinacarrig, Burton Hall, Carlow Rural, Carlow Urban, Graigue Urban and Johnstown. | 10 |
| Muinebeag | Agha, Ballintemple, Ballon, Ballyellin, Ballymoon, Ballymurphy, Borris, Clogrenan, Clonegall, Coonogue, Corries, Cranemore, Fennagh, Garryhill, Glynn, Kilbride, Killedmond, Kyle, Leighlinbridge, Marley, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Rural, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban, Myshall, Nurney, Oldleighlin, Rathanna, Rathornan, Rathrush, Ridge, Shangarry, Sliguff, Templepeter, Tinnahinch | 8 |
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished in 1994. It is named after the former borough of Dún Laoghaire and the barony of Rathdown. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 233,860 at the time of the 2022 census.
A local electoral area is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. All elections use the single transferable vote. The Republic of Ireland is divided into 166 LEAs, with an average population of 28,700 and average area of 423.3 square kilometres (163.4 sq mi). The boundaries of LEAs are determined by order of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, usually based lower-level units called electoral divisions (EDs), with a total of 3,440 EDs in the state.
In Ireland, a town council was the second tier of local government from 2002 to 2014.
Carlow County Council is the authority responsible for local government in County Carlow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Kathleen Holohan. The county town is Carlow.
Kilkenny County Council is the authority responsible for local government in County Kilkenny, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 24 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Colette Byrne. The county town is Kilkenny city.
North Tipperary County Council was the local authority of the county of North Tipperary, Ireland, from 1899 to 2014. The head of the council had the title of Mayor. The county town was Nenagh.
Fingal County Council is the local authority of the county of Fingal, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that succeeded the former Dublin County Council on abolition on 1 January 1994 and is one of four local authorities in County Dublin. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transport, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, AnnMarie Farrelly. The county town is Swords.
South Dublin County Council is the authority responsible for local government in the county of South Dublin, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities created by the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 to succeed the former Dublin County Council before its abolition on 1 January 1994 and one of four councils in County Dublin. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Daniel McLoughlin. The county town is Tallaght, with a civic centre at Monastery Road, Clondalkin. It serves a population of approximately 192,000.
Carlow–Kilkenny is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Tipperary County Council is the authority responsible for local government in County Tipperary, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Joe MacGrath. The administrative centres are Nenagh and Clonmel.
The Local Government Reform Act 2014 is an act of the Oireachtas which provided for a major restructuring of local government in Ireland with effect from the 2014 local elections. It merged some first-tier county and city councils, abolished all second-tier town and borough councils, and created a new second tier of municipal districts covering rural as well as urban areas. It also provided for a plebiscite on whether to create a directly elected executive Mayor of the Dublin Metropolitan Area although this provision was not activated. The act was introduced as a bill on 15 October 2013 by Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, and signed into law on 27 January 2014 by President Michael D. Higgins. Most of its provisions came into force on 1 June 2014.
An election to South Dublin County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Forty councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from six local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Carlow–Kilkenny constituency in Ireland on Friday, 22 May 2015, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Phil Hogan on his appointment as European Commissioner. It was held on the same day as national referendums on marriage equality and the age of eligibility for election to the office of president. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 29 April 2015.
An election to Sligo County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.
An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six 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). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.
An election to Carlow County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.
The 2019 Irish local elections were held in all local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. Each local government area is divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) where three to seven councillors are elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
An election to Carlow County Council was held in County Carlow in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 18 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from three local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).
Local government in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, is currently administered through the local authorities of four local government areas. The historical development of these councils dates back to medieval times.