2014 Fingal County Council election

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2014 Fingal County Council election
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All 40 seats on Fingal County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won766
Seat change+30+6
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Anti-Austerity Alliance Green
Seats won442
Seat change-5+4+2
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party People Before Profit Independent Socialist Party
Seats won1100
Seat change+1+8-3
Fingal in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to all 40 seats on Fingal County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 24 seats at the previous election. Fingal was divided into five local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors from a field of 97 candidates for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party after the elections with 7 seats with 3 net gains and securing 2 seats in each of Castleknock and Swords. Fine Gael retained 6 seats though found themselves without representation in Swords while securing 2 in each of Castleknock and Howth-Malahide. Sinn Féin also secured 6 seats, including 2 seats in Mulhuddart. Labour had a very bad election winning just 4 seats and losing 5 seats as a whole as well as being wiped out in Castleknock. The Anti-Austerity Alliance also made 4 gains, including 2 seats in Mulhuddart, chiefly coming from their former base in the Socialist Party. The Green Party returned to the Council Chamber with 2 seats in each of Castleknock and Howth-Malahide. People Before Profit also secured a seat in the Balbriggan LEA. Independents were however the chief winners in Fingal gaining 8 additional seats to emerge after the elections with a total of 10 seats.

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%
Fianna Fáil 7+313,24817.92
Fine Gael 6010,86514.69
Sinn Féin 6+610,78514.59
Labour 4−58,36311.31
Anti-Austerity Alliance 4+45,9238.01
Green 2+23,7805.11
People Before Profit 1+11,3311.80
Independent 10+818,79825.42
Socialist Party 0-3--
Total40+1673,937100.00

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Balbriggan

Balbriggan: 8 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112131415161718
Labour Ken Farrell [*] 12.672,073                 
Sinn Féin Malachy Quinn9.631,5751,591 1,594 1,603 1,604 1,605 1,623 1,649 1,706 1,721 1,762 1,776 1,809 1,812 1,828   
Independent Tony Murphy8.581,4041,412 1,420 1,421 1,460 1,481 1,538 1,628 1,641 1,663 1,800 1,814 1,863     
Independent David O'Connor [*] 8.111,3271,352 1,357 1,360 1,375 1,384 1,398 1,440 1,464 1,521 1,541 1,577 1,729 1,747 1,859   
Fianna Fáil Brian Dennehy6.911,1301,152 1,152 1,153 1,155 1,155 1,155 1,156 1,158 1,177 1,306 1,520 1,581 1,581 1,620 1,625 1,645 1,679
Independent Grainne Maguire5.30868872 884 884 897 920 945 999 1,015 1,023 1,080 1,095 1,143 1,144 1,174 1,180 1,276 1,685
People Before Profit Barry Martin5.13840858 860 864 869 874 883 888 928 937 945 1,031 1,070 1,071 1,104 1,107 1,399 1,524
Green Joe O'Brien 4.91804818 824 827 831 835 867 888 902 927 942 983 1,030 1,030 1,206 1,212 1,288 1,362
Fine Gael J.P. Browne4.53742755 795 795 796 800 808 816 818 931 940 1,072 1,180 1,182 1,422 1,437 1,463 1,500
Independent Cathal Boland4.24694718 720 721 725 727 738 750 757 780 785 813       
Independent Richard Davis4.13676680 682 683 704 713 735 783 786 792 838 844 955 958 981 984 1,087  
Fine Gael Jeanette McNamara3.64596618 631 631 632 633 634 639 647 719 725        
Labour Ciaran Byrne [*] 3.64595629 635 635 638 684 699 710 711 791 797 838 890 894     
Anti-Austerity Alliance Terry Kelleher3.49571582 588 613 619 621 638 646 856 873 890 895 925 927 962 964   
Fianna Fáil Darrell Mooney2.85467470 476 480 491 501 514 540 546 553         
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary [*] 2.75450460 467 469 472 477 485 491 493          
Independent Frank Snowe2.22363365 365 369 383 394 415            
Anti-Austerity Alliance Denise Parker1.89309315 316 388 394 397 419 435           
Independent Garrett Mullan1.75286289 290 294 306 314             
Independent Niall Keady1.02167168 169 169               
Labour Peadar O'Kelly0.98161171 173 173 176              
Anti-Austerity Alliance Maurice Sweeney0.85139140 140                
Fine Gael Jean Fay Brady0.76125128                 
Electorate: 37,451  Valid: 16,362 (43.69%)  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 1,819  Turnout: 16,580 (44.27%)  

    Castleknock

    Castleknock: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011121314
    Fianna Fáil Jack Chambers 18.612,603             
    Sinn Féin Natalie Treacy13.961,953             
    Green Roderic O'Gorman 9.961,3931,457 1,472 1,483 1,499 1,512 1,559 1,618 1,669 1,770    
    Fine Gael Eithne Loftus [*] 7.721,0801,144 1,145 1,147 1,149 1,153 1,163 1,215 1,218 1,414 1,451 1,498 1,713 1,719
    Fine Gael Ted Leddy6.959731,066 1,068 1,070 1,075 1,086 1,097 1,120 1,123 1,306 1,376 1,439 1,613 1,624
    Labour John Walsh [*] 5.59782802 809 812 816 819 837 858 883 925 966 997   
    Fianna Fáil Mags Murray [*] 5.15721898 908 910 911 919 930 961 975 1,021 1,055 1,473 1,593 1,595
    Fine Gael Henry Minogue4.80671695 698 703 706 709 717 739 741      
    Independent Mary Martin4.62647694 705 714 726 747 770 848 899 932 1,140 1,215 1,336 1,338
    Anti-Austerity Alliance Sandra Kavanagh4.22591611 658 669 687 701 738 777 1,137 1,142 1,243 1,265 1,344 1,344
    Fianna Fáil Edward MacManus3.56498728 734 735 744 751 754 793 794 827 870    
    Independent T.J. Clare3.38473522 532 551 568 627 650 706 745 764     
    Independent Seán Lyons3.17444473 481 499 515 534 549        
    Anti-Austerity Alliance Matthew Waine [*] 3.11435442 482 489 499 502 593 630       
    People Before Profit Memet Uludag2.19306314 338 346 355 357         
    Independent Dermot Casey1.16162168 175 184 187          
    Direct Democracy Robert Long1.04145154 159 163           
    Independent John Kidd0.81113120 128            
    Electorate: 30,539  Valid: 13,990 (45.81%)  Spoilt: 164  Quota: 1,749  Turnout: 14,154 (46.35%)  

      Howth–Malahide

      Howth–Malahide: 8 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Independent Cian O'Callaghan [*] 16.122,868        
      Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien [*] 14.262,537        
      Sinn Féin Daire Ní Laoi12.092,151        
      Independent Jimmy Guerin10.001,7791,972 2,020      
      Fine Gael Anthony Lavin [*] 9.411,6741,696 1,776 1,779 1,784 1,787 1,980  
      Green David Healy6.781,2061,384 1,413 1,454 1,468 1,473 1,510 1,692 1,892
      Labour Brian McDonagh6.571,1681,215 1,246 1,257 1,262 1,263 1,375 1,433 2,039
      Fine Gael Keith Redmond6.451,1481,252 1,270 1,274 1,280 1,281 1,566 1,654 1,768
      Labour Judy Dunne [*] 5.18922969 981 991 996 996 1,149 1,201  
      Fine Gael Marie O'Toole4.88868894 914 918 919 921    
      Fianna Fáil Aileen Woods4.28761821 1,124 1,141 1,146 1,158 1,217 1,326 1,401
      Independent David O'Connor3.40604800 816 886 949 961 974   
      Independent Lech Szczecinski0.58104122 125 139      
      Electorate: 42,532  Valid: 17,790 (41.83%)  Spoilt: 237  Quota: 1,977  Turnout: 18,027 (42.38%)  

        Mulhuddart

        Mulhuddart: 8 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly 27.263,201             
        Anti-Austerity Alliance Ruth Coppinger [*] 21.782,568             
        Fianna Fáil David McGuinness [*] 11.581,360             
        Fine Gael Kieran Dennison [*] 7.46876916 969 970 976 981 1,032 1,036 1,062 1,080 1,083 1,088 1,358 
        Labour Mary McCamley [*] 4.96582626 686 689 696 699 724 731 749 768 777 782 839 923
        Labour Michael O'Donovan [*] 4.31506552 602 604 607 611 625 632 655 667 678 683 777 802
        Fine Gael Philip O'Callaghan3.64428463 487 488 503 583 593 610 619 625 629   
        Independent Lorna Nolan3.02355438 500 509 528 530 544 558 578 677 733 762 779 1,038
        Sinn Féin Edmond Lukusa3.013531,376            
        Independent Freddie Cooper1.92226265 291 295 362 364 368 375 408      
        Fine Gael Maria McGrail1.92225251 267 268 273 275         
        Anti-Austerity Alliance Annette Hughes†††1.83215427 1,006 1,020 1,028 1,030 1,039 1,196 1,216 1,258 1,490   
        Fianna Fáil Margaret Richardson1.81213267 292 296 300 328 337 342       
        Anti-Austerity Alliance Bernadette Rynne1.59187276 396 407 409 410 414 460 479 490     
        People Before Profit Louise Bayliss1.58185287 382 393 407 409 415 425 439 502 567 638 657  
        Independent Dermot Casey1.27149184 200 205           
        Anti-Austerity Alliance Jimmy Keenan0.98115183 320 325 330 331 334        
        Electorate: 30,364  Valid: 11,744 (38.68%)  Spoilt: 186  Quota: 1,305  Turnout: 11,930 (39.29%)  

          Swords

          Swords: 9 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011121314151617
          Sinn Féin Philip Lynam11.051,552                
          Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler [*] 10.061,414                
          Independent Joe Newman7.099961,003 1,004 1,014 1,030 1,035 1,036 1,149 1,174 1,196 1,207 1,212 1,246 1,311 1,344 1,407 
          Anti-Austerity Alliance Eugene Coppinger [*] 5.64793826 827 835 843 881 897 931 962 999 1,006 1,015 1,039 1,199 1,285 1,353 1,372
          Fianna Fáil Adrian Henchy5.56781784 786 787 794 799 803 807 822 836 839 936 968 972 1,160 1,508 
          Independent Justin Sinnott5.54779786 786 801 820 828 941 976 989 1,010 1,038 1,045 1,063 1,116 1,140 1,180 1,190
          Fianna Fáil Joe Hennessy5.43763768 771 772 790 791 801 817 838 869 890 905 938 967 994   
          Independent Paul Mulville4.85682689 689 696 746 758 766 783 805 842 857 917 948 1,026 1,236 1,274 1,283
          Independent Anne Devitt [*] 4.72663673 674 677 686 700 746 766 792 855 901 914 995 1,070 1,183 1,273 1,305
          Independent Michael Collins4.73664669 669 672 699 706 712 716 734 823 832 898 920 955    
          Labour Duncan Smith 4.40618622 622 625 630 642 654 662 693 711 775 834 1,037 1,065 1,087 1,143 1,156
          Fine Gael Bob Dowling4.18588589 589 589 592 594 599 603 616 628 822 884 957 963 1,074 1,110 1,129
          Labour Gerry McGuire [*] 3.45485488 488 493 501 502 503 506 524 529 545       
          Labour Tom Kelleher [*] 3.35471474 474 474 475 478 482 491 536 555 578 677      
          United Left Declan McCool3.05428442 442 445 459 591 598 615 646 676 682 688 704     
          Fine Gael Dianne Sexton3.00421423 423 428 429 433 439 449 473 489        
          Green Ken Duffy2.68377385 385 388 394 400 403 410          
          Independent Duane Browne2.66374381 381 384 395 410 429 440 462         
          Independent Joseph O'Neill2.22312317 317 323 349 349 352           
          Independent Ian Croft1.99280285 285 287 289 289            
          United Left Ken Doyle1.93271279 279 281 284             
          Independent Mark Savage0.92129134 134 140              
          Independent Anthony Moore0.78110112 112 116              
          Independent Lech Szczecinski0.405657 57               
          Independent Fergal O'Connell0.162323 23               
          Independent Tony O'Byrne0.152122 22               
          Electorate: 36,807  Valid: 14,051 (38.17%)  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 1,406  Turnout: 14,240 (38.69%)  

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            2. ↑ Local Election Results for Fingal County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-05.
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            4. ↑ Fingal profile: Rising population sees increase in seats Irish Times, 2014-05-07.

            Changes

            Co-options

            PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
            Anti-Austerity Alliance Ruth Coppinger MulhuddartElected to the 31st Dáil at the 2014 Dublin West by-election.18 August 2014Matthew Waine [1]
            Anti-Austerity Alliance Annette HughesMulhuddartHealth issues.28 May 2015Tania Doyle [2]
            Fianna Fáil Jack Chambers CastleknockElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.26 February 2016Howard Mahony [3]
            Fine Gael J.P. BrowneBalbrigganWork Commitments.26 February 2016Tom O'Leary [4]
            Independent David O'ConnorBalbrigganResigned to take up a position as President of Cricket Ireland.21 July 2018Cathal Boland [5]
            Labour Ken FarrellBalbrigganHeath issues. [6] 21 July 2018 Robert O'Donoghue [7]
            Sinn Féin Philip LynamSwordsWork Commitments [8] 12 January 2019 Ann Graves [9]

            Changes in affiliation

            NameLEAElected asNew affiliationDate
            David McGuinnessMulhuddart Fianna Fáil Independent 9 April 2015 [10]
            Cian O'Callaghan Howth–Malahide Independent Social Democrats 24 September 2015 [11]
            Keith RedmondHowth–Malahide Fine Gael Renua 8 October 2015 [12]
            Keith RedmondHowth–Malahide Renua Independent December 2016 [13]
            Paul MulvilleSwords Independent Social Democrats 24 August 2017 [14]
            Tania DoyleMulhuddart Anti-Austerity Alliance Independent October 2017
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            2. ↑ O'Connell, Hugh (8 June 2015). "'Politics is a dirty world': AAA activist quits after bitter row over council seat". The Journal.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            3. ↑ McCullagh, Tony (1 July 2022). "New Fingal Mayor Howard Mahony lays out his vision for the county in his first interview". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            4. ↑ Manning, John (8 October 2016). "New Skerries FG councillor takes his council seat". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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            6. ↑ Manning, John (3 March 2018). "I just tried to do my best". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            7. ↑ Manning, John (21 July 2018). "Two new councillors take up seats". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            8. ↑ Phelan, Ken (1 December 2018). "Swords poll-topper to quit seat on council". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            9. ↑ Phelan, Ken (12 January 2019). "Ann ready to take her seat". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            10. ↑ Minihan, Mary (9 April 2015). "Fingal councillor David McGuinness quits Fianna Fáil". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            11. ↑ O'Connell, Hugh (24 September 2015). "The woman who famously challenged Seán Gallagher is running for the Dáil". The Journal.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            12. ↑ Duffy, Rónán (8 October 2015). "Defection: Renua captures FG councillor because of 'nanny state tendencies'". The Journal.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            13. ↑ Brophy, Daragh (27 December 2016). "Renua's new leader is optimistic about 2017 - just don't mention the flat tax". The Journal.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
            14. ↑ "Councillor Paul Mulville joins the Social Democrats". Socialdemocrats.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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