2014 Galway County Council election

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2014 Galway County Council election
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  2009 23 May 2014 2019  

All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won12123
Seat change-1+5+2

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Republican Sinn Féin Labour Independent
Seats won1011
Seat change--1+4

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Map showing the area of Galway County Council

Council control before election

Fine Gael

Council control after election

Fine Gael

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 30 seats at the 2009 election. County Galway 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). In addition, the town councils of Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Tuam were all abolished.

Contents

Fine Gael remained the largest party in terms of votes while having the same seats as Fianna Fáil. Fine Gael lost 1 seat overall, in Loughrea, while Fianna Fáil made 5 gains; 1 each in Ballinasloe, Connemara, Athenry-Oranmore and 2 in Loughrea. Independents had another good election winning 4 additional seats while Sinn Féin made gains in Connemara and in Athenry-Oranmore. Republican Sinn Féin retained their solitary seat in Connemara. [1] [2] [3]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 12-121,06327.6
Fianna Fáil 12+520,90227.4
Sinn Féin 3+25,7557.5
Republican Sinn Féin 1-1,0721.4
Labour 0-12,6683.5
Independent 11+421,25829.4
Total39+972,718100.0

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Athenry–Oranmore

Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Fine Gael Peter Feeney [*] 12.281,5721,582 1,649         
Independent Jim Cuddy [*] 11.511,4731,527 1,534 1,535 1,603       
Independent James Charity††11.121,4241,454 1,464 1,465 1,522 1,562 1,628     
Fianna Fáil Malachy Noone [*] 10.381,3291,333 1,337 1,338 1,405 1,529 1,689     
Fianna Fáil Cathal Moran7.809981,001 1,023 1,032 1,047 1,051 1,069 1,079 1,119 1,191 1,249 1,257
Sinn Féin Gabriel Cronnelly†††††7.25928953 990 1,001 1,028 1,041 1,075 1,078 1,112 1,252 1,298 1,304
Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane6.92886918 930 933 948 965 979 985 1,195 1,249 1,270 1,276
Fine Gael Frank Kearney6.50832835 840 844 873 979 1,038 1,068 1,355 1,773  
Independent David Collins6.40820845 852 856 886 910 953 977 1,049    
Fine Gael Liam Carroll [*] 5.85749785 798 799 809 850 893 903     
Fine Gael Josette Farrell3.44441448 461 466 485        
Independent Michael Ryan3.09395422 428 430         
Labour Clement Shevlin2.76354363 452 458 489 556       
Labour Madge Dean2.43311317           
Independent Roderick O'Driscoll1.86238           
Fís Nua Suzanne O'Keeffe0.4153           
Electorate: 23,659  Valid: 12,803 (54.11%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,601  Turnout: 12,914 (54.58%)  

    Ballinasloe

    Ballinasloe- 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Tim Broderick [*] 27.9%3,275     
    Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly [*] 17.5%2,059     
    Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly [*] 12.9%1,5141,800    
    Fianna Fáil Donal Burke9.8%1,1541,389 1,463 1,489 1,554 1,616
    Fine Gael Michael Finnerty [*] 7.2%8451,021 1,084 1,092 1,305 1,544
    Fine Gael Kevin Ryan [*] 7.1%835970 992 1,027 1,081  
    Fine Gael Aidan Donohue6.7%7851,164 1,206 1,227 1,312 1,702
    Labour Johnny Walsh5.7%664826 919 923   
    Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan5.7%615838 924 951 1,161 1,225
    Electorate: 20,380  Valid: 11,746  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,679  Turnout: 11,886 (58.3%)  

      Connemara

      Connemara: 9 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      Independent Thomas Welby [*] 13.6%2,291            
      Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Tuairisg [*] 7.5%1,2701,297 1,302 1,309 1,316 1,356 1,393 1,456 1,514 1,581 1,688  
      Fine Gael Eileen Mannion-Mullen [*] 7.4%1,2511,310 1,333 1,375 1,421 1,429 1,436 1,442 1,545 1,556 1,627 1,870 
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Walsh [*] 7.1%1,2031,297 1,307 1,312 1,319 1,355 1,366 1,384 1,415 1,431 1,467 1,629 1,670
      Fine Gael Niamh Byrne7.1%1,1831,310 1,329 1,400 1,429 1,465 1,468 1,479 1,592 1,614 1,725  
      Independent Seosamh Ó Cualáin6.9%1,1721,208 1,218 1,228 1,255 1,264 1,438 1,489 1,552 1,689   
      Fianna Fáil Noel Thomas6.6%1,1141,187 1,192 1,198 1,214 1,254 1,258 1,266 1,285 1,300 1,311 1,382 1,390
      Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin [*] 6.4%1,0721,109 1,112 1,144 1,160 1,240 1,297 1,360 1,433 1,526 1,602 1,620 1,623
      Fianna Fáil Máirtín Lee5.2%882885 885 887 888 915 934 991 1,106 1,140 1,224 1,306 1,311
      Fianna Fáil Josie Conneely4.8%800819 838 839 851 870 887 891 893 894 904   
      Sinn Féin Tom Healy4.6%768805 832 832 867 869 880 889 893 1,218 1,265 1,432 1,501
      Labour Joe Curran3.9%667677 682 692 713 727 744 796 845 891    
      Sinn Féin Máirín Mhic Lochlainn3.7%627639 648 649 663 669 718 776 814     
      Fine Gael Seosamh Ó Laoi [*] 3.6%610615 619 668 673 686 695 718      
      Independent Dáithí Ó Cualáin2.6%440446 458 459 471 473 551       
      Independent Pádraic Ó Conghaile2.1%354359 403 404 411 414        
      Fianna Fáil Mac Dara Hosty2.1%345350 351 393 402         
      Fine Gael Mary McHugh1.8%302309 309           
      Independent Ronan Garvey1.5%256288 325 336          
      Independent Liam Allen1.1%185198            
      Independent Chris Walsh0.3%4554            
      Electorate: 30,734  Valid: 16,847  Spoilt: 244  Quota: 1,685  Turnout: 17,091 (55.6%)  

        Loughrea

        Loughrea- 8 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Anne Rabbitte †††10.6%1,7291,731 1,793 1,840    
        Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty [*] 10.5%1,7061,799 1,812     
        Fine Gael Michael 'Moegie' Maher [*] 10.2%1,6511,663 1,775 1,951    
        Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn [*] 10%1,6301,636 1,719 1,770 1,785 1,793 1,841 
        Fine Gael Joe Byrne9.6%1,5601,602 1,626 1,642 1,647 1,647 1,693 1,699
        Independent Michael (Stroke) Fahy [*] ††††††8.8%1,4371,525 1,542 1,543 1,588 1,593 1,736 1,790
        Independent Pat Hynes [*] 8.6%1,3941,416 1,498 1,704 1,755 1,761 1,988 
        Fianna Fáil Shane Donnellan7.7%1,2571,268 1,348 1,472 1,522 1,534 1,619 1,639
        Fine Gael Bridie Willers [*] 7.4%1,2001,284 1,324 1,372 1,387 1,388 1,448 1,455
        Sinn Féin Eoghan Mac Cormaic4.8%775814 858 898 902 904   
        Independent James Regan4.6%745766 834      
        Labour Dessie O'Brien4.1%672693       
        Independent Adrian Feeney3%495       
        Electorate: 28,343  Valid: 16,251  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,806  Turnout: 16,442 (58.0%)  

          Tuam

          Tuam: 9 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Independent Seán Canney [*] ††††17%3,171          
          Fine Gael Pete Roche [*] 14.6%2,708          
          Independent Michael Fitzmaurice 14.1%2,621          
          Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade [*] 10.1%1,886          
          Fine Gael Tom McHugh [*] 8.6%1,5981,854 2,102        
          Fianna Fáil Donagh Mark Killilea5.2%9681,188 1,258 1,303 1,319 1,341 1,386 1,438 1,447 1,559 1,731
          Independent Karey McHugh5.0%9341,118 1,272 1,360 1,388 1,469 1,624 1,880   
          Independent Shaun Cunniffe [*] 4.8%9001,007 1,033 1,053 1,056 1,206 1,272 1,361 1,362 1,453 1,495
          Fine Gael Peter Keaveney4.2%780809 854 1,149 1,189 1,194 1,205 1,222 1,222 1,421 1,687
          Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kitt3.6%661819 913 942 969 979 1,017 1,042 1,045 1,127 1,313
          Fianna Fáil Nora Fahy3.1%585629 666 853 856 862 876 915 917 935  
          Sinn Féin Maeve O'Brien3.2%598649 686 732 736 766 793     
          Fine Gael Larry Bane2.8%521667 741 756 806 828 864 885 894   
          Independent Teresa Killeen-Kelly1.9%362430 473 495 501 523      
          Independent Thomas (T.P.) Niland1.7%323369 387 399 403       
          Electorate: 31,525  Valid: 18,616  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 1,862  Turnout: 18,791 (59.6%)  

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