2014 Kildare County Council election

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2014 Kildare County Council election
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All 40 seats to Kildare County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1295
Seat change+6--1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won59
Seat change+5+5
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Map showing the area of Kildare County Council
Council control after election

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An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Kildare was divided into five 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). [1] In addition, the town councils of Athy, Leixlip, Naas and Newbridge were all abolished.

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In recognition of its major population growth in recent times Kildare was allocated 15 additional council seats. This helped to insulate both government parties somewhat from anti-government hostility that lead to seat losses in other counties. Fine Gael returned 9 seats, as they did in 2009 and Labour returned with 5 councillors, a loss of 1 seat in the Kildare-Newbridge LEA. Fianna Fáil emerged as the big winners doubling their seats to 12 and becoming the largest party. The party won 3 seats in each of Kildare-Newbridge, Maynooth and in Naas. Sinn Féin won a seat in each LEA, returning to County Hall for the first time since 1999. [2] Independents also gained 5 seats to have a total membership of 9. [3]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 12+616,53026.4
Fine Gael 9-13,11120.9
Labour 5-18,35913.4
Sinn Féin 5+57,49411.9
Independent 9+514,20722.7
Total40+1561,837100.0—

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Athy

Athy: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fianna Fáil Martin Miley, Jnr [*] 17.121,747      
Labour Mark Wall [*] 15.011,531      
Fianna Fáil Mark Dalton13.471,3741,499     
Labour Aoife Breslin11.951,2191,241 1,377 1,434 1,449 1,470 
Fine Gael Ivan Keatley [*] 11.611,1841,274 1,521    
Fine Gael Richard O'Rourke8.92910918 980 984 1,030 1,033 1,079
Sinn Féin Thomas Redmond8.27844859 895 902 904 910 1,563
Sinn Féin Ger Kelly7.97813828 863 868 868 879  
Fine Gael Richard Daly [*] 5.69580594      
Electorate: 22,014  Valid: 10,202 (46.34%)  Spoilt: 196  Quota: 1,458  Turnout: 10,398 (47.23%)  

    Celbridge–Leixlip

    Celbridge-Leixlip: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke [*] 15.311,814           
    Independent Anthony Larkin [*] 12.161,441           
    Sinn Féin Ide Cussen8.01949969 990 1,013 1,025 1,026 1,073 1,099 1,135 1,183 1,238 1,244
    Independent Bernard Caldwell7.93940945 977 989 991 992 1,065 1,183 1,288 1,485  
    Labour Kevin Byrne [*] 7.11842893 903 918 974 974 1,024 1,104 1,123 1,133 1,198 1,231
    Fine Gael Joe Neville 6.52773781 793 797 981 982 1,008 1,093 1,194 1,347 1,674 
    Independent Brendan Young6.23738763 783 849 872 875 997 1,026 1,062 1,184 1,340 1,387
    Labour Shane Griffin6.14727768 771 805 868 868 913 984 1,018 1,032 1,139 1,178
    Green Shane Fitzgerald5.84692701 719 732 743 745 768 803 885 995   
    Independent Denis McCarthy5.20616619 645 688 690 693 728 762 819    
    Labour Colm Purcell [*] 4.32512518 528 528 545 545 550      
    Independent Michael Beirne3.63430446 475 519 541 541       
    Fianna Fáil Gráinne Whelan3.61428524 538 543 555 555 571 604     
    Fine Gael Philip Slattery3.38401425 428 439         
    Independent Peter Kavanagh2.37281291 308          
    Independent James Devaney1.57186189           
    Independent Jean Berry0.657780           
    Electorate: 27,070  Valid: 11,847 (43.76%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,481  Turnout: 11,958 (44.17%)  

      Kildare-Newbridge

      Kildare-Newbridge: 9 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314151617
      Fianna Fáil Fiona O'Loughlin [*] 12.451,786                
      Fianna Fáil Suzanne Doyle [*] 10.471,502                
      Fine Gael Fiona McLoughlin-Healy9.871,4151,445               
      Sinn Féin Mark Lynch9.021,2931,308 1,315 1,318 1,319 1,325 1,336 1,351 1,360 1,378 1,412 1,440     
      Independent Joanne Pender7.151,0261,042 1,067 1,073 1,073 1,084 1,112 1,138 1,183 1,203 1,263 1,315 1,442    
      Independent Paddy Kennedy [*] 6.67957981 988 991 993 1,017 1,043 1,070 1,111 1,132 1,165 1,243 1,295 1,341 1,343 1,482 
      Fianna Fáil Seán Power 6.198881,003 1,009 1,026 1,027 1,030 1,050 1,060 1,081 1,1103 1,127 1,163 1,187 1,239 1,240 1,315 1,321
      Fine Gael Mark Stafford5.68814887 890 895 896 899 909 913 916 942 957 1,533     
      Sinn Féin Damian Molyneaux4.76682693 698 699 699 706 711 738 746 756 772 796 846 866 867   
      Fine Gael Michael Nolan, Jnr [*] 4.64666678 681 682 682 693 709 720 736 757 765 787 798 920 920 972 977
      Independent Willie Crowley3.85552559 563 564 565 571 584 603 666 683 694 753 863 874 876 1,020 1,055
      Fine Gael Mary Donnelly3.60516527 527 535 536 543 546 547 549 592 623 639 677     
      Independent Declan Crowe2.59372376 382 387 387 388 392 397 403 421 492 581      
      Independent Murty Aspell2.50359365 375 376 377 384 402 428 454 472 484       
      Independent John (Gusher) Gleeson2.32333336 338 347 347 351 355 365 372 388        
      Independent Morgan McCabe1.81259266 270 270 270 272 287 296          
      Labour Francis Browne [*] 1.48212215 217 222 222 304 308 314 316         
      Independent Seamus Finn1.43205208 219 220 220 228 230           
      Labour Willie Hamilton1.38198200 201 202 203             
      Independent Ray O'Brien1.37196204 208 208 209 212            
      Independent Jason Turner0.76109110                
      Electorate: 32,598  Valid: 14,340 (43.99%)  Spoilt: 197  Quota: 1,435  Turnout: 14,537 (44.59%)  

        Maynooth

        Maynooth: 9 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fine Gael Brendan Weld [*] 13.821,701         
        Independent Padraig McEvoy [*] 13.561,668         
        Sinn Féin Réada Cronin 10.491,291         
        Independent Teresa Murray7.74952984 1,045 1,050 1,136 1,268    
        Labour John McGinley [*] 7.53927936 950 952 956 961 1,142 1,144 1,151 1,188
        Fianna Fáil Naoise Ó Cearúil 7.48920939 963 966 970 980 1,000 1,060 1,065 1,089
        Fianna Fáil Paul Ward6.93853897 921 923 925 961 975 1,015 1,018 1,046
        Fine Gael Tim Durkan5.83717856 889 891 895 911 954 977 981 1,325
        Fianna Fáil Daragh Fitzpatrick5.38662722 771 774 789 796 818 1,113 1,116 1,250
        People Before Profit Martin Grehan5.08625640 688 708 731 797 829 852 866 899
        Fine Gael Seamus Langan [*] 4.87599688 700 702 747 757 781 858 859  
        Fianna Fáil Ben Doyle4.27529539 552 556 583 592 611    
        Labour Julie McNamara2.64325356 437 438 446 458     
        Independent John Paul Gannon2.32286297 340 351 392      
        Independent Joan McGuire2.06254261 296 301       
        Electorate: 28,237  Valid: 12,305 (43.86%)  Spoilt: 163  Quota: 1,232  Turnout: 12,468 (44.44%)  

          Naas

          Naas: 9 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112
          Fianna Fáil James Lawless 16.152,123           
          Sinn Féin Sorcha O'Neill12.341,622           
          Independent Seamie Moore [*] 9.941,3071,361          
          Fine Gael Darren Scully [*] 9.231,2131,291 1,305 1,308 1,321       
          Fianna Fáil Robert Power7.299541,174 1,198 1,209 1,218 1,231 1,241 1,283 1,344   
          Fianna Fáil Willie Callaghan [*] 7.239501,119 1,137 1,148 1,159 1,185 1,197 1,304 1,361   
          Fine Gael Billy Hillis6.25822839 846 849 850 862 872 893 1,040 1,047 1,053 1,101
          Labour Anne Breen6.21816846 863 866 877 890 906 1,074 1,194 1,208 1,213 1,533
          Fine Gael Fintan Brett6.09800843 848 851 852 863 871 885 1,019 1,027 1,038 1,145
          Fine Gael Jacinta O'Sullivan4.51593623 635 637 640 651 661 694     
          Labour Fergus Carpenter4.0526631 642 643 645 652 665 721 754 757 759  
          Labour Ger Dunne3.99524539 556 556 561 566 575      
          Independent Paddy Horan2.26297308 355 359 415 542 706 739 763 765 770 807
          Direct Democracy Martin Byrne1.72226241 300 301 326 348       
          Independent Francis James O'Rourke1.40184197 234 237 304        
          Independent Cathal Spelman1.38182194 233 234         
          Electorate: 30,335  Valid: 13,143 (43.33%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,315  Turnout: 13,314 (43.89%)  

            Changes

            Co-options

            PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
            Fianna Fáil Willie CallaghanNaasDeath.27 January 2015Deborah Callaghan [4]
            Independent Willie CrowleyKildare-NewbridgeDied after sustaining injuries in a hit and run incident. [5] 14 March 2016Morgan McCabe
            Fianna Fáil James Lawless NaasElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.14 March 2016Carmel Brady [6]
            Fianna Fáil Frank O'Rourke Celbridge-LeixlipElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.14 March 2016Michael Coleman
            Fianna Fáil Fiona O'Loughlin Kildare-NewbridgeElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.14 March 2016Murty Aspell
            Fianna Fáil Mark DaltonAthyResigned due to expenses scandal.26 November 2018Brian Dooley [7]

            Changes in affiliation

            NameLEAElected asNew affiliationDate
            Mark DaltonAthy Fianna Fáil Independent 16 October 2014 [8]
            Sorcha O'NeillNaas Sinn Féin Independent 21 April 2017 [9]
            Fiona McLoughlin-HealyKildare-Newbridge Fine Gael Independent 9 March 2018 [10]
            Íde CussenCelbridge-Leixlip Sinn Féin Independent 21 November 2018 [11]

            References

            1. ↑ "Local elections: Kildare". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
            2. ↑ "Local Elections: 10 June 1999: Athy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
            3. ↑ "Kildare Local Elections". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014.
            4. ↑ "NEW COUNCILLOR - Deborah Callaghan, the daughter of the late Cllr Willie Callaghan was yesterday co-opted onto Kildare County Council to fill the vacancy created by her late father". Facebook.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            5. ↑ Sheils McNamee, Michael (19 December 2015). "Outpouring of tributes for councillor Willie Crowley who died after an alleged hit-and-run". TheJournal. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            6. ↑ Bauress, Henry (13 March 2014). "Kelly, Coleman certs to take Fianna Fáil council seats; other party faithful also in running". Kildare Live. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            7. ↑ Campbell, Paula. "Vacant Athy Council seat filled (FF)". KildareLive. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            8. ↑ McGee, Harry (16 October 2014). "Fianna Fáil councillor resigns over financial issues". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            9. ↑ "Seven Sinn Féin members leave party over bullying claims". Irish Examiner. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            10. ↑ McHugh, Conor (9 March 2018). "Kildare councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy resigns from Fine Gael". KildareLive. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
            11. ↑ Finn, Christina (21 November 2018). "Tóibín signs up two members to his new 'Euro-critical party' which aims to protect 'all human life'". TheJournal. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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