2014 Kilkenny County Council election

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2014 Kilkenny County Council election
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  2009 23 May 2014 2019  

All 24 seats to Kilkenny County Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won1073
Seat change+3-5+3

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Green Independent
Seats won211
Seat change-300

Kilkenny in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council

Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party
Green Party
Independents

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, a reduction of 2 seats from the previous election in 2009. In addition the Kilkenny Borough Council was abolished.

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Fianna Fáil became the largest party after the elections securing 10 Council seats, a gain of 3. Fine Gael, by contrast, had a very poor set of results and lost 5 of their Council seats returning with 7 seats in all. Sinn Féin broke through in the county winning 3 seats, while Labour retained just 2 seats on the council. Malcolm Noonan of the Greens was re-elected in Kilkenny city and Independents secured the final seat.

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 10+314,55037.2
Fine Gael 7-511,70529.9
Sinn Féin 3+33,8539.9
Labour 2-34,36211.2
Green 101,3723.5
Independent 102,8277.2
Totals24-238,669100.0

Results by local electoral area

Castlecomer

Castlecomer- 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Maurice Shorthall*16.101,665        
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh*13.931,4401,446 1,451 1,501     
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick11.021,1391,167 1,176 1,230 1,312 1,350 1,663  
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea*11.021,1391,147 1,150 1,168 1,189 1,266 1,405 1,463 1,464
Fianna Fáil Michael McCarthy10.181,0531,057 1,059 1,069 1,080 1,129 1,197 1,300 1,301
Sinn Féin Catríona Redmond9.16947974 1,002 1,023 1,151 1,168 1,274 1,291 1,291
Fianna Fáil Maria Fenlon-Keating6.85708712 726 826 859 887    
Fine Gael John Brennan6.28649708 724 849 947 1,242 1,316 1,323 1,344
Fine Gael Joan Fitzpatrick4.88505510 512 595 618 618    
Fine Gael Thomas Byrne4.85501503 504       
Independent Gerrard Ferris3.98412447 525 531      
Independent Jamie Dowling1.75181190        
Electorate: 17,610  Valid: 10,339 (58.71%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,478  Turnout: 10,476 (59.49%)  

    Kilkenny City-East

    Kilkenny City-East - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Fianna Fáil Andrew McGuinness*14.631,373           
    Fianna Fáil Peter (Chap) Clere10.46981986 989 994 1,013 1,086 1,119 1,171 1,190 1,498  
    Fine Gael Patrick O'Neill*9.99938939 948 953 974 1,009 1,041 1,071 1,114 1,173 1,191 1,241
    Fine Gael Michael Doyle9.37879879 883 885 902 910 923 970 999 1,125 1,173 1,419
    Sinn Féin David Kennedy7.81733735 740 780 795 804 830 885 929 976 994 1,056
    Labour Tommy Prendergast*7.02659659 660 663 729 730 806 820 856 879 893  
    Fine Gael Jimmy Leahy6.85643646 653 676 687 756 814 820 876 892 896 941
    Fianna Fáil Seán Treacy*5.86550552 554 558 594 673 692 783 794    
    Independent Breda Gardner5.32499499 529 574 616 633 670 774 898 962 989 1,060
    Independent Dixie Doyle4.34407408 415 424 465 467 476      
    Green Rian Coulter4.1385386 404 418 423 436 479 487     
    Labour Marie Fitzpatrick*3.64342345 351 367 403 425       
    Fianna Fáil Joe Reidy3.56334344 347 356 361 361       
    Labour Michael O'Brien*3.50328329 333 335         
    Independent Daithí Holohan 2.05192194 218 218         
    Independent Ramie Leahy 0.767171           
    Independent Remi Sikora0.434040           
    Independent Adam Zagorski0.323030           
    Electorate: 16,618  Valid: 9,383 (56.46%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,341  Turnout: 9,502 (57.18%)  

      Kilkenny City-West

      Kilkenny City-West - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Fianna Fáil Matt Doran*13.581,3191,320 1,321 1,382 1,402     
      Fianna Fáil Joe Malone11.801,1461,153 1,172 1,173 1,197 1,232 1,290 1,534  
      Green Malcolm Noonan*10.169871,012 1,072 1,080 1,189 1,313 1,347 1,415  
      Fianna Fáil Patrick McKee 10.13984994 1,004 1,009 1,043 1,073 1,123 1,330 1,436 
      Sinn Féin Kathleen Funchion ††9.80952965 981 992 1,014 1,146 1,188 1,260 1,271 1,283
      Fine Gael David Fitzgerald*9.12886894 910 960 1,010 1,029 1,200 1,279 1,284 1,293
      Fianna Fáil John Coonan*7.58736742 744 751 777 794 866    
      Fine Gael Martin Brett*7.19698706 721 752 810 831 1,052 1,181 1,205 1,223
      Fine Gael Billy Ireland*6.52633634 636 687 705 714     
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Conor MacLiam 4.20408422 448 450 470      
      Labour Seán O hArgáin4.05393404 412 415       
      Fine Gael Paul Croke2.60252254 255        
      Independent Conor Foley1.82177195         
      Independent Wladek Hanczar1.43139         
      Electorate: 17,274  Valid: 9,710 (56.21%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 1,388  Turnout: 9,808 (56.78%)  

        Piltown

        Piltown - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy*12.811,2221,279 1,306 1,310 1,392     
        Sinn Féin Melissa O'Neill†††12.801,2211,265 1,301 1,346 1,469     
        Labour Tomás Breathnach*10.229751,034 1,051 1,066 1,132 1,149 1,183 1,197 1,320 1,349
        Fianna Fáil Eamon Aylward*9.65921938 1,045 1,160 1,197 1,205 1,256 1,286 1,547 
        Fine Gael Fidelis Doherty*9.28885969 979 1,048 1,053 1,058 1,474   
        Fianna Fáil Ger Frisby7.34700745 773 840 855 860 891 902 1,041 1,164
        Fine Gael John Maher6.41612618 666 675 765 771 807 857 969 986
        Fianna Fáil Cora Long*6.07579598 664 710 785 795 812 817   
        Independent John Burke6.04576585 611 618       
        Fine Gael Paddy Gaule5.83556572 583 676 681 681 681    
        Fianna Fáil Pat Walsh4.92469480 506        
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Fennelly4.39419421         
        Fine Gael Fintan Byrne4.26406         
        Electorate: 17,578  Valid: 9,541 (54.28%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 1,364  Turnout: 9,658 (54.94%)  

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