2014 Waterford City and County Council election

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2014 Waterford City and County Council election
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23 May 2014
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All 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won886
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won19
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Area of Waterford City and County Council

An election to all 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. The City and County of Waterford was divided into five local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This was a new local authority formed as a successor to both Waterford City Council (15 seats at the 2009 election) and Waterford County Council (23 seats at the 2009 election). The town councils of Dungarvan, Lismore and Tramore were also abolished.

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Although it was behind Fine Gael in first preference vote share, Fianna Fáil emerged as the joint largest party on the council after the elections winning 8 seats in all. The party secured 3 seats in Comeragh, 2 in Dungarvan–Lismore and 1 in each of the Waterford city LEAs where the party had been traditionally weak after 2004 and 2009. Fine Gael's best result was in Dungarvan-Lismore where the party returned 3 seats. As the results indicate several of the party's sitting councillors lost their seats across the City and County. It was also a poor election for Labour who were reduced to just 1 seat on the new council and no city representation. The Workers' Party lost its sole seat; the first time since 1974 where it had no representation in Waterford local politics. Sinn Féin had a very successful election increasing their numbers to 6 across the City and County and winning a seat in each LEA. Independents secured the remaining 9 seats. [1]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 811,09525.1
Fianna Fáil 88,61219.5
Sinn Féin 67,09016.0
Labour 13,5368.0
People Before Profit 01790.40
Independent 912,10027.3
Total32Decrease2.svg644,248100.0—

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Comeragh

Comeragh: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna Fáil Michael J. O'Ryan [*] 16.4%1,484        
Fine Gael Liam Brazil [*] 16.0%1,445        
Fianna Fáil John O'Leary [*] 11.1%1,0021,040 1,054 1,065 1,084 1,129 1,245 1,297 
Sinn Féin Declan Clune10.8%974987 995 1,013 1,041 1,147 1,211 1,386 
Fine Gael Seanie Power10.1%907954 984 1,000 1,127 1,198 1,245 1,275 1,281
Fianna Fáil Mary Butler 7.1%639677 689 706 730 775 868 989 1,037
Fine Gael Brendan Coffey [*] 6.4%577584 627 645 658 688 799 895 918
Independent Seanie Walsh5.4%491494 496 525 596 683 736   
Labour Ger Barron [*] 5.4%484487 514 557 563 615    
Direct Democracy Dr. David James5.3%474505 510 539 562     
Independent Michael Flynn3.4%311321 325 360      
Independent Dermot Kirwan2.7%240243 254       
Electorate: 15,534  Valid: 9,028  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,290  Turnout: 9,125 (58.7%)  

    Dungarvan–Lismore

    Dungarvan–Lismore: 8 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan [*] 11.3%1,337       
    Fine Gael Pat Nugent [*] 10.6%1,2521,277 1,310 1,315    
    Fianna Fáil James Tobin [*] 9.9%1,1711,177 1,281 1,282 1,315   
    Sinn Féin Siobhán Whelan8.9%1,0481,109 1,159 1,162 1,218 1,245 1,729 
    Labour John Pratt [*] 8.8%1,0401,053 1,069 1,070 1,113 1,159 1,222 1,271
    Fianna Fáil Tom Cronin [*] 7.8%920936 1,041 1,042 1,098 1,167 1,203 1,240
    Fine Gael Declan Doocey [*] 6.9%823829 841 842 872 1,113 1,166 1,200
    Independent Seamus O'Donnell5.9%704771 800 801 995 1,041 1,096 1,197
    Sinn Féin Louise Brierley5.9%697714 723 724 773 790   
    Labour Nicky Sheehan5.6%666733 826 832 855 990 1,004 1,026
    Fine Gael Micheál Cosgrave5.3%628644 686 690 725    
    Independent Midí de Paor Walsh5.0%592623 648 649     
    Fianna Fáil Ann Marie Rossiter4.6%537566       
    Independent Michael Wright3.3%392       
    Electorate: 22,774  Valid: 11,807  Spoilt: 148  Quota: 1,312  Turnout: 11,955 (52.5%)  

      Tramore–Waterford City West

      Tramore–Waterford City West: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Independent Joe Conway [*] 11.5%960966 977 1,018 1,124 1,136 1,176 1,230    
      Independent Joe Kelly8.6%716732 753 755 765 840 891 900 901 978 1,042 1,155
      Independent Blaise Hannigan7.9%664666 675 706 777 801 822 867 877 919 949 995
      Sinn Féin Jim Griffin7.5%631649 661 672 686 718 738 775 779 848 1,212 
      Independent Ann Marie Power [*] 7.5%623633 647 696 736 750 792 818 824 856 871 903
      Fine Gael Lola O'Sullivan [*] 6.9%577580 582 694 730 733 792 857 864 883 895 1,143
      Fine Gael Hilary Quinlan [*] 6.8%566571 577 598 605 638 705 734 736 783 801  
      Fianna Fáil Pat Daly [*] 6.0%505505 506 517 526 530 538      
      Fianna Fáil Eamon Quinlan6.0%504507 517 523 547 564 601 795 799 843 876 983
      Sinn Féin David Lane5.6%472476 486 492 499 540 555 567 567 666   
      Workers' Party Davy Walsh [*] 4.9%409432 437 442 445 509 551 567 567    
      Labour Dee Jacques [*] 4.7%392404 416 431 445 473       
      Independent Pat Finnerty4.3%359361 365 380         
      Independent Dick Roche [*] 4.1%346365 384 385 391        
      Fine Gael Maxine Keoghan4.1%341348 350          
      Independent Jenna Keane1.7%145157           
      Independent Monica Melay1.2%103           
      Workers' Party Brian Hearne0.7%55           
      Electorate: 16,028  Valid: 8,368  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,196  Turnout: 8,498 (53%)  

        Waterford City East

        Waterford City East: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        Sinn Féin Pat Fitzgerald [*] 15.6%1,221           
        Independent Davy Daniels [*] 14.4%1,130           
        Fine Gael John Carey [*] 11.1%869888 892 895 923 925 941 975 976 1,109 1,138 
        Fianna Fáil Adam Wyse [*] 9.4%732745 751 761 822 834 971 1,028 1,030 1,084 1,165 
        Independent Mary Roche [*] 8.5%668680 694 731 740 792 834 949 952 1,025 1,167 
        Independent Eddie Mulligan7.7%601614 632 650 660 690 712 743 745 798 925 958
        Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy [*] 6.5%509512 515 526 527 534 544 608 610 777 831 847
        Independent Neil White5.1%405411 418 440 447 493 512 550 551 569   
        Fine Gael Tom Cunningham [*] 6.1%484484 487 489 494 497 509 545 546    
        Labour Jack Walsh [*] 3.3%376380 384 390 391 406 423      
        Fianna Fáil Liz Murphy3.1%241245 247 251 304 312       
        Fianna Fáil Eamon McGrath2.3%181185 185 190         
        People Before Profit Joan Quirke2.3%179195 211 220 222        
        Independent John Walsh1.8%141143 149          
        Direct Democracy Larry McCarthy1.1%8191           
        Electorate: 19,090  Valid: 7,824  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,118  Turnout: 7,918 (41.5%)  

          Waterford City South

          Waterford City South: 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Sinn Féin John Hearne [*] 18.7%1,347         
          Fine Gael John Cummins [*] 10.8%780788 797 802 807 824 862 908 911 1,089
          Sinn Féin Breda Brennan9.7%700871 877 902 932 970 1,028 1,085  
          Fianna Fáil Jason Murphy9.6%696712 719 721 725 737 763 827 833 889
          Independent Seán Reinhardt [*] 8.8%637671 683 692 722 761 811 882 887 972
          Independent Laurence (Cha) O'Neill [*] 8.5%615625 630 637 654 699 753 875 881 1,005
          Labour Seamus Ryan [*] 8.0%578587 591 593 603 618 636 659 661  
          Workers' Party Willy Moore6.9%500530 535 549 576 593 618 700 709 792
          Independent Tom Murphy6.5%467477 481 485 499 535 591    
          Independent Donal Barry4.3%308316 317 326 344 370     
          Independent David O'Brien3.3%237244 247 256 281      
          Independent Keith Nolan2.4%175183 187 199       
          Direct Democracy Gary Hogan1.5%111114 114        
          Independent Eddie Walsh1.0%7071         
          Electorate: 12,181  Valid: 7,221  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 1,032  Turnout: 7,360 (59.3%)  

            Changes

            Co-options

            PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
            Fianna Fáil Mary Butler ComeraghElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.15 March 2016Ray Murphy [2]
            Fine Gael John CareyWaterford City EastDeath. [3] 8 November 2018Sharon Carey
            Independent Mary RocheWaterford City EastResigned due to personal reasons.30 November 2018 Matt Shanahan

            Changes in affiliation

            NameLEAElected asNew affiliationDate
            Eddie MulliganWaterford City East Independent Fianna Fáil 12 November 2014 [4]

            References

            1. ↑ "Council - Your Councillors: Waterford City & County Council". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
            2. ↑ "Carrick-on-Suir man co-opted to Waterford council". Tipperary Live. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
            3. ↑ "Tributes to the Late John Carey". Munster Express. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
            4. ↑ "Mulligan joins FF". Munster Express. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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