2014 Wexford County Council election

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2014 Wexford County Council election
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  2009 23 May 2014 2019  

All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won1195
Seat change+6-1+5

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour People Before Profit Independent
Seats won216
Seat change-2+1+4

Wexford in Ireland.svg
Area of Wexford County Council

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 21 seats at the 2009 election. The town councils of Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross and the borough council of Wexford were all abolished. County Wexford was divided into three 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).

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Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin were the big winners in this election. Fianna Fáil also supplanted Fine Gael as the largest party but the additional seats helped to reduce the impact on the party as they only lost 1 seat. Labour lost half of their seats as Independents trebled their membership on the Council and People Before Profit won a seat.

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 11+615,03327.4
Fine Gael 9-113,47824.6
Sinn Féin 5+56,63812.1
Labour 2-24,6138.4
People Before Profit 1+19811.8
Éirígí 001,2314.4
Direct Democracy 001140.21
Independent 6+412,45320.5
Total34+1354,875100.0

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy: 8 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil James Browne 14.781,969       
Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen 13.601,812       
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy10.601,4121,457 1,466 1,492    
Fine Gael Paddy Kavanagh [*] 9.881,3161,359 1,383 1,414 1,528   
Fine Gael Kathleen Codd-Nolan [*] 9.751,2981,335 1,344 1,360 1,400 1,407 1,548 
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh [*] 8.331,1101,129 1,138 1,158 1,232 1,243 1,527 
Independent John O'Rourke6.37848880 957 1,186 1,224 1,226 1,344 1,358
Labour Martin Storey [*] 6.24831853 878 921 1,031 1,047   
Independent Jackser Owens6.03803832 922 1,022 1,066 1,068 1,181 1,196
Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh5.48730768 776 783 783    
Fianna Fáil Keith Doyle [*] 4.96660872 894 931 1,167 1,177 1,302 1,330
Independent Annette Moran3.98530542 601      
Electorate: 27,392  Valid: 13,319  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 1,480  Turnout: 13,498 (49%)  

    Gorey

    Gorey: 8 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne [*] 13.061,688           
    Sinn Féin Fionntán O Súilleabháin10.261,3261,337 1,348 1,400 1,419 1,447      
    Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan7.841,0131,059 1,066 1,079 1,102 1,124 1,166 1,196 1,297 1,322 1,617 
    Labour Bobby Ireton [*] 7.24935969 975 1,005 1,032 1,060 1,110 1,146 1,201 1,255 1,334 1,354
    Fine Gael John Hegarty [*] 7.07914939 940 943 956 968 1,027 1,041 1,064 1,170 1,217 1,227
    Fianna Fáil Pip Breen6.92894920 924 929 936 944 953 969 986 1,037 1,218 1,325
    Independent Mary Farrell6.88889898 917 949 984 1,068 1,086 1,183 1,401 1,452  
    Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe6.86886896 902 908 918 925 966 985 1,007 1,120 1,242 1,277
    Fine Gael Aine Lacy-O'Meara6.29813819 822 825 839 841 859 866 881 1,032 1,035 1,044
    Fianna Fáil Jack Redmond5.50711727 727 729 738 748 760 791 818 960   
    Fine Gael Michael Kinsella [*] 5.38695701 707 710 720 725 752 771 793    
    Éirígí Dominick Gaughan3.52455459 465 491 511 531 551      
    Independent Alan Molloy2.79361370 380 424 483 549 614 715     
    Fine Gael Darren Keegan2.63340360 369 375 388 418       
    Independent Owen Dunbar2.39309323 338 351 374        
    Independent Gavin Nugent2.23288295 305 324         
    Independent Cormac McManus2.16279282 292          
    Independent Ivan Kelly0.98127133           
    Electorate: 25,458  Valid: 12,923 (50.76%)  Spoilt: 203  Quota: 1,436  Turnout: 13,126 (52%)  

      New Ross

      New Ross: 8 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Independent Martin Murphy [*] 10.831,3731,386 1,406 1,430        
      Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan [*] 7.849941,016 1,041 1,053 1,054 1,099 1,116 1,208 1,236 1,296 1,376 1,388
      Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan7.44944950 959 968 968 978 1,003 1,023 1,040 1,349 1,364 1,369
      Sinn Féin Oisin O'Connell7.14906909 927 993 995 1,024 1,073 1,096 1,111 1,169 1,190 1,194
      Fine Gael Larry O'Brien [*] 7.03891904 943 952 953 980 1,009 1,059 1,274 1,306 1,519 
      Fianna Fáil John Fleming6.55831838 843 850 850 859 916 949 1,119 1,182 1,221 1,225
      Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris6.38809818 857 858 860 869 892 916 995 1,159 1,406 1,471
      Fianna Fáil Brian Wallace6.20786789 812 821 821 823 870 876 888 888   
      Éirígí John Dwyer6.12776786 794 855 855 920 960 1,035 1,053 1,073 1,101 1,102
      Independent Anthony Connick5.70723769 804 838 842 937 994 1,143 1,174 1,213 1,353 1,371
      Fine Gael Denis Kennedy [*] 5.36680691 717 725 725 734 765 795 795    
      Fine Gael Niamh Fitzgibbon4.71597632 655 670 670 721 740 796 932 945 945  
      Independent Victor Furness3.77478514 524 541 545 640 684      
      Independent Paddy Whitty3.65463470 486 515 518 536       
      Independent Bobby Dunphy3.03384431 457 510 513        
      People Before Profit Seamus O'Brien3.01382384 395          
      Labour Ollie Somers2.89366376           
      Independent Paul Crowdle2.37300           
      Electorate: 25,137  Valid: 12,683 (50.46%)  Spoilt: 238  Quota: 1,401  Turnout: 12,921 (51.40%)  

        Wexford

        Wexford: 10 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910111213141516
        Independent Ger Carthy12.111,932               
        Sinn Féin Anthony Kelly11.481,831               
        Labour George Lawlor [*] 9.921,582               
        Fianna Fáil Tony Dempsey [*] 9.051,4441,507              
        Fine Gael Frank Staples6.029601,001 1,003 1,007 1,009 1,010 1,017 1,019 1,083 1,089 1,141 1,200 1,234 1,350 1,402 1,451
        Fianna Fáil Fergie Kehoe6.0957995 1,016 1,033 1,048 1,094 1,137 1,193 1,220 1,270 1,322 1,352 1,390 1,479  
        Fine Gael Jim Moore [*] 5.79923982 984 992 1,001 1,004 1,017 1,026 1,096 1,104 1,162 1,240 1,293 1,514  
        Sinn Féin Mick Roche4.83763806 1,019 1,022 1,026 1,057 1,078 1,115 1,122 1,143 1,169 1,211 1,270 1,282 1,283 1,344
        Independent David Hynes3.89614642 669 679 681 691 726 783 801 885 932 954 1,028 1,080 1,081 1,258
        People Before Profit Deirdre Wadding3.76599617 636 640 641 698 765 798 813 860 880 929 1,025 1,043 1,043 1,195
        Independent Leonard Kelly3.13499517 528 532 533 547 578 599 617 662 691 704 781 811 811  
        Fine Gael Jim Allen3.0479492 495 505 506 509 522 529 586 598 686 710 730    
        Independent Jane Johnstone2.97474501 507 509 510 514 533 552 556 580 602 616     
        Labour Bernie Mullen2.82450484 487 502 508 502 525 537 550 566 583      
        Labour Joe Ryan2.82449457 461 491 491 500 519 533 564 593 628 756 792 853 862 970
        Fine Gael Mark Fenlon2.42386404 415 423 428 430 441 461 509 550       
        Fine Gael Sandra Lacey2.39381389 393 398 398 404 413 418         
        Independent Do Do Lawlor2.22354361 379 381 382 391 396          
        Green Danny Forde2.16344358 365 369 373 379           
        Independent Donal Fallon1.96313350 363 368 371 384 399 437 446        
        Direct Democracy David Lloyd0.71114116 120 121 121            
        Independent Paul O'Hanlon0.70112117 119 119 119            
        Electorate: 33,028  Valid: 15,950 (48.29%)  Spoilt: 237  Quota: 1,451  Turnout: 16,187 (49.01%)  

          Changes

          Co-options

          PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
          Fianna Fáil James Browne EnniscorthyElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 15 March 2016Willie Kavanagh
          Fianna Fáil Fergie KehoeWexfordDeath. 11 July 2016 Lisa McDonald
          People Before Profit Deirdre WaddingWexfordResigned her seat citing mental health caused stress. November 2017Tony Walsh
          Sinn Féin Anthony KellyWexfordResigned due to ill-health. 2 January 2018Thomas Forde
          Sinn Féin Oisin O'ConnellNew RossResigned citing family and work pressures. January 2019Marie Doyle
          Independent Martin MurphyNew RossResignation. 9 March 2019Vacant.


          Sources

          "Wexford County Council". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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