2019 Fingal County Council election

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2019 Fingal County Council election
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  2014 24 May 2019 2024  

All 40 seats on Fingal County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won876
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Green Sinn Féin Social Democrats
Seats won542
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party Solidarity Inds. 4 Change Independent
Seats won116
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4

2019 Fingal County Council Election Map.svg
Results by Local Electoral Area

Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

Council control after election

Fianna Fáil
Labour Party
Green Party
Independent

An election to all 40 seats on Fingal County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of 2019 Irish local elections. Fingal was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of officeon the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Contents

Boundary changes

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections. [1] [2] Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, breached by four of Fingal's five 2014 LEAs. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Overview

Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party with 8 seats a net gain of 1 seat. The party won 2 seats in each of Swords and Rush–Lusk. Following boundary changes with Brian Dennehy having transferred to Rush–Lusk, the party emerged seatless in Balbriggan, however. Fine Gael also increased their seat numbers by 1 to 7 but failed to win a seat in Swords for another election as well as Rush–Lusk. Labour gained 2 seats to return with 6 seats in total. The Green Party gained 3 seats in Balbriggan, Ongar and Swords to increase their numbers to 5. Cian O'Callaghan and Paul Mulville had joined the Social Democrats in the years pre-election and both retained their seats. Sinn Féin lost 2 seats overall in Balbriggan and in Howth-Malahide. The party fared much better in the LEAs that make up the Dublin West constituency than Dubin Fingal and just took the last seat in Swords. Solidarity had a very poor election in a former heartland returning with just 1 seat.

Punam Rane, elected for Fine Gael in Blanchardstown–Mulhuddart, became Ireland's first Indian-born councillor. [3] The Green gains included a 20-year-old student, Daniel Whooley, elected in Ongar. [3]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 8Increase2.svg113,67717.25Decrease2.svg0.67
Fine Gael 7Increase2.svg113,41816.93Increase2.svg2.24
Labour 6Increase2.svg210,44913.18Increase2.svg1.87
Green 5Increase2.svg311,15414.07Increase2.svg8.96
Sinn Féin 4Decrease2.svg27,2029.08Decrease2.svg5.51
Social Democrats 2Increase2.svg24,6835.91New
Solidarity 1Decrease2.svg32,8913.65Decrease2.svg4.36
Inds. 4 Change 1Increase2.svg11,3041.64New
Aontú 0Steady2.svg1,7432.20New
People Before Profit 0Decrease2.svg12630.33Decrease2.svg1.47
Independent 6Decrease2.svg412,47415.73Decrease2.svg9.69
Total40Steady2.svg79,278100.00

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^  †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

Balbriggan

Balbriggan: 5 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Independent Tony Murphy [*] 17.74%1,881        
Green Joe O'Brien [a] 14.64%1,5521,560 1,587 1,612 1,679 1,717 1,792  
Labour Seána Ó Rodaigh [a] 12.28%1,3021,307 1,314 1,325 1,358 1,382 1,431 1,538 1,687
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary [] 11.46%1,2151,219 1,224 1,256 1,261 1,272 1,308 1,324 1,609
Independent Gráinne Maguire [*] 10.95%1,1611,206 1,272 1,289 1,346 1,391 1,502 1,646 1,825
Sinn Féin Malachy Quinn [*] 9.30%986998 1,048 1,055 1,082 1,109 1,141 1,246 1,287
Fine Gael Sam O'Connor5.90%626637 647 700 720 748 828 876  
Fianna Fáil Niall Keady4.00%424432 444 453 461 487    
Solidarity Carah Daniel3.88%411415 435 449 490 573 600   
Social Democrats Garrett Mullan2.75%292297 309 320      
People Before Profit Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor2.48%263265 271 340      
Fine Gael Okezie Emuaga2.39%253255 264       
Independent Martin Hughes2.24%237244        
Electorate: 23,553  Valid: 10,603  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 1,768  Turnout: 10,821 (45.94%)  

    Blanchardstown–Mulhuddart

    BlanchardstownMulhuddart: 5 seats [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Mary Elizabeth McCamley [*] 17.81%888       
    Sinn Féin Breda Hanaphy12.24%610614 619 679 716 739 1,041 
    Fine Gael Punam Rane11.07%552569 582 603 637 762 793 806
    Solidarity John Burtchaell10.75%536541 546 601 652 677 732 818
    Fianna Fáil Freddie Cooper [a] 10.07%502508 511 526 554 647 667 685
    Independent Robert Loughlin8.91%444445 455 478 538 551 563 595
    Sinn Féin Damien Bissett8.37%417421 428 450 471 484   
    Fianna Fáil JK Onwumereh6.88%343350 356 370 399    
    Aontú Sinéad Moore6.14%306311 319 363     
    Independent Lorna Nolan [*] 5.98%298304 319      
    Independent Marius Marosan0.96%4849       
    Independent Aran Smeallie0.82%4142       
    Electorate: 17,132  Valid: 4,985  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 831  Turnout: 5,186 (30.27%)  

      Castleknock

      Castleknock: 6 seats [6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Green Roderic O'Gorman [*] [a] 27.25%3,731       
      Fine Gael Emer Currie [a] 15.99%2,189       
      Fine Gael Ted Leddy [*] 11.29%1,5461,928 2,082     
      Fianna Fáil Howard Mahony [] 11.01%1,5071,621 1,638 1,661 1,678 2,117  
      Labour John Walsh9.03%1,2371,944 1,970     
      Aontú Edward MacManus6.64%9091,008 1,016 1,027 1,091 1,143 1,180 1,351
      Sinn Féin Natalie Treacy [*] 6.36%871948 950 950 1,156 1,192 1,200 1,654
      Solidarity Sandra Kavanagh [*] 5.25%719941 948 952 1,028 1,061 1,080  
      Fianna Fáil Mags Murray [*] 4.23%579671 684 710 728    
      Sinn Féin Ryan Fitzgerald1.92%263303 306 309     
      Independent Kevin Mullally1.04%142183 185 187     
      Electorate: 32,220  Valid: 13,693  Spoilt: 274  Quota: 1,957  Turnout: 13,967 (43.35%)  

        Howth–Malahide

        HowthMalahide: 7 seats [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien [*] 18.06%3,561  
        Green David Healy [*] 17.35%3,422  
        Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan [*] [a] 13.78%2,717  
        Labour Brian McDonagh [*] 13.03%2,569  
        Independent Jimmy Guerin [*] 11.34%2,2372,586 
        Fine Gael Aoibhinn Tormey10.46%2,0642,325 2,725
        Fine Gael Anthony Lavin [*] 9.55%1,8832,233 2,441
        Sinn Féin Daire Ní Laoi [*] 4.90%9661,041 1,210
        Independent Tom Daly1.54%304364 543
        Electorate: 43,919  Valid: 19,723  Spoilt: 656  Quota: 2,466  Turnout: 20,379 (46.40%)  

          Ongar

          Ongar: 5 seats [8]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly [*] [a] 21.22%1,594        
          Independent Tania Doyle [] 15.00%1,1271,169 1,197 1,218 1,271    
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt11.57%869894 905 917 947 949 991 1,048 1,144
          Fine Gael Kieran Dennison [*] 8.93%671682 701 709 737 737 895 991 1,111
          Solidarity Matt Waine [] 8.87%666694 713 762 850 855 877 908 1,029
          Green Daniel Whooley8.79%660677 695 798 827 828 857 977 1,116
          Aontú Gerard Sheehan7.03%528537 552 576 599 606 647 698  
          Labour Elaine Carmel Dooley4.61%346360 370 403 434 436 479   
          Fine Gael Jagan Muttumula4.49%337343 400 417 426 428    
          Social Democrats Aengus Ó Maoláin4.03%303312 318       
          Sinn Féin Marian Buckley2.54%191370 376 391      
          Independent Ramesh Racherla2.48%186188        
          Independent Raghu Nath Narayanam0.44%3333        
          Electorate: 20,665  Valid: 7,511  Spoilt: 195  Quota: 1,252  Turnout: 7,766 (37.58%)  

            Rush–Lusk

            RushLusk: 5 seats [9]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            Labour Robert O'Donoghue [] 18.65%1,982         
            Fianna Fáil Adrian Henchy [*] 13.09%1,3911,397 1,411 1,428 1,441 1,451 1,474 1,498 1,653 1,748
            Fianna Fáil Brian Dennehy [*] 11.73%1,2471,279 1,288 1,313 1,373 1,422 1,460 1,495 1,534 1,658
            Independent Cathal Boland [] 8.92%948963 999 1,036 1,074 1,142 1,211 1,292 1,320 1,628
            Social Democrats Paul Mulville [*] 8.19%871883 894 923 936 998 1,085 1,270 1,362 1,435
            Fine Gael Jim Monks7.21%766787 808 814 830 841 868 908 1,095  
            Labour Corina Johnston7.03%747794 806 832 843 879 909 1,046 1,195 1,303
            Fine Gael Bob Dowling6.12%651659 670 685 692 706 712 748   
            Green Maria Salahovs4.77%507527 534 548 583 630 712    
            Sinn Féin Noeleen O'Hagan4.16%442453 459 468 485 515     
            Independent Roslyn Fuller 3.04%323336 348 381 438      
            Independent Sandra Sweetman2.72%289306 320 347       
            Independent Glenn Brady2.23%237243 274        
            Independent Davin Browne1.19%126127         
            Independent Eóin Corcoran0.97%103104         
            Electorate: 23,611  Valid: 10,630  Spoilt: 296  Quota: 1,772  Turnout: 10,926 (46.28%)  

              Swords

              Swords: 7 seats [10]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567891011121314
              Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler [*] 18.94%2,298             
              Inds. 4 Change Dean Mulligan10.75%1,3041,338 1,342 1,352 1,393 1,434 1,490 1,553      
              Green Ian Carey10.57%1,2821,363 1,363 1,383 1,393 1,408 1,516 1,695      
              Labour Duncan Smith [a] 9.83%1,1931,259 1,260 1,339 1,347 1,375 1,406 1,461 1,494 1,497 1,576   
              Independent Joe Newman [*] 8.94%1,0851,163 1,171 1,175 1,213 1,222 1,263 1,292 1,305 1,312 1,456 1,477 1,662 
              Fianna Fáil Brigid Manton7.88%9561,231 1,232 1,243 1,254 1,273 1,326 1,359 1,372 1,375 1,439 1,449 1,509 1,521
              Fine Gael Helen Dunne5.65%685740 743 751 755 760 804 854 864 867 911 923 982 994
              Solidarity Eugene Coppinger [*] 4.61%559588 592 595 608 621 670 740 776 788 841 849   
              Independent Paul Uzo4.18%507551 555 560 570 589 628 645 656 661     
              Social Democrats Tracey Carey4.12%500531 534 551 558 561 598        
              Independent Duane Michael Browne3.96%481518 524 534 553 561         
              Sinn Féin Ann Graves [] 3.91%475488 490 499 513 733 758 790 801 804 852 853 1,046 1,080
              Sinn Féin Lorraine O'Connell3.19%387396 401 407 409          
              Labour Yulia Ghumman1.52%185199 199            
              Independent James Fitzpatrick1.52%184198 202 205           
              Independent Fergal O'Connell0.43%5253             
              Electorate: 31,854  Valid: 12,133  Spoilt: 431  Quota: 1,517  Turnout: 12,564 (39.44%)  

                Footnotes

                1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 See change below.

                Results by gender

                2019 Fingal County Council election [3] [11]
                Candidates by gender
                GenderNumber of
                candidates
                 % of
                candidates
                Elected
                councillors
                 % of
                councillors
                Men6168.5%2972.5%
                Women2831.5%1127.5%
                TOTAL89 40 

                Changes after 2019

                PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
                Green Joe O'Brien [12] [13] BalbrigganElected to the 32nd Dáil for Dublin Fingal at the 2019 by-election 25 January 2020 [14] Karen Power
                Green Roderic O'Gorman CastleknockElected to the 33rd Dáil for Dublin West at the 2020 general election [15] [16] 25 February 2020Pamela Conroy [17]
                Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan Howth–MalahideElected to the 33rd Dáil for Dublin Bay North at the 2020 general election [18] [19] 25 February 2020Joan Hopkins [17]
                Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly OngarElected to the 33rd Dáil for Dublin West at the 2020 general election [15] [16] [20] 25 February 2020Aaron O'Rourke [17]
                Labour Duncan Smith SwordsElected to the 33rd Dáil for Dublin Fingal at the 2020 general election [21] [22] 25 February 2020James Humphreys [17]
                Fine Gael Emer Currie Castleknock Nominated by the Taoiseach to the 26th Seanad on 27 June 2020June 2020Siobhan Shovlin
                Fianna Fáil Freddie CooperBlanchardstown–MulhuddartDeath on 29 June 2021 [23] 11 October 2021 [24] John-Kingsley Onwumereh
                Sinn Féin Aaron O'RourkeOngarResignation [25] 16 March 2022Angela Donnelly
                Labour Seána Ó RodaighBalbrigganResignation12 June 2023 [26] Brendan Ryan
                Green Daniel WhooleyOngarResignation23 January 2024 [27] Michelle Griffin
                Fine Gael Punam RaneBlanchardstown–MulhuddartResignationFebruary 2024Steve O'Reilly [28]

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