2019 Kilkenny County Council election

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2019 Kilkenny County Council election
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All 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1192
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
2019 Kilkenny County Council Election Map.svg
Results by local electoral Area

An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).

Contents

Boundary review

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections. [1] [2]

Overview

Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent who also contested the Ireland South European Parliament constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 11Increase2.svg115,89541.11Increase2.svg3.91
Fine Gael 9Increase2.svg212,41032.10Increase2.svg2.20
Labour 2Steady2.svg2,9157.54Decrease2.svg3.66
Green 1Steady2.svg1,4853.84Increase2.svg0.34
Sinn Féin 0Decrease2.svg32,4586.36Decrease2.svg3.54
People Before Profit 0Steady2.svg2310.60New
Independent 1Steady2.svg3,2708.46Increase2.svg1.26
Total24Steady2.svg38,664100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Callan–Thomastown

Callan–Thomastown: 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fianna Fáil Peter "Chap" Cleere [*] 17.85%1,945      
Fianna Fáil Matt Doran [*] 16.88%1,839      
Fine Gael Patrick O'Neill [*] 12.84%1,3991,436 1,452 1,456 1,482 1,515 1,581
Fine Gael Michael Doyle [*] 12.65%1,3781,490 1,496 1,504 1,528 1,567 
Fine Gael Joe Lyons9.56%1,0421,047 1,146 1,152 1,220 1,330 1,388
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Cullen7.91%8621,020 1,095 1,116 1,151 1,234 1,426
Independent Breda Gardner [*] 7.54%821851 863 886 997 1,070 1,315
Sinn Féin David Kennedy [*] 6.68%728746 759 768 789 838  
Independent Trish Finegan3.35%365369 392 406    
Independent John Kelly3.32%362380 392 445 511   
Independent Michael McGrath1.04%113116 118     
Independent John Carroll0.38%4144 46     
Electorate: 19,643  Valid: 10,895  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 1,557  Turnout: 11,077 (56.39%)  

    Castlecomer

    Castlecomer: 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick [*] 22.21%2,249    
    Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh [*] 16.66%1,687    
    Fianna Fáil Michael McCarthy [*] 15.71%1,591    
    Fine Gael John Brennan11.74%1,1891,413 1,493  
    Labour Denis Hynes [a] 10.84%1,0981,175 1,190 1,201 1,403
    Fianna Fáil Michael Delaney9.73%9851,340 1,416 1,520 
    Fine Gael Pat O'Neill8.09%819911 964 980 1,049
    Sinn Féin Joseph Kavanagh5.01%507561 577 590  
    Electorate: 19,146  Valid: 10,125  Spoilt: 233  Quota: 1,447  Turnout: 10,358 (54.1%)  

      Kilkenny

      Kilkenny: 7 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Fianna Fáil Andrew McGuinness [*] 19.40%1,860          
      Green Malcolm Noonan [*] [a] 15.49%1,485          
      Fianna Fáil Joe Malone [*] 13.26%1,271          
      Fine Gael David Fitzgerald [*] 12.01%1,1511,236         
      Independent Eugene McGuinness8.62%826922 932 935 944 965 1,030 1,033 1,075 1,095 1,141
      Fianna Fáil John Coonan7.28%698929 963 967 991 1,005 1,039 1,053 1,076 1,129 1,230
      Sinn Féin Sean Tyrrell [†] 5.72%548616 632 641 649 666 689 691 760 813 836
      Fine Gael Martin Brett [a] 5.00%479550 592 592 602 617 650 662 676 774 955
      Fine Gael Orla Kelly3.22%309327 370 370 373 382 404 407 431   
      Labour Andrea Cleere3.14%301325 382 384 387 411 426 428 495 582  
      Independent Luke O'Connor2.46%236252 266 273 284 301      
      People Before Profit Stephanie Hanlon2.41%231258 298 300 302 349 370 371    
      Independent Enya Kennedy1.68%161184 210 216 218       
      Independent Noel Gerard Walsh0.32%3133 37         
      Electorate: 19,337  Valid: 9,587  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,199  Turnout: 9,742 (50.38%)  

        Piltown

        Piltown: 5 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy [*] 19.60%1,579     
        Labour Tomás Breathnach [*] 18.82%1,516     
        Fine Gael Fidelis Doherty [*] 13.14%1,0591,118 1,145 1,147 1,284 1,356
        Fianna Fáil Eamon Aylward [*] 12.57%1,0131,065 1,106 1,112 1,164 1,432
        Fianna Fáil Ger Frisby [*] 12.04%970984 1,010 1,017 1,143 1,246
        Sinn Féin Grace Doyle8.38%675690 720 730 859 950
        Fianna Fáil Rob Duggan7.60%612667 681 686 714  
        Fine Gael John Hayes3.96%319345 363 365   
        Independent Melissa O'Neill [*] 2.89%233241 253 291   
        Independent Alan Curran1.01%8188 93    
        Electorate: 16,125  Valid: 8,057  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,343  Turnout: 8,187 (50.77%)  

          Footnotes

          1. 1 2 3 See change below.

          Results by gender

          2019 Kilkenny County Council election [7] [8]
          Candidates by gender
          GenderNumber of
          candidates          		% of
          candidates          		Elected
          councillors          		% of
          councillors
          Men3375.0%2187.5%
          Women1125.0%312.5%
          TOTAL44 24 

          Changes after 2019

          Co-options

          PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
          Green Malcolm Noonan KilkennyElected to the 33rd Dáil for Carlow–Kilkenny at the 2020 general election [9] [10] 24 February 2020Maria Dollard [11]


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          Sources

          References

          1. ↑ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 52–55, 149. ISBN   978-1-4064-2990-9 . Retrieved 8 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
          2. ↑ County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 ( S.I. No. 621 of 2018 ). Signed on 19 December 2018by John Paul Phelan , Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government . Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland . Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 May 2019.
          3. ↑ "Local Election 2019 — Callan–Thomastown LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          4. ↑ "Local Election 2019 — Castlecomer LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          5. ↑ "Local Election 2019 — Kilkenny LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          6. ↑ "Local Election 2019 — Piltown LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          7. ↑ Matthews, Sam (27 May 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Kilkenny County Council: Brother of high-profile FF TD elected on 11th count". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
          8. ↑ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
          9. ↑ Tracey, Michael (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Carlow-Kilkenny results: Green Party's Malcolm Noonan takes final seat". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          10. ↑ "Election 2020: Carlow–Kilkenny". The Irish Times . Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          11. ↑ "Disability rights campaigner 'honoured' to fill vacant Green seat on Kilkenny Council". Kilkenny Now. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
          12. ↑ "Kilkenny county councillor leaves Labour to join Sinn Féin". KCLR 96FM. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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