2019 Meath County Council election

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2019 Meath County Council election
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All 40 seats on Meath County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won12123
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 5
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Social Democrats Aontú
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1
2019 Meath County Council Election Map.svg
Results by local electoral area

An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Meath was divided into 6 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 the recommendations of the 2018 LEA boundary review committee, the LEAs used at the 2014 Meath County Council election were adjusted to reflect population changes revealed by the 2016 census. [1] The boundary committee recommended that Navan be designated a borough district. This was implemented in the initial statutory instrument, but was reversed as being contrary to Local Government Act 2001. [2]

Overview

Fine Gael lost 1 seat but remained the largest party with 12 seats but with an increased vote share. Fianna Fáil gained 2 seats to return with 12 seats also but their vote share reduced compared to 2014. Sinn Féin lost 5 seats and was reduced to having representation solely in Ashbourne, Kells and Navan. One of the Sinn Féin losses in Navan was to Emer Tóibín of Aontú, a sister of Peadar Tóibín TD. Through Annie Hoey, Labour regained a seat on the council in Laytown–Bettystown, and in Trim Ronan Moore won a seat for the Social Democrats. The number of Independent councillors increased from 9 to 10.

Sharon Keogan was elected in both the Ashbourne LEA and the Laytown–Bettystown LEA, becoming the first woman in Ireland elected to two electoral areas. [3] She initially objected to being required to choose one of two seats, [3] but later chose Laytown–Bettystown. [4]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 12Decrease2.svg120,54929.58Increase2.svg6.76
Fianna Fáil 12Increase2.svg217,56025.28Decrease2.svg2.40
Sinn Féin 3Decrease2.svg56,8459.85Decrease2.svg8.32
Aontú 1Increase2.svg13,3614.84New
Labour 1Increase2.svg11,7102.46Decrease2.svg2.68
Social Democrats 1Increase2.svg11,5332.21New
Green 0Steady2.svg6140.88Increase2.svg0.63
Workers' Party 0Steady2.svg3300.48Increase2.svg0.11
Direct Democracy 0Steady2.svg2410.35Decrease2.svg0.05
People Before Profit 0Steady2.svg1640.24Decrease2.svg0.29
Independent 10Increase2.svg116,55223.83Decrease2.svg0.77
Total40Steady2.svg69,459100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Ashbourne

Ashbourne: 6 seats [5] [6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Independent Joe Bonner [*] 21.66%2,170        
Fine Gael Alan Tobin [*] 15.62%1,565        
Independent Sharon Keogan [*] [lower-alpha 1] 11.78%1,1801,269 1,277 1,292 1,306 1,395 1,415 1,543 
Fine Gael Suzanne Jamal [*] 11.73%1,1751,239 1,258 1,328 1,336 1,479   
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey [†] 8.15%8171,019 1,060 1,132 1,151 1,167 1,176 1,256 1,357
Fianna Fáil Lisa Mellor7.20%721738 740 790 795 889 896 955 1,005
Aontú Joseph Tuite5.22%523562 566 583 590 613 617   
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke [*] [lower-alpha 1] 5.00%501573 581 592 836 847 848 950 1,148
Social Democrats Paul Nolan4.00%401546 569 574 611 621 627 668  
Fine Gael John Stillman3.88%389414 430 435 439     
Sinn Féin Aisling O'Neill3.10%311378 387 389      
Fianna Fáil Sarah-Jane Reilly2.65%266284 287       
Electorate: 21,081  Valid: 10,019  Spoilt: 196  Quota: 1,432  Turnout: 10,215  

    Kells

    Kells: 7 seats [7] [8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Seán Drew [*] 14.06%1,996       
    Fine Gael Sarah Reilly [*] 13.85%1,966       
    Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke [*] [lower-alpha 1] 11.82%1,6781,685 1,693 1,724 1,748 1,796  
    Fine Gael Eugene Cassidy [*] 9.95%1,4131,421 1,463 1,470 1,514 1,547 1,569 1,792
    Independent David Gilroy [*] 7.87%1,1181,122 1,133 1,171 1,234 1,340 1,357 1,493
    Fianna Fáil Paul McCabe7.46%1,0591,109 1,125 1,141 1,195 1,251 1,353 1,546
    Fianna Fáil Mike Bray7.18%1,0201,070 1,088 1,096 1,132 1,178 1,384 1,458
    Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher [*] 7.02%9971,013 1,019 1,071 1,120 1,216 1,235  
    Fine Gael Peter Farrelly6.83%9701,000 1,061 1,083 1,136 1,177 1,347 1,410
    Fianna Fáil Oliver Fox4.92%698711 716 716 727 761   
    Aontú Peter Devin4.03%572580 586 609 648    
    Labour Aaron Byrne2.68%380402 414 490     
    Workers' Party Séamus McDonagh2.32%330343 349      
    Electorate: 26,262  Valid: 14,197  Spoilt: 250  Quota: 1,775  Turnout: 14,447  

      Laytown–Bettystown

      Laytown–Bettystown: 7 seats [9] [10]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Independent Sharon Keogan [*] [lower-alpha 1] 17.80%2,039          
      Fine Gael Sharon Tolan [*] 15.49%1,774          
      Fine Gael Paddy Meade [*] 12.71%1,455          
      Fianna Fáil Wayne Harding [*] 10.44%1,1961,228 1,236 1,240 1,251 1,257 1,265 1,270 1,287 1,301 1,451
      Labour Annie Hoey [lower-alpha 1] 9.54%1,0931,172 1,268 1,279 1,282 1,294 1,324 1,397 1,435  
      Fianna Fáil Stephen McKee [*] 8.93%1,0231,264 1,296 1,299 1,300 1,311 1,314 1,319 1,358 1,413 1,471
      Fianna Fáil Tom Behan7.52%861892 970 971 972 975 983 1,013 1,025 1,123 1,164
      Sinn Féin Eimear Ferguson [*] 5.03%576633 667 668 669 776 816 846 915 971 1,038
      Aontú Peter Whelan3.29%377403 409 416 420 430 440 446 474 529  
      Independent Tom Kelly [*] 2.40%275322 365 376 377 382 395 407 440   
      Direct Democracy Anthony Connor2.10%241270 274 280 280 293 315 347    
      Social Democrats Rob Corr1.44%165177 198 200 200 202 232     
      People Before Profit William Lacey1.43%164178 192 196 196 199      
      Sinn Féin Fergal O'Byrne1.41%162187 190 192 193       
      Independent Patrick Smith0.45%5165 68         
      Electorate: 25,236  Valid: 11,452  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 1,432  Turnout: 11,653  
        Navan: 7 seats [11] [12]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly [*] 12.79%1,330          
        Aontú Emer Tóibín12.37%1,2861,289 1,306        
        Independent Francis Deane [*] 11.11%1,1551,161 1,173 1,187 1,250 1,273 1,303    
        Sinn Féin Eddie Fennessy [†] 9.51%989990 999 1,002 1,019 1,029 1,044 1,095 1,433  
        Fianna Fáil Padraig Fitzsimons [†] 9.42%979987 989 1,032 1,058 1,122 1,139 1,185 1,220 1,238 1,316
        Independent Alan Lawes8.76%911912 924 925 932 974 978 1,034 1,087 1,141 1,214
        Fine Gael Yemi Adenuga6.16%640641 649 665 684 707 781 806 867 881 1,225
        Green Séamus McMenamin5.91%614615 670 686 696 707 723 761 803 839 942
        Sinn Féin Sinéad Burke [*] 5.41%562563 571 575 594 602 609 651    
        Fine Gael Ross Kelly5.30%551552 560 573 590 628 714 756 794 805  
        Independent Wayne Forde [*] 3.06%318319 324 330 353 361 370     
        Fine Gael Karen Byrne2.58%268268 270 276 285 291      
        Independent Stephen Ball2.23%232233 239 245        
        Fianna Fáil Jenny McHugh2.18%227229 230 266 269       
        Fianna Fáil Madeleine Thornton1.70%177180 182         
        Social Democrats Amy McGrath1.52%158158          
        Electorate: 23,167  Valid: 10,397  Spoilt: 195  Quota: 1,300  Turnout: 10,592  

          Ratoath

          Ratoath: 7 seats [13] [14]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Fianna Fáil Damien O'Reilly [*] [lower-alpha 1] 17.52%2,198      
          Independent Gillian Toole [*] 15.72%1,972      
          Independent Brian Fitzgerald [*] 14.43%1,810      
          Independent Nick Killian [*] 12.35%1,5491,598     
          Fine Gael Gerry O'Connor [*] 9.76%1,2241,259 1,339 1,384 1,408 1,470 1,542
          Fine Gael Maria Murphy [*] 9.28%1,1641,366 1,386 1,430 1,469 1,635 
          Independent Seán Henry5.48%688805 832 878 947 970 1,118
          Fianna Fáil Deirdre Geraghty-Smith4.62%579744 831 873 940 1,071 1,304
          Independent Fergus O'Riordan3.83%481496 594 609 710 790  
          Fine Gael Bee Flanagan3.52%442456 517 548 567   
          Sinn Féin Maria Uí Ruairc3.48%437469 499 517 567   
          Electorate: 25,803  Valid: 12,544  Spoilt: 221  Quota: 1,569  Turnout: 12,765  

            Trim

            Trim: 6 seats [15] [16]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Fine Gael Noel French [*] 27.23%2,954     
            Fine Gael Joe Fox [*] 14.47%1,570     
            Fianna Fáil Aisling Dempsey10.25%1,1121,385 1,447 1,567  
            Fine Gael Niamh Souhan9.48%1,0291,271 1,321 1,397 1,436 1,508
            Fianna Fáil Vera Kelly8.02%870931 948 1,085 1,148 1,193
            Social Democrats Ronan Moore 7.46%809996 1,050 1,064 1,143 1,402
            Sinn Féin Caroline Lynch [*] 5.82%632776 799 817 923  
            Independent Trevor Golden [*] 5.56%603845 886 923 1,138 1,332
            Aontú Des Doran5.56%603703 719 725   
            Fianna Fáil Sinéad Geraghty3.97%431470 494    
            Labour Tracy McElhinney2.18%237352     
            Electorate: 25,574  Valid: 10,850  Spoilt: 222  Quota: 1,551  Turnout: 11,072  

              Footnotes

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

              Results by gender

              2019 Meath County Council election [17] [18]
              Candidates by gender
              GenderNumber of
              candidates              		 % of
              candidates              		Elected
              councillors              		 % of
              councillors
              Men5064.1%2767.5%
              Women2835.9%1332.5%
              TOTAL78 40 

              Changes after 2019

              Co-options

              PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
              Independent Sharon Keogan AshbourneElected for two areas; chose to sit for Laytown–Bettystown [3] June 2019Amanda Smith [19] [4]
              Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke AshbourneElected to the 33rd Dáil for Meath East at the 2020 general election [20] [21] February 2020Aisling Ó Néill [22]
              Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke KellsElected to the 33rd Dáil for Meath West at the 2020 general election [23] [24] February 2020Michael Gallagher [22]
              Independent Sharon Keogan Laytown–BettystownElected to the 26th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel at the 2020 Seanad election [25] [26] June 2020Geraldine Keogan [27]
              Labour Annie Hoey Laytown–BettystownElected to the 26th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel at the 2020 Seanad election [25] 8 June 2020Elaine McGinty [28]
              Sinn Féin Aisling Ó NéilAshbourneWork Commitments [29] June 2023Helen Meyer [30]
              Fianna Fáil Damien O'ReillyRatoathDeath of councillorSeptember 2023Caroline O’Reilly [31]

              Changes in affiliation

              NameLEAElected asNew affiliationDate
              Noel FrenchTrim Fine Gael Independent September 2023 [32]
              Joe BonnerAshbourne Independent Independent Ireland May 2024

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