Carlow County Council election, 2014

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Carlow County Council election, 2014
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  2009 23 May 20142019 

All 18 seats to Carlow County Council

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won653
Seat change -4 +1 +3

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Party Independent
Seats won22
Seat change -3 -

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Map showing the area of Carlow County Council

Cathaoirleach before election

Des Hurley
Lab

Subsequent Cathaoirleach

Fergal Browne
FG

An election to Carlow County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 18 councillors were elected from two electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. Ahead of the 2014 election Carlow was redrawn into two electoral areas, a reduction in three from five, and the number of councillors was reduced to 18, from a previous total of 21. Carlow Town Council and Muinebheag Town Council were both abolished.

Carlow County Council

Carlow County Council is the authority responsible for local government in County Carlow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (Chairperson). The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Kathleen Holohan. The county town is Carlow town.

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While Fine Gael remained the largest party after the election, in terms of seats though not in terms of vote share, they lost two fifths of their councillors. Their colleagues in Government, the Labour Party, lost three fifths of their councillors being reduced to just 2 seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat to return 5 members and reported a higher vote than Fine Gael but the big winners were Sinn Féin who won 3 seats to supplant Labour as the traditional third largest party.

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael 6-45,80827.0%
Fianna Fáil 5+16,20728.9%
Sinn Féin 3+32,72312.7%
Labour Party 2-32,83013.2%
Independent 2-3,01014%
Totals18-3100%

Results by Electoral Area

Carlow

Carlow - 10 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13Count 14Count 15
Fianna Fáil Jennifer Murnane O'Connor *† 13.041,530              
Fianna Fáil John Pender* 11.541,354              
Sinn Féin John Cassin 9.181,077              
Fine Gael Brian O'Donoghue 8.68 1,0181,025 1,073            
Fianna Fáil Fintan Phelan 8.62 1,0111,128             
Sinn Féin Jim Deane 7.18 842878 9009029089099179409619811,0421,174   
Fianna Fáil Ann Ahern née Long*†† 5.76 676769 8278528538548588738749169619819871,0071,063
Independent Walter Lacey* 5.39 632680 6896966976977087387938528949711,0131,0391,116
Labour Party William Paton* 5.20 610617 6946956956976997047127387948188281,0221,046
Fine Gael Fergal Browne * 4.64 544563 575578578578579583610621654662664728912
Fine Gael Wayne Fennell* 3.87 454468 472475475475475479494502529537537552 
Fine Gael Tom O'Neill* 3.52 413436 439444445445446454461489522532533568686
Fine Gael Kathy Walsh 3.11 365369 401401401402404409412415429436439  
Anti-Austerity Alliance Ned Costigan 2.47 290301 306307308309315366385391402    
Labour Party Caroline Townsend* 2.40 281309 317323323323325331337391     
Labour Party Des Hurley* 1.90 223256 258260260260265270282282     
Independent Declan Alcock 1.64 192202 206209209209216224       
Direct Democracy Saoire O'Brien 1.41 166173 175177177177182        
Independent Pat Finnerty 0.27 3233 3333333333        
Independent Conor Dowling 0.19 2227 2829292929        
Electorate: 23,431  Valid: 11,732 (50.07%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 1,067  Turnout: 11,871 (50.66%)

    Muinebheag

    Muinebheag - 8 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
    Independent Charlie Murphy* 14.141,377           
    Fine Gael Tommy Kinsella* 11.601,130           
    Labour Party Willie Quinn* 10.66 1,0381,066 1,083         
    Sinn Féin Andy Gladney 8.26 804825 8278408588859269741,176   
    Fianna Fáil Arthur McDonald* 8.09 788803 8068098518631,0181,0321,0811,099  
    Fine Gael Michael Doran* 7.90 769775 7777908058148388829399499501,107
    Fine Gael John Murphy* 5.79 564610 619630634683686751756760760827
    Fine Gael Denis Foley* 5.66 551564 570578620629664683727747752824
    Fianna Fáil P.J. Kavanagh 5.05 492536 538566567598634668701711712777
    Labour Party Jim Townsend* 4.73 461474 475486516554586639678698701 
    Anti-Austerity Alliance Christy Cormac 4.49 437447 448459481492523586    
    Fianna Fáil David O'Brien 3.66 356367 368376399407      
    Independent Matthew English-Hayden 3.42 333356 357390395       
    Independent Billy Nolan 2.68 261303 304322324324      
    Labour Party Ken Hickey 2.23 217220 220222        
    Independent Liam Foley 1.37 133150 151         
    Independent Pat Finnerty 0.29 2830 30         
    Electorate: 17,599  Valid: 9,739 (55.46%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 1,083  Turnout: 9,878 (56.26%)

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        Changes since 2014

        Preceded by
        Carlow County Council election, 2009
        Carlow County Council elections Succeeded by
        Carlow County Council election, 2019