2014 Laois County Council election

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2014 Laois County Council election
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  2009 23 May 2014 2019  

All 19 seats to Laois County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won762
Seat change-1-6+1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won13
Seat change--

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Map showing the area of Laois County Council

Council control after election

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An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from 21 seats at the 2009 election. County Laois was divided into three local electoral areas 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). In addition, the town councils of Mountmellick and Portlaoise were both abolished.

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Fianna Fáil became the largest party after the elections securing 7 seats. Fine Gael, by contrast, had a very poor set of results and lost half of their seats returning with just 6 seats in all. Sinn Féin doubled their representation to 2 seats and Labour retained a seat on the council in the Portlaoise LEA. Independents make up the remainder of the Council membership.

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 7Decrease2.svg110,83732.8
Fine Gael 6Decrease2.svg69,95930.2
Sinn Féin 2Increase2.svg14,20412.7
Labour 1Steady2.svg1,5444.7
Independent 3Steady2.svg6,20818.8
Total19Decrease2.svg632,752100.0

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick

Bossis-in-Ossory–Mountmellick: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine Gael John King [*] 9.871,1891,190 1,195 1,199 1,199 1,204 1,414 1,454 1,689 1,694
Independent James Kelly9.681,1661,242 1,250 1,396 1,424 1,450 1,511 1,759  
Independent Brendan Phelan [*] 9.111,0971,129 1,130 1,172 1,198 1,213 1,285 1,432 1,781 
Fianna Fáil Paddy Bracken [*] 9.111,0511,086 1,203 1,223 1,311 1,542 1,560 1,680 1,807 
Fianna Fáil Séamus McDonald [*] 7.64920935 955 978 1,259 1,368 1,382 1,448 1,531 1,604
Sinn Féin Rhoda Dooley-Brogan7.23871921 942 962 1,006 1,051 1,071 1,071   
Fine Gael Michael Lalor [*] 7.17864903 911 984 1,002 1,028 1,130 1,186 1,218 1,219
Fianna Fáil Michael Phelan7.16863866 868 950 965 972 1,078 1,121 1,121  
Fine Gael David Goodwin [*] 7.03847866 968 982 1,068 1,164 1,297 1,331 1,381 1,387
Fine Gael John Finlay5.44656663 691 738 751 793 793    
Fianna Fáil Joe Digan5.41652657 660 685 685      
Fianna Fáil Gerard Phelan4.42533537 537 537       
Labour Lisa Delaney4.37526559 678 686 709 709     
Fine Gael Bobby Delaney3.64439459 459        
Independent Pat Cooper1.64197         
Independent Donal Keenan1.47177         
Electorate: 19,840  Valid: 12,048 (60.73%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 1,722  Turnout: 12,173 (61.36%)  

    Graiguecullen–Portarlington

    Graiguecullen–Portarlington: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin Aidan Mullins14.641,547       
    Fianna Fáil Padraig Fleming [*] 11.791,2461,290 1,309 1,369 1,391 1,393 1,522 
    Independent Ben Brennan [*] 10.531,1121,198 1,218 1,303 1,410 1,420 1,493 1,560
    Fine Gael Tom Mulhall [*] 9.791,0341,036 1,073 1,131 1,204 1,208 1,327 1,435
    Fine Gael John Moran [*] 8.58906923 942 955 973 974 1,260 1,432
    Fianna Fáil Paschal McEvoy8.36883885 897 924 948 950 994 1,319
    Fianna Fáil Willie Murphy7.61804806 858 897 1,116 1,131 1,137 1,209
    Fianna Fáil Dick Miller6.87726733 742 789 827 828 900  
    Fine Gael James Daly [*] 6.61698714 752 791 808 810   
    Independent Ray Cribbin [*] 5.01529546 592 672     
    Independent Kevin Scully4.54480505 541      
    Labour Gráinne Corcoran3.15333343       
    Independent Keith Lennon2.53267       
    Electorate: 19,295  Valid: 10,565 (54.76%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 1,510  Turnout: 10,665 (55.27%)  

      Portlaoise

      Portlaoise: 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Fine Gael William Aird [*] 13.951,450          
      Fianna Fáil John Joe Fennelly [*] 13.221,374          
      Sinn Féin Caroline Stanley-Dwane [*] 12.971,348          
      Fine Gael Mary Sweeney [*] 9.981,0371,075 1,088 1,094 1,095 1,117 1,131 1,263 1,305  
      Fianna Fáil Catherine Fitzgerald [*] 7.90821841 856 856 858 923 932 984 1,012 1,051 1,119
      Fianna Fáil Jerry Lodge [*] 6.95722738 749 754 757 796 812 876 912 949 1,036
      Labour Noel Tuohy6.59685698 699 707 709 746 770 835 877 1,009 1,146
      Independent Rotimi Adebari [*] 5.59581585 587 637 639 660 690 713 777 818 948
      Fine Gael Jim Ring4.59477487 508 509 510 513 518 559 597 597  
      Independent Stephen Greene4.42459463 464 487 494 505 570 586 693 708 708
      Sinn Féin Sharon Bailey4.22438441 445 447 474 485 548 552 552   
      Fine Gael Kathleen O'Brien [*] 3.48362398 398 402 404 422 434 434    
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Ray Fitzpatrick2.43252254 256 269 271 281 281     
      Fianna Fáil David Ryan2.33242245 250 255 255 255      
      Independent Osaro Fajimiyo1.04108109 109 109        
      Independent Joseph McCormack0.343536 36 36        
      Electorate: 20,568  Valid: 10,391  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,299  Turnout: 10,495 (51%)  

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        References

        Sources

        "Laois County Council". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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