2009 Kilkenny County Council election

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2009 Kilkenny County Council election
← 2004 5 June 2009 2014 →
All 26 seats to Kilkenny County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 12 7 5
Seat change +1 -1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change - -
Kilkenny in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

 Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 12 +1
Fianna Fáil 7 -1
Labour 5 -
Green 1 -
Independent 1 -
Totals 26 - 100% —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Ballyragget[]

Ballyragget - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Maurice Shortall* 22.99 2,004          
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh* 20.93 1,824          
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea* 14.55 1,268 1,295 1,391 1,427 1,501  
Fine Gael Catherine Connery* 10.96 955 1,021 1,129 1,168 1,202 1,259
Fine Gael Dan Brennan* 9.82 856 1,036 1,098 1,199 1,252 1,467
Independent Martin Carroll 6.90 601 717 733 837 921 1,111
Fianna Fáil Brid Mooney-Doyle 6.67 581 627 642 680 718  
Independent Gerard Ferris 3.63 316 390 405      
Sinn Féin Ray Quinlan 3.57 311 353 412 437    
Electorate: 13,162   Valid: 8,716 (66.22%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,453   Turnout: 8,870 (67.39%)

Callan[]

Callan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Billy Ireland* 19.19 1,269 1,364  
Fianna Fáil Matt Doran* 18.22 1,205 1,233 1,266
Independent Patrick Crowley 17.89 1,183 1,277 1,461
Fine Gael Tom Maher* 17.39 1,150 1,181 1,367
Fianna Fáil Joe Brennan 13.62 901 967 1,007
Labour Brian Harris 7.74 512 558  
Independent John Eardly 5.96 394    
Electorate: 10,435   Valid: 6,614 (63.38%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,323   Turnout: 6,706 (64.26%)

Kilkenny[]

Kilkenny - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Andrew McGuinness 17.58 1,880                
Fine Gael Martin Brett* 11.24 1,202 1,231 1,258 1,279 1,334 1,418      
Green Malcolm Noonan* 10.29 1,100 1,134 1,154 1,214 1,303 1,444      
Fine Gael Betty Manning 9.16 979 1,002 1,020 1,047 1,092 1,154 1,189 1,200 1,290
Fianna Fáil John Coonan* 9.14 977 1,071 1,090 1,111 1,153 1,191 1,201 1,214 1,295
Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy* 8.76 937 951 978 995 1,027 1,069 1,086 1,108 1,186
Labour Marie Fitzpatrick* 6.55 700 730 837 854 899 1,088 1,112 1,126 1,346
Sinn Féin Kathleen Funchion 6.24 667 698 718 766 818 856 870 876  
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick* 5.90 631 851 860 878 897 921 928 929 983
Labour Seán O hArgain 5.16 552 567 620 643 700        
Independent Frank Kavanagh 4.14 443 456 466 513          
Labour Seán Butler 3.01 322 331              
Independent Eugene McGuinness 2.82 302 333 339            
Electorate: 17,724   Valid: 10,692 (60.32%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,337   Turnout: 10,861 (61.28%)

Piltown[]

Piltown - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Tomás Breathnach* 15.98 1,653                  
Fine Gael Pat Dunphy* 15.17 1,570                  
Fianna Fáil Eamon Aylward 11.00 1,138 1,151 1,156 1,256 1,295 1,325 1,329 1,417 1,664  
Fine Gael Anne Maria Irish 10.61 1,098 1,137 1,157 1,174 1,234 1,550        
Fine Gael Fidelis Doherty 9.85 1,019 1,039 1,052 1,065 1,087 1,209 1,240 1,352 1,461 1,493
Fine Gael Paddy Gaule 7.25 750 760 772 779 798 835 856 908 1,054 1,079
Fianna Fáil Pat Walsh* 6.44 666 669 670 692 706 730 734 756    
Fine Gael Fintan Byrne 5.91 611 627 633 639 675          
Fianna Fáil Cora Long* 5.54 573 593 607 703 732 753 759 930 1,076 1,201
Independent Ann Blackmore 4.52 468 491 499 604 693 716 721      
Fianna Fáil Robert Duggan 3.93 407 412 418              
Sinn Féin Peadar de Bluit 3.81 394 419 425 437            
Electorate: 16,342   Valid: 10,347 (63.32%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,479   Turnout: 10,458 (63.99%)

Thomastown[]

Thomastown - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Pat O'Neill* 19.24 1,459 1,504 1,534          
Labour Ann Phelan* 15.60 1,183 1,296 1,454 1,508 1,514 1,574    
Labour Michael O'Brien* 11.13 844 892 925 1,021 1,023 1,082 1,276 1,289
Independent Dixie Doyle* 10.47 794 882 887 972 972 1,076 1,234 1,242
Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan* 8.87 673 687 730 745 747      
Fianna Fáil Seán Treacy 8.47 642 678 725 793 794 1,141 1,242 1,257
Fine Gael Willie Barron 7.71 585 615 687 873 879 922    
Fine Gael Joey O'Hanrahan 6.82 517 536 548          
Independent Joan Murphy 6.16 467 516            
Green Duncan Russell 3.11 236              
Sinn Féin Jamie Roche 2.43 184              
Electorate: 11,284   Valid: 7,584 (67.21%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,517   Turnout: 7,687 (68.12%)

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Preceded by
2004 Kilkenny County Council election 		Succeeded by
2014 Kilkenny County Council election
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