2014 Tipperary County Council election

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2014 Tipperary County Council election

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All 40 seats to Tipperary County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 10 5
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 2 Increase 4

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour WUA Independent
Seats won 1 1 13
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 1 Increase 3

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Map showing the area of Tipperary County Council

Council control after election

TBD

A Tipperary County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Forty councillors were elected from a field of 85 candidates for a five-year term of office from five local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.[1][2][3]

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Independent 13 +3 22,197 29.48
Fine Gael 10 −6 19,599 26.03
Fianna Fáil 10 −2 17,833 23.68
Sinn Féin 5 +4 7,507 9.97
Labour 1 −5 5,989 7.95
WUA 1 −1 1,927 2.56
People Before Profit 0 New 174 0.23
Direct Democracy 0 New 73 0.10
Totals 40 −7 75,299 100%

Results by Electoral Area[]

Carrick-on-Suir[]

Carrick-on-Suir - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin David Dunne 14.15 1,398 1,429          
Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 13.35 1,319 1,399 1,404 1,418      
Independent Eddie O'Meara*†††††† 10.80 1,067 1,091 1,092 1,132 1,252 1,291 1,418
Fine Gael Louise McLoughlin* 9.29 918 945 946 963 1,092 1,129 1,309
Independent Kieran Bourke†††† 9.22 911 916 917 1,060 1,066 1,283 1,318
Fine Gael Joe Brennan* 8.19 809 827 828 912 1,011 1,106 1,159
Fine Gael John Fahey*††††††† 7.99 789 865 868 872 979 999 1,250
Labour Liam Hayes 6.48 640 759 763 771 821 856  
Fine Gael Noel Fitzgerald 5.64 557 587 587 591      
Fianna Fáil Sylvia Cooney-Sheehan* 5.43 536 543 543 632 654    
Independent Pierce O'Loughlin 4.76 470 471 472        
Labour Michael Cleere* 4.69 463            
Electorate: 17,028   Valid: 9,877 (58.00%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,412   Turnout: 10,002 (58.74%)

Cashel-Tipperary[]

Cashel-Tipperary - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald* 18.29 2,272                  
Sinn Féin Martin Browne 11.26 1,399 1,458 1,499 1,515 1,563          
Independent Denis Leahy* 9.32 1,157 1,230 1,250 1,324 1,325 1,485 1,512 1,767    
Fine Gael Mary Hourigan* 9.22 1,145 1,277 1,288 1,323 1,364 1,427 1,564      
Fine Gael John Crosse* 8.49 1,054 1,176 1,185 1,212 1,247 1,292 1,429 1,642    
Fianna Fáil Roger Kennedy 8.17 1,015 1,066 1,083 1,118 1,162 1,183 1,377 1,444 1,482 1,519
Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Connell 7.17 890 927 933 1,024 1,038 1,060 1,103 1,165 1,196 1,230
Independent Tom Wood* 7.12 884 919 950 957 1,047 1,074 1,196 1,234 1,259 1,277
Labour Mick Byrnes 5.44 676 728 730 747 751 822 847      
Fine Gael Colm Taylor 5.12 636 694 703 710 786 800        
Independent Jacqui Finnan 3.54 440 462 487 505 506          
Fianna Fáil Brian Rafferty 2.59 322 342 350              
Independent Eoghan Lawrence 2.58 320 367 382 383            
Independent June Molony 1.10 137 144                
Direct Democracy John O'Connor 0.59 73 77                
Electorate: 21,539   Valid: 12,420 (57.66%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,553   Turnout: 12,560 (58.31%)

Clonmel[]

Clonmel - 9 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Independent Martin Lonergan 11.16 1,748                          
Fine Gael Michael Murphy* 9.68 1,517 1,523 1,528 1,531 1,535 1,541 1,565 1,565 1,583          
WUA Pat English* 9.41 1,474 1,480 1,495 1,526 1,563 1,575                
Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose* 9.25 1,449 1,457 1,464 1,464 1,476 1,484 1,513 1,513 1,525 1,529 1,610      
Independent Andy Moloney 8.98 1,407 1,430 1,438 1,453 1,457 1,484 1,499 1,500 1,629          
Fine Gael Marie Murphy* 6.77 1,060 1,077 1,078 1,087 1,089 1,089 1,094 1,099 1,099 1,137 1,151 1,166 1,309 1,326
Fianna Fáil Michael Anglim* 6.72 1,053 1,085 1,086 1,092 1,092 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,139 1,148 1,170 1,427 1,429 1,483
Sinn Féin Catherine Carey 5.70 893 900 909 916 941 1,124 1,175 1,179 1,199 1,204 1,251 1,269 1,387 1,462
Fine Gael Liam Ahearn* 5.59 875 883 885 889 891 894 896 896 917 930 950 966 982 1,098
Independent Richie Molloy*† 4.72 739 771 779 787 805 811 844 844 865 869 971 994 1,185 1,403
Fine Gael Joe Leahy 4.21 660 663 666 667 673 675 689 689 701 703 743 750 806  
Fianna Fáil P.J. English 3.19 499 511 512 517 519 530 536 536 547 551 561      
Independent Gabrielle Egan 2.96 463 465 470 474 489 491 545 545 557 560 652 660    
Independent Darren Ryan 2.90 455 460 465 466 478 480 515 517 525 529        
Labour Seanie Lonergan* 2.34 367 375 375 389 392 403 411 411            
WUA Pearl Sheehan 1.90 298 299 303 336 351 354                
Sinn Féin Kevin Brunnick 1.84 288 292 293 306 315                  
People Before Profit Anne Condon 1.11 174 176 186 187                    
WUA Martina Maher 0.99 155 159 159                      
Independent Eoin O'Flaherty 0.59 92 93                        
Electorate: 26,765   Valid: 15,666 (58.53%)   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,567   Turnout: 15,844 (59.20%)

Nenagh[]

Nenagh - 9 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Joe Hannigan 10.89 2,028                        
Sinn Féin Seamus Morris* 9.29 1,731 1,750 1,757 1,768 1,852 1,891              
Independent Michael O'Meara* 8.36 1,557 1,592 1,624 1,692 1,701 1,718 1,777 1,795 1,819 1,829 1,883    
Fianna Fáil John Carroll* 7.96 1,483 1,495 1,499 1,502 1,544 1,569 1,668 1,703 1,768 1,864      
Fianna Fáil Mattie (Coole) Ryan* 7.18 1,338 1,343 1,343 1,345 1,347 1,359 1,487 1,513 1,554 1,729 1,786 1,788 1,923
Fine Gael Dr. Phyll Bugler* 6.33 1,178 1,181 1,183 1,186 1,192 1,225 1,237 1,250 1,324 1,371 1,447 1,449 1,788
Independent Hughie McGrath* 5.80 1,081 1,094 1,101 1,110 1,179 1,225 1,258 1,390 1,509 1,522 1,758 1,768 1,877
Independent John McGrath* 5.49 1,023 1,027 1,027 1,031 1,048 1,062 1,073 1,084 1,097 1,294 1,311 1,312 1,409
Fine Gael Gerard Darcy* 5.48 1,021 1,049 1,063 1,073 1,078 1,104 1,209 1,225 1,339 1,347 1,433 1,434 1,731
Labour Fiona Bonfield 5.22 973 974 982 984 994 1,004 1,011 1,065 1,080 1,304 1,543 1,545 1,622
Fine Gael Tom Berkery 5.12 953 958 958 960 974 1,027 1,034 1,055 1,178 1,197 1,288 1,288  
Fianna Fáil Martin Kennedy 4.37 814 815 815 821 824 829 856 860 867        
Labour Virginia O'Dowd 3.70 690 698 718 721 736 765 781 957 1,080 1,088      
Fine Gael Tom Moylan 3.61 672 675 675 677 683 721 733 778          
Labour Lalor McGee 2.95 550 553 564 566 581 623 626            
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Spillane 2.83 527 535 541 551 554 558              
Fine Gael Conor Delaney 2.20 409 410 410 417 422                
Independent Michael Dillon 1.59 296 302 303 333                  
Independent Patrick Cahalan 0.98 183 189 194                    
Labour Greg Starr 0.63 117 121                      
Electorate: 29,215   Valid: 18,624 (63.75%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 1,863   Turnout: 18,817 (64.41%)

Templemore-Thurles[]

Templemore-Thurles - 9 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Michael Smith* 13.72 2,568                      
Independent Jim Ryan* 9.75 1,825 1,849 1,856 1,896                
Fianna Fáil Seamus Hanafin* 8.79 1,644 1,694 1,701 1,716 1,788 1,890            
Independent Michael Lowry Jnr* 8.10 1,515 1,530 1,541 1,557 1,670 1,730 1,744 1,747 1,802 1,929    
Independent Willie Kennedy†† 7.44 1,393 1,403 1,406 1,431 1,465 1,486 1,495 1,496 1,550 1,610 1,615 1,763
Sinn Féin David Doran†††††††† 6.86 1,283 1,289 1,290 1,303 1,370 1,417 1,683 1,686 1,711 1,871 1,887  
Fianna Fáil John Hogan* 6.84 1,279 1,387 1,397 1,428 1,451 1,469 1,496 1,497 1,571 1,616 1,621 1,774
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill††† 5.86 1,097 1,158 1,162 1,176 1,228 1,285 1,295 1,298 1,362 1,524 1,541 1,622
Fine Gael Joe Bourke 4.57 856 887 937 1,047 1,053 1,110 1,123 1,124 1,456 1,514 1,518 1,887
Independent Eddie Moran* 4.32 808 860 878 949 980 992 1,028 1,029 1,136 1,157 1,165  
Labour Shane Lee 4.20 786 949 1,046 1,071 1,077 1,078 1,250 1,250 1,280 1,386 1,388 1,505
Labour John Kennedy 3.89 727 729 733 739 783 853 859 863 899      
Fine Gael Liam Brereton 3.16 591 605 640 730 744 844 853 854        
Fine Gael Michael Cleary 2.84 531 532 553 574 604              
Independent Evelyn Nevin 2.77 518 524 526 539                
Sinn Féin Joan Delaney 2.75 515 601 626 635 641 647            
Fine Gael Maura Byrne 2.50 467 483 520                  
Fine Gael Michael Madden 1.65 309 360                    
Electorate: 28,495   Valid: 18,712 (65.67%)   Spoilt: 241   Quota: 1,872   Turnout: 18,953 (66.51%)

References[]

Changes since 2014[]

  • † Clonmel Independent Cllr Richie Molloy joined Renua on 29 May 2015 and ceased to be an Independent. [1] He subsequently quit the party and became an Independent again.
  • †† On 7 March 2016 Templemore-Thurles Independent Cllr Willie Kennedy was killed in a road traffic accident. [2] Eddie Moran was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 11 April 2016.[3]
  • ††† Templemore-Thurles Fianna Fáil Cllr Jackie Cahill was elected as a TD for Tipperary at the Irish general election, 2016. Sean Ryan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.[4]
  • †††† Carrick-on-Suir Independent Cllr Kieran Bourke re-joined Fianna Fáil in early July 2016.[5]
  • ††††† Nenagh Sinn Féin Cllr Seamus Morris resigned from the party on 9 November 2017 citing rogue elements and unfounded allegations and became an Independent. [6] He joined Peadar Tóibín's movement on 27 November 2018.
  • †††††† Carrick-on-Suir Independent Cllr Eddie O'Meara died suddenly on 13 April 2018 after a short illness.[7] In September 2018 his son, Kevin, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
  • ††††††† Carrick-on-Suir Fine Gael Cllr John Fahey died suddenly on 28 October 2018.[8] A co-option will occur in due course.
  • †††††††† Templemore-Thurles Sinn Féin Cllr David Doran resigned from the party and became an Independent on 24 January 2019 saying he was ostracised by elements in the party.[9]

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