2019 Clare County Council election

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2019 Clare County Council election
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All 28 seats to Clare County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 8 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
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Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control after election

TBD

A Clare County Council election was held in County Clare in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 28 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.[1][2] Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas the 2014 West Clare LEA had eight. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 Increase1 19,515 38.59 Increase2.86
Fine Gael 8 Steady 16,032 31.70 Increase0.22
Sinn Féin 1 Steady 2,468 4.88 Increase0.64
Green 1 Increase 1 2,010 3.97 Increase3.02
Social Democrats 0 Steady 849 1.68 New
Labour 0 Steady 495 0.98 Decrease2.16
Independent 5 Decrease2 9,203 18.20 Decrease3.32
Totals 28 Steady 50,572 100.0

Results by local electoral area[]

Ennis[]

Ennis — 7 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Mary Howard[a] 11.46% 1,311 1,311 1,318 1,340 1,423 1,484        
Fine Gael Johnny Flynn[a] 10.84% 1,240 1,244 1,251 1,271 1,344 1,387 1,395 1,541    
Fianna Fáil Mark Nestor 10.59% 1,211 1,211 1,228 1,270 1,326 1,401 1,407 1,576    
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy[a] 10.35% 1,184 1,186 1,195 1,225 1,262 1,345 1,350 1,437    
Fine Gael Paul Murphy[a] 10.95% 1,252 1,253 1,256 1,275 1,306 1,332 1,344 1,400 1,420 1,444
Independent Ann Norton[a] 8.09% 925 927 944 1,007 1,082 1,143 1,154 1,328 1,368 1,396
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly[a] 9.30% 1,064 1,066 1,071 1,091 1,104 1,161 1,165 1,228 1,265 1,293
Independent Dermot Hayes 6.93% 793 799 808 886 949 1,012 1,013 1,134 1,152 1,170
Independent Alfonso D'Auria 6.25% 715 715 736 796 862 952 958      
Independent Frank 'Pinky' Cullinan 4.91% 562 563 565 591 604          
Labour Seamus Ryan 4.33% 495 497 529 588            
Sinn Féin Donna Deirdre McGettigan 2.42% 277 277 288              
Independent Amanda Major 1.75% 200 210 229              
Social Democrats Chris Kirwan 1.50% 172 174                
Independent Andre Hakizimana 0.31% 35                  
Electorate: 22,744   Valid: 11,436   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 1,430   Turnout: 11,599 (50.99%)

Ennistymon[]

Ennistymon — 4 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Shane Talty 22.99% 1,977      
Fianna Fáil Joe Killeen 13.91% 1,196 1,247 1,287 1,781
Fine Gael Joe Garrihy 15.45% 1,328 1,411 1,453 1,650
Green Róisín Garvey 15.14% 1,302 1,507 1,539 1,647
Fine Gael Bill Slattery[a] 15.15% 1,303 1,367 1,451 1,579
Fianna Fáil Martin O'Loghlen 10.67% 917 980 1,039  
Sinn Féin Noeleen Moran 6.69% 575      
Electorate: 13,920   Valid: 8,598   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,720   Turnout: 8,710 (62.57%)

Killaloe[]

Killaloe — 5 Seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Joe Cooney[a] 26.65% 2,697          
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes[a] 13.69% 1,386 1,648 1,686 1,899    
Fine Gael Pat Burke[a] 10.24% 1,036 1,280 1,311 1,367 1,395 1,577
Fianna Fáil Alan O'Callaghan[a] 11.04% 1,117 1,281 1,309 1,417 1,474 1,565
Fianna Fáil Tony O'Brien[a] 12.12% 1,227 1,331 1,392 1,416 1,432 1,536
Fine Gael Ger O'Halloran 10.20% 1,032 1,104 1,119 1,168 1,190 1,287
Green Barry O'Donovan 7.00% 708 746 891 966 981  
Independent Joe Floyd 5.25% 531 615 659      
Social Democrats Beckha Doyle 1.96% 198 221        
Sinn Féin Seán Naughton 1.87% 189 208        
Electorate: 16,040   Valid: 10,121   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,687   Turnout: 10,224 (63.74%)

Kilrush[]

Kilrush — 5 Seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly[a] 23.40% 2,147          
Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers[a] 15.60% 1,431 1,683        
Fine Gael Gabriel Keating[a] 16.28% 1,494 1,624        
Fianna Fáil Cillian Murphy 12.10% 1,110 1,194 1,200 1,287 1,302 1,513
Independent Ian Lynch[a] 11.18% 1,026 1,081 1,108 1,145 1,187 1,483
Independent Joseph Woulfe 11.27% 1,034 1,090 1,104 1,118 1,133 1,299
Fine Gael Mike Taylor 5.15% 473 492 498 508 527  
Sinn Féin Violet-Anne Wynne 4.20% 385 399 409 414 417  
Independent Noreen Lynch 0.83% 76 83        
Electorate: 18,104   Valid: 9,176   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,530   Turnout: 9,336 (51.57%)

Shannon[]

Shannon — 7 Seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe[a][b] 22.91% 2,575          
Fine Gael John Crowe[a] 11.64% 1,308 1,429        
Independent Michael Begley[a] 9.14% 1,027 1,278 1,423      
Independent P. J. Ryan[a] 11.01% 1,238 1,349 1,395 1,404 1,407  
Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon[a] 8.66% 973 1,133 1,157 1,160 1,162 1,232
Sinn Féin Mike McKee[a][b] 9.27% 1,042 1,077 1,146 1,148 1,149 1,217
Independent Gerry Flynn[a] 9.26% 1,041 1,075 1,128 1,130 1,134 1,200
Fine Gael Garret McPhillips 8.35% 939 966 991 993 994 1,196
Fine Gael Eugene Long 5.51% 619 879 980 985 991  
Social Democrats Betty Walsh 4.26% 479 649        
Electorate: 22,467   Valid: 11,241   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,406   Turnout: 11,384 (50.67%)

Results by gender[]

2019 Clare County Council election[8][9]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 40 78.4% 24 85.7%
Women 11 21.6% 4 14.3%
TOTAL 51   28  

Changes since 2019[]

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
Sinn Féin Mike McKee Shannon Death of councillor on 29 November 2019[10][11] December 2019 Donna McGettigan[12]
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe Shannon Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2020 general election[13] 24 February 2020 Pat O’Gorman[14]
Green Roisin Garvey Ennistymon Nominated to Seanad Éireann[15] 14 September 2020 Susan Crawford[16]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
  2. ^ a b Change since the 2019 election reflected in table below.

Sources[]

  • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 72–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  • "Clare County Council – Local Election candidates". RTÉ News. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  • "Facts and Figures". Local elections 2019. Clare County Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 28–31, 143. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "County of Clare Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Declaration of result: Ennis LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Declaration of result: Ennistymon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Declaration of result: Killaloe LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Declaration of result: Kilrush LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result: Shannon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Deegan, Gordon (13 June 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Clare County Council: 'When you are reared, I am running for election'". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  10. ^ Ryan, Owen. "Death of Mike McKee announced". Clare Champion. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ McMahon, Paraic (29 November 2019). "'A light has gone out' – Sinn Féin councillor Mike McKee dies". The Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "McGettigan Co-Opted Onto Clare County Council". Clare FM. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020.
  13. ^ Deegan, Gordon (10 February 2020). "Clare results: Sinn Féin performance claims two high-profile casualties". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Clare's newest Councillor will take up his seat this afternoon". Clare FM. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". TheJournal.ie. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Crawford 'energised' as she begins new journey as a county councillor". The Clare Echo. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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