2019 Clare County Council election
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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% | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | 13 | ![]() |
19,515 | 38.59 | ![]() | |
Fine Gael | 8 | ![]() |
16,032 | 31.70 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 1 | ![]() |
2,468 | 4.88 | ![]() | |
Green | 1 | ![]() |
2,010 | 3.97 | ![]() | |
Social Democrats | 0 | ![]() |
849 | 1.68 | New | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
495 | 0.98 | ![]() | |
Independent | 5 | ![]() |
9,203 | 18.20 | ![]() | |
Totals | 28 | ![]() |
50,572 | 100.0 |
Results by local electoral area[]
Ennis[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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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[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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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[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | |
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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[]
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
- ^ Ryan, Owen. "Death of Mike McKee announced". Clare Champion. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "McGettigan Co-Opted Onto Clare County Council". Clare FM. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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