2019 Fingal County Council election
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election
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A Fingal County Council election was held in Fingal in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections . All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 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 lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, breached by four of Fingal's five 2014 LEAs. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.
Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party with 8 seats a net gain on 1 seat. The party won 2 seats in each of Swords and Rush-Lusk. Following boundary changes with Brian Dennehy having transferred to Rush-Lusk the party emerged seatless in Balbriggan, however. Fine Gael also increased their seat numbers by 1 to 7 but failed to win a seat in Swords for another election as well as Rush-Lusk. Labour gained 2 seats to return with 6 seats in total. The Green Party gained 3 seats in Balbriggan, Ongar and Swords to increase their numbers to 5. Cian O'Callaghan and Paul Mulville had joined the Social Democrats in the years pre-election and both retained their seats. Sinn Féin lost 2 seats overall in Balbriggan and in Howth-Malahide. The party fared much better in the LEAs that make up the Dublin West constituency than Dubin Fingal and just took the last seat in Swords. Solidarity had a very poor election in a former heartland returning with just 1 seat.
The election was also notable for the victory of Ireland'first Indian-born councillor, Punam Rane, who was elected as a Fine Gael candidate in the in Blanchardstown Mulhuddart LEA.[3] The Green gains included a 20-year-old student: Daniel Whooley. elected in the Ongar LEA.[3]
Results by party [ ]
Party
Seats
±
1st pref
FPv%
±%
Fianna Fáil
8
1
13,677
17.25
0.67
Fine Gael
7
1
13,418
16.93
2.24
Labour
6
2
10,449
13.18
1.87
Green
5
3
11,154
14.07
8.96
Sinn Féin
4
2
7,202
9.08
5.51
Social Democrats
2
2
4,683
5.91
New
Solidarity
1
3
2,891
3.65
4.36
Inds. 4 Change
1
1
1,304
1.64
New
Aontú
0
1,743
2.20
New
People Before Profit
0
1
263
0.33
1.47
Independent
6
4
12,474
15.73
9.69
Totals
40
79,278
100.0
Results by local electoral area [ ]
Balbriggan [ ]
Balbriggan — 5 Seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independent
Tony Murphy [c 1]
17.74%
1,881
Green
Joe O'Brien [a]
14.64%
1,552
1,560
1,587
1,612
1,679
1,717
1,792
Labour
Seána Ó Rodaigh
12.28%
1,302
1,307
1,314
1,325
1,358
1,382
1,431
1,538
1,687
Fine Gael
Tom O'Leary [c 2]
11.46%
1,215
1,219
1,224
1,256
1,261
1,272
1,308
1,324
1,609
Independent
Gráinne Maguire [c 1]
10.95%
1,161
1,206
1,272
1,289
1,346
1,391
1,502
1,646
1,825
Sinn Féin
Malachy Quinn[c 1]
9.30%
986
998
1,048
1,055
1,082
1,109
1,141
1,246
1,287
Fine Gael
Sam O'Connor
5.90%
626
637
647
700
720
748
828
876
Fianna Fáil
Niall Keady
4.00%
424
432
444
453
461
487
Solidarity
Carah Daniel
3.88%
411
415
435
449
490
573
600
Social Democrats
Garrett Mullan
2.75%
292
297
309
320
People Before Profit
Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor
2.48%
263
265
271
340
Fine Gael
Okezie Emuaga
2.39%
253
255
264
Independent
Martin Hughes
2.24%
237
244
Electorate: 23,553 Valid: 10,603 Spoilt: 218 Quota: 1,768 Turnout: 10,821 (45.94%)
Blanchardstown–Mulhuddart [ ]
Blanchardstown –Mulhuddart — 5 Seats[8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
Mary Elizabeth McCamley [c 1]
17.81%
888
Sinn Féin
Breda Hanaphy
12.24%
610
614
619
679
716
739
1,041
Fine Gael
Punam Rane
11.07%
552
569
582
603
637
762
793
806
Solidarity
John Burtchaell
10.75%
536
541
546
601
652
677
732
818
Fianna Fáil
Freddie Cooper [b]
10.07%
502
508
511
526
554
647
667
685
Independent
Robert Loughlin
8.91%
444
445
455
478
538
551
563
595
Sinn Féin
Damien Bissett
8.37%
417
421
428
450
471
484
Fianna Fáil
JK Onwumereh
6.88%
343
350
356
370
399
Aontú
Sinéad Moore
6.14%
306
311
319
363
Independent
Lorna Nolan[c 1]
5.98%
298
304
319
Independent
Marius Marosan
0.96%
48
49
Independent
Aran Smeallie
0.82%
41
42
Electorate: 17,132 Valid: 4,985 Spoilt: 201 Quota: 831 Turnout: 5,186 (30.27%)
Castleknock [ ]
Castleknock — 6 Seats[10]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Green
Roderic O'Gorman [c 1] [c]
27.25%
3,731
Fine Gael
Emer Currie
15.99%
2,189
Fine Gael
Ted Leddy [c 1]
11.29%
1,546
1,928
2,082
Fianna Fáil
Howard Mahony [c 2]
11.01%
1,507
1,621
1,638
1,661
1,678
2,117
Labour
John Walsh
9.03%
1,237
1,944
1,970
Aontú
Edward MacManus
6.64%
909
1,008
1,016
1,027
1,091
1,143
1,180
1,351
Sinn Féin
Natalie Treacy [c 1]
6.36%
871
948
950
950
1,156
1,192
1,200
1,654
Solidarity
Sandra Kavanagh[c 1]
5.25%
719
941
948
952
1,028
1,061
1,080
Fianna Fáil
Mags Murray [c 1]
4.23%
579
671
684
710
728
Sinn Féin
Ryan Fitzgerald
1.92%
263
303
306
309
Independent
Kevin Mullally
1.04%
142
183
185
187
Electorate: 32,220 Valid: 13,693 Spoilt: 274 Quota: 1,957 Turnout: 13,967 (43.35%)
Howth–Malahide [ ]
Howth –Malahide — 7 Seats[14]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Eoghan O'Brien [c 1]
18.06%
3,561
Green
David Healy [c 1]
17.35%
3,422
Social Democrats
Cian O'Callaghan [c 1] [d]
13.78%
2,717
Labour
Brian McDonagh [c 1]
13.03%
2,569
Independent
Jimmy Guerin [c 1]
11.34%
2,237
2,586
Fine Gael
Aoibhinn Tormey
10.46%
2,064
2,325
2,725
Fine Gael
Anthony Lavin [c 1]
9.55%
1,883
2,233
2,441
Sinn Féin
Daire Ní Laoi[c 1]
4.90%
966
1,041
1,210
Independent
Tom Daly
1.54%
304
364
543
Electorate: 43,919 Valid: 19,723 Spoilt: 656 Quota: 2,466 Turnout: 20,379 (46.40%)
Ongar [ ]
Ongar — 5 Seats[17]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Paul Donnelly [c 1] [e]
21.22%
1,594
Independent
Tania Doyle [c 2]
15.00%
1,127
1,169
1,197
1,218
1,271
Fianna Fáil
Tom Kitt
11.57%
869
894
905
917
947
949
991
1,048
1,144
Fine Gael
Kieran Dennison [c 1]
8.93%
671
682
701
709
737
737
895
991
1,111
Solidarity
Matt Waine[c 2]
8.87%
666
694
713
762
850
855
877
908
1,029
Green
Daniel Whooley
8.79%
660
677
695
798
827
828
857
977
1,116
Aontú
Gerard Sheehan
7.03%
528
537
552
576
599
606
647
698
Labour
Elaine Carmel Dooley
4.61%
346
360
370
403
434
436
479
Fine Gael
Jagan Muttumula
4.49%
337
343
400
417
426
428
Social Democrats
Aengus Ó Maoláin
4.03%
303
312
318
Sinn Féin
Marian Buckley
2.54%
191
370
376
391
Independent
Ramesh Racherla
2.48%
186
188
Independent
Raghu Nath Narayanam
0.44%
33
33
Electorate: 20,665 Valid: 7,511 Spoilt: 195 Quota: 1,252 Turnout: 7,766 (37.58%)
Rush–Lusk [ ]
Rush –Lusk — 5 Seats[18]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Labour
Robert O'Donoghue [c 2]
18.65%
1,982
Fianna Fáil
Adrian Henchy [c 1]
13.09%
1,391
1,397
1,411
1,428
1,441
1,451
1,474
1,498
1,653
1,748
Fianna Fáil
Brian Dennehy [c 1]
11.73%
1,247
1,279
1,288
1,313
1,373
1,422
1,460
1,495
1,534
1,658
Independent
Cathal Boland [c 2]
8.92%
948
963
999
1,036
1,074
1,142
1,211
1,292
1,320
1,628
Social Democrats
Paul Mulville [c 1]
8.19%
871
883
894
923
936
998
1,085
1,270
1,362
1,435
Fine Gael
Jim Monks
7.21%
766
787
808
814
830
841
868
908
1,095
Labour
Corina Johnston
7.03%
747
794
806
832
843
879
909
1,046
1,195
1,303
Fine Gael
Bob Dowling
6.12%
651
659
670
685
692
706
712
748
Green
Maria Salahovs
4.77%
507
527
534
548
583
630
712
Sinn Féin
Noeleen O'Hagan
4.16%
442
453
459
468
485
515
Independent
Roslyn Fuller
3.04%
323
336
348
381
438
Independent
Sandra Sweetman
2.72%
289
306
320
347
Independent
Glenn Brady
2.23%
237
243
274
Independent
Davin Browne
1.19%
126
127
Independent
Eóin Corcoran
0.97%
103
104
Electorate: 23,611 Valid: 10,630 Spoilt: 296 Quota: 1,772 Turnout: 10,926 (46.28%)
Swords [ ]
Swords — 7 Seats[19]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fianna Fáil
Darragh Butler [c 1]
18.94%
2,298
Inds. 4 Change
Dean Mulligan
10.75%
1,304
1,338
1,342
1,352
1,393
1,434
1,490
1,553
Green
Ian Carey
10.57%
1,282
1,363
1,363
1,383
1,393
1,408
1,516
1,695
Labour
Duncan Smith [f]
9.83%
1,193
1,259
1,260
1,339
1,347
1,375
1,406
1,461
1,494
1,497
1,576
Independent
Joe Newman [c 1]
8.94%
1,085
1,163
1,171
1,175
1,213
1,222
1,263
1,292
1,305
1,312
1,456
1,477
1,662
Fianna Fáil
Brigid Manton
7.88%
956
1,231
1,232
1,243
1,254
1,273
1,326
1,359
1,372
1,375
1,439
1,449
1,509
1,521
Fine Gael
Helen Dunne
5.65%
685
740
743
751
755
760
804
854
864
867
911
923
982
994
Solidarity
Eugene Coppinger[c 1]
4.61%
559
588
592
595
608
621
670
740
776
788
841
849
Independent
Paul Uzo
4.18%
507
551
555
560
570
589
628
645
656
661
Social Democrats
Tracey Carey
4.12%
500
531
534
551
558
561
598
Independent
Duane Michael Browne
3.96%
481
518
524
534
553
561
Sinn Féin
Ann Graves [c 2]
3.91%
475
488
490
499
513
733
758
790
801
804
852
853
1,046
1,080
Sinn Féin
Lorraine O'Connell
3.19%
387
396
401
407
409
Labour
Yulia Ghumman
1.52%
185
199
199
Independent
James Fitzpatrick
1.52%
184
198
202
205
Independent
Fergal O'Connell
0.43%
52
53
Electorate: 31,854 Valid: 12,133 Spoilt: 431 Quota: 1,517 Turnout: 12,564 (39.44%)
Results by gender [ ]
2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election[3] Candidates by gender
Gender
Number of candidates
% of candidates
Elected councillors
% of councillors
Men
61
68.5%
29
72.5%
Women
28
31.5%
11
27.5%
TOTAL
89
40
Changes Since 2019 Local Elections [ ]
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Sources [ ]
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