2019 Louth County Council election

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2019 Louth County Council election
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All 29 seats to Louth County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
Seats won 7 7 5
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Green Independent
Seats won 3 1 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 3
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Map showing the area of Louth County Council
Council control after election

TBD

A Louth County Council election was held in County Louth in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 29 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

The 2018 LEA boundary review committee altered the divisions used in the 2014 elections by splitting the ten-seat Drogheda Borough District into two LEAs. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors. Other LEA seat allocations were unchanged but boundary adjustments were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.[1] The changes were enacted by statutory instrument (S.I.) No. 626/2018[2] and tweaked by S.I. No. 6/2019.[3]

Following the elections Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil emerged as the joint largest party with 7 seats. Sinn Féin lost 1 seat in Dundalk and 2 in Drogheda. Fianna Fáil gained a seat from Sinn Féin and also from the Green Party in Dundalk. Accounting for the defection of Kevin Callan after 2014, Fine Gael returned with 5 seats, a loss of 2 seats overall. The Labour Party increased their numbers by 1 seat to 3 by gaining another seat in Drogheda.

Kevin Callan won a seat in each of the 2 Drogheda LEAs. He will now have to decide which one he wishes to represent. The casual vacancy was filled at a meeting of the full Council on 17 June 2019 by Declan Power, who had run for Fianna Fáil in 2019 but who had since quit the party.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 7 Decrease3 10,651 24.10 Decrease7.32
Fianna Fáil 7 Increase2 8,624 19.51 Increase0.48
Fine Gael 5 Decrease2 8,891 20.12 Decrease0.56
Labour 3 Increase1 3,501 7.92 Increase2.95
Green 1 Decrease1 2,829 6.40 Increase2.54
Renua 0 Steady 1,463 3.31 New
Direct Democracy 0 Steady 142 0.32 Decrease1.59
United People 0 Steady 134 0.30 New
People Before Profit 0 Steady 101 0.23 Increase0.06
Independent 6 Increase3 7,854 17.77 Increase1.27
Totals 29 Steady 44,190 100% Steady

Results by local electoral area[]

Ardee[]

Ardee — 6 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Dolores Minogue[c 1] 15.28% 1,404                
Fine Gael Colm Markey[c 1]††††††† 15.11% 1,388                
Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough[c 1] 10.96% 1,007 1,011 1,018 1,040 1,055 1,113 1,411    
Independent Jim Tenanty[c 1] 10.40% 955 978 983 1,048 1,178 1,295 1,396    
Fianna Fáil John Sheridan 9.47% 870 877 887 902 933 976 996 1,114 1,131
Independent Hugh D. Conlon 8.35% 767 771 786 825 842 911 928 1,054 1,099
Fianna Fáil Fintan Malone 7.07% 649 661 664 685 757 808 851 917 949
Green Seán Connolly 5.54% 509 514 519 557 577 635 652    
Sinn Féin Brendan McKenna 5.36% 492 500 501 515 553 576      
Independent Kevin Carroll 4.57% 420 426 428 483 512        
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy 4.42% 406 423 448 464          
Independent Albert D. Byrne 2.07% 190 192 194            
Independent Enda Murray 1.40% 129 132              
Electorate: 20,007   Valid: 9,186   Spoilt: 281   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 9,467 (47.32%)

Drogheda Rural[]

Drogheda Rural — 4 Seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Oliver Tully[c 1]†† 16.62% 965 971 1,005 1,060 1,173    
Labour Michelle Hall 16.60% 964 977 1,000 1,035 1,095 1,097 1,214
Independent Kevin Callan[c 1]† 15.43% 896 912 937 1,048      
Sinn Féin Tom Cunningham[c 1] 11.42% 663 672 708 730 765 765 1,113
Sinn Féin Leanne Saurin 10.38% 603 616 628 651 689 690  
Renua Eamon Sweeney 9.78% 568 579 591 620 727 732 787
Fianna Fáil Richard Cooney 8.21% 477 479 561 585      
Independent Frank Godfrey[c 1] 5.46% 317 323 343        
Fianna Fáil Declan Power 4.46% 259 261          
United People Jeffrey Rudd 0.88% 51            
Direct Democracy Patrick Greene 0.77% 45            
Electorate: 13,070   Valid: 5,808   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,162   Turnout: 5,931 (45.62%)

Drogheda Urban[]

Drogheda Urban — 6 Seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Paul Bell[c 1]†††††† 14.76% 1,292                    
Labour Pio Smith[c 1] 14.22% 1,245 1,255                  
Sinn Féin Joanna Byrne[c 2] 10.54% 923 927 939 959 975 1,109 1,129 1,372      
Independent Kevin Callan[c 1] 10.25% 897 902 905 913 936 951 996 1,012 1,030 1,124 1,292
Fianna Fáil James Byrne 9.10% 797 801 804 804 807 816 838 848 853 1,076 1,251
Independent Paddy McQuillan 8.78% 769 774 793 819 858 875 907 943 993 1,035 1,086
Fine Gael Richie Culhane[c 1] 6.64% 581 583 585 587 593 596 623 629 634 671  
Independent Frank Godfrey[c 1] 5.92% 518 523 525 527 551 560 646 664 681 772 881
Fianna Fáil Anthony Moore 5.78% 506 507 510 511 521 524 577 586 589    
Renua Michael O'Dowd 3.45% 302 304 309 314 354 359          
Sinn Féin David Saurin[c 2] 3.19% 279 280 290 295 303 367 373        
Sinn Féin Kenneth Flood[c 1] 2.98% 261 262 265 271 278            
Renua Maria McCabe 1.19% 104 105 107 111              
People Before Profit Angus Macdonald 1.15% 101 101 101                
Direct Democracy Christopher Faulkner 1.11% 97 97 108 117              
United People Jeffrey Rudd 0.95% 83 83                  
Electorate: 20,424   Valid: 8,755   Spoilt: 241   Quota: 1,251   Turnout: 8,496 (44.05%)

Dundalk–Carlingford[]

Dundalk–Carlingford — 6 Seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Antóin Watters[c 2] 16.48% 1,563          
Fine Gael John McGahon[c 1]†††† 14.31% 1,357          
Fianna Fáil Erin McGreehan††††† 12.14% 1,151 1,216 1,222 1,237 1,535  
Fianna Fáil Seán Kelly 11.30% 1,072 1,077 1,157 1,216 1,297 1,361
Fianna Fáil Conor Keelan[c 1] 10.66% 1,011 1,015 1,052 1,089 1,221 1,279
Sinn Féin Edel Corrigan[c 1] 9.82% 931 1,005 1,588      
Green Eoin Daly 8.68% 823 834 875 976 1,112 1,180
Fine Gael Roisin Duffy 8.53% 809 823 832 844    
Sinn Féin Eugene Garvey 8.09% 767 802        
Electorate: 20,308   Valid: 9,484   Spoilt: 254   Quota: 1,355   Turnout: 9,738 (48.55%)

Dundalk South[]

Dundalk South — 7 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Maeve Yore[c 1] 15.52% 1,701                
Green Marianne Butler[c 1] 13.66% 1,497                
Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Murchú[c 2]††† 12.99% 1,423                
Fine Gael Maria Doyle[c 1] 12.28% 1,346 1,409              
Sinn Féin Tomás Sharkey[c 1] 10.37% 1,136 1,185 1,201 1,264 1,289 1,333 1,336 1,825  
Fianna Fáil Liam Reilly[c 1] 9.87% 1,082 1,131 1,142 1,155 1,157 1,229 1,233 1,262 1,300
Fianna Fáil Emma Coffey[c 2] 6.84% 750 805 836 885 888 1,006 1,021 1,098 1,181
Fine Gael Linus English 5.80% 635 660 679 701 702 778 792 806 832
Sinn Féin Anne Campbell[c 2] 5.50% 603 621 638 674 695 755 758    
Renua Niamh Boyle 4.46% 489 524 544 602 603        
Independent Oliver Morgan 2.69% 295 332 345            
Electorate: 23,841   Valid: 10,957   Spoilt: 267   Quota: 1,370   Turnout: 11,224 (47.08%)

Results by gender[]

2019 Louth County Council election[9][10]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 46 76.7% 20 69.0%
Women 14 23.3% 9 31.0%
TOTAL 60   29  

Changes Since 2019[]

  • † Drogheda Rural Independent Cllr Kevin Callan resigned his seat on 17 June 2019 as he had been elected for both LEAs. Former Fianna Fáil candidate, Declan Power, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[11]
  • †† Drogheda Rural Fine Gael Cllr Oliver Tully died on 9 July 2019.[12] On 16 September 2019 his widow Eileen Tully was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[13][14]
  • ††† Dundalk South Sinn Féin Cllr Ruairí Ó Murchú was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth at the 2020 general election. Former Cllr Kevin Meenan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[15]
  • †††† Dundalk-Carlingford Fine Gael Cllr John McGahon was elected to the Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel on 31 March 2020.[16][17] John Reilly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 20 July 2020.[18][19]
  • ††††† Dundalk-Carlingford Fianna Fáil Cllr Erin McGreehan was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in June 2020.[20] Andrea McKevitt was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 20 July 2020.[19]
  • †††††† Drogheda Labour Cllr Paul Bell resigned his seat on 28 June 2020 upon his appointment by the Government to the Labour Court.[21] On 21 September 2020 Fiachra MacRaghnaill was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[22]
  • ††††††† Ardee Fine Gael Cllr Colm Markey was co-opted as a Member of the European Parliament on 20 November 2020 following the appointment of Mairead McGuinness MEP as an EU Commissioner.[23] Paula Butterly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 February 2021.[24]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

Sources[]

  • "Louth County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  • "Local Elections Results 2019". Louth County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 152–157. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 76–79, 155. 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). "S.I. No. 626/2018 — County of Louth Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Phelan, John Paul (17 January 2019). "S.I. No. 6/2019 — County Of Louth Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts (Amendment) Order 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 152.
  5. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 153.
  6. ^ DHPLG 2019, pp. 154–155.
  7. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 156.
  8. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 157.
  9. ^ Wall, Martin (26 May 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Louth County Council: Fianna Fáil big winners as Sinn Féin loses three seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  11. ^ McCabe, Donard (17 June 2019). "Former Fianna Fáil candidate Declan Power co-opted to Louth County Council". Dundalk Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  12. ^ O'Driscoll, Marc (10 July 2019). "Local councillor Oliver Tully has died". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Eileen Tully co-opted to Louth County Council". LMFM. Drogheda. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Our people: Cllr Eileen Tully". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ Doyle, Simon (25 February 2020). "Three Sinn Féin members co-opted onto Louth and Meath County Councils". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (4 April 2020). "Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ^ Marc O'Driscoll, Marc (31 March 2020). "McGahon wins Seanad Éireann seat". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  18. ^ Lynch, David (15 July 2020). "John Reilly co-opted onto Louth County Council for Fine Gael". Dundalk Democrat. Dundalk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  19. ^ a b O'Connell, Ruth (20 July 2020). "Reilly and McKevitt formally co-opted onto Louth County Council". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Paul Bell appointed to Labour Court". Drogheda Life. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020.
  22. ^ Landy, Barry (21 September 2020). "Labour's MacRaghnaill officially co-opted to Louth County Council". LouthNow. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Colm Markey confirmed as MEP". European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  24. ^ O'Driscoll, Marc (16 February 2021). "Rural development top of agenda for Louth's newest councillor". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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