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{{Short description|Part of the 2014 Irish local elections}}
{{one source|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Carlow County Council election, 2014
| election_name = 2014 Carlow County Council election
| country = Ireland
| country = Ireland
| type = Parliamentary
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = [[Carlow County Council election, 2009]]
| previous_election = 2009 Carlow County Council election
| previous_year = [[Carlow County Council election, 2009|2009]]
| previous_year = 2009
| next_election = [[Carlow County Council election, 2019]]
| next_election = 2019 Carlow County Council election
| next_year = 2019
| next_year = 2019
| seats_for_election = All 18 seats to [[Carlow County Council]]
| seats_for_election = All 18 seats on [[Carlow County Council]]
| majority_seats =
| majority_seats =
| election_date = 23 May 2014
| election_date = 23 May 2014
| turnout = 52.3% {{decrease}} 5.5%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://electionsireland.org/results/local/2014local.cfm |title=2014 Local Elections |date=23 May 2014 |publisher=electionsireland.org |access-date=16 July 2024 }}</ref>


<!-- Fine Gael -->
<!-- Fine Gael -->
| party1 = Fine Gael
| party1 = Fine Gael
| seats1 ='''6'''
| seats1 =6
| seat_change1 =-4
| seat_change1 = −4


<!-- Fianna Fáil -->
<!-- Fianna Fáil -->
| party2 = Fianna Fáil
| party2 = Fianna Fáil
| seats2 ='''5'''
| seats2 =5
| seat_change2 =+1
| seat_change2 =+1


<!-- Sinn Féin -->
<!-- Sinn Féin -->
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| seats3 ='''3'''
| seats3 = 3
| seat_change3 =+3
| seat_change3 =+3


<!-- Labour -->
<!-- Labour -->
| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)
| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)
| seats4 ='''2'''
| seats4 =2
| seat_change4 =-3
| seat_change4 =−3


<!-- Ind -->
<!-- Ind -->
| party5 = Independent (politician)
| party5 = Independent politician (Ireland)
| seats5 ='''2'''
| seats5 =2
| seat_change5 =-
| seat_change5 = -


| map_image = Carlow in Ireland.svg
| map_image = Carlow in Ireland.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the area of Carlow County Council
| map_caption = Map showing the area of Carlow County Council
| title = [[Cathaoirleach]]
| title = [[Cathaoirleach (local government)|Cathaoirleach]]
| posttitle = Subsequent [[Cathaoirleach]]
| posttitle = Subsequent Cathaoirleach
| before_election = Des Hurley<br/>[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]]
| before_election = Des Hurley<br />[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]]
| after_election = [[Fergal Browne]]<br/>[[Fine Gael|FG]]
| after_election = [[Fergal Browne]]<br />[[Fine Gael|FG]]
}}
}}
An election to '''[[Carlow County Council]]''' took place on 23 May 2014 as part of [[Irish local elections, 2014|that year's Irish local elections]]. 18 councillors were elected from two electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. Ahead of the 2014 election Carlow was redrawn into two electoral areas, a reduction in three from five, and the number of councillors was reduced to 18, from a previous total of 21. [[Carlow Town Council]] and [[Muinebheag|Muinebheag Town Council]] were both abolished.
An election to all 18 seats on [[Carlow County Council]] was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the [[2014 Irish local elections]]. [[County Carlow]] was divided into two [[local electoral area]]s (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the [[electoral system]] of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV).


==Administrative changes==
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While Fine Gael remained the largest party after the election, in terms of seats though not in terms of vote share, they lost two fifths of their councillors. Their colleagues in Government, the Labour Party, lost three fifths of their councillors being reduced to just 2 seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat to return 5 members and reported a higher vote than Fine Gael but the big winners were Sinn Féin who won 3 seats to supplant Labour as the traditional third largest party.
Carlow County Council had been allocated 21 seats under the [[Local Government Act 2001]].<ref>{{Cite Irish legislation|title=[[Local Government Act 2001]]|year=2001|number=37|schedno=7|stitle=Number of members of local authorities|date=21 July 2001}}</ref> In November 2012, [[Phil Hogan]], the [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government]], appointed a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee to review the allocation of seats and the local electoral areas across local authorities. In the case of Carlow County Council, it recommended an decrease to 18 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013 |url=https://boundarycommittee.ie/reports/2013-report.pdf#page=23 |website=Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee |page=23 |date=29 May 2013}}</ref> In addition, the [[Town council (Ireland)|town councils]] of [[Carlow]] and [[Muinebheag]] were abolished. This was implemented by the [[Local Government Reform Act 2014]].<ref>{{Cite Irish legislation|title=[[Local Government Reform Act 2014]]|year=2014|number=1|section=15|stitle=Number of members of local authorities|date=27 January 2014}}</ref> County Carlow was redrawn into two electoral areas, a reduction from five.<ref name=si40>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2014|type=si|num=40|title=County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014|date=31 January 2014|signedby=[[Phil Hogan]], [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government]]}}</ref>

==Analysis==
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While Fine Gael remained the largest party after the election, in terms of seats though not in terms of vote share, they lost two-fifths of their councillors. Their colleagues in government, the Labour Party, lost three-fifths of their councillors being reduced to just 2 seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat to return 5 members and reported a higher vote than Fine Gael but the big winners were Sinn Féin who won 3 seats to supplant Labour as the traditional third-largest party.


==Results by party==
==Results by party==
{| class=wikitable border=1
{| class=wikitable
|- border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
! colspan=2 align=center|Party
! colspan=2 align=center|Party
! valign=top|Seats
! Seats
! valign=top|±
! ±
! valign=top|First Pref. votes
! {{abbr|1st pref|First preference votes}}
! {{abbr|FPv%|First preference votes percentage}}
! valign=top|FPv%
! valign=top|±%
! ±%
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| align=right|'''6'''
| align=right|6
| align=right|-4
| align=right|−4
| align=right|5,808
| align=right|5,808
| align=right|27.0%
| align=right|27.0
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| align=right|'''5'''
| align=right|5
| align=right|+1
| align=right|+1
| align=right|6,207
| align=right|'''6,207'''
| align=right|28.9%
| align=right|'''28.9'''
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| align=right|'''3'''
| align=right|3
| align=right|+3
| align=right|+3
| align=right|2,723
| align=right|2,723
| align=right|12.7%
| align=right|12.7
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| align=right|'''2'''
| align=right|2
| align=right|-3
| align=right|−3
| align=right|2,830
| align=right|2,830
| align=right|13.2%
| align=right|13.2
| align=right|
| align=right|
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
| align=right|'''2'''
| align=right|2
| align=right|-
| align=right|—
| align=right|3,010
| align=right|3,010
| align=right|14%
| align=right|14.0
| align=right|
| align=right|
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:rgb(232,232,232);"
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|-
| colspan=2 align=center|'''Totals'''
| colspan=2 align=center|Total
| align=right |'''18'''
| align=right |18
| align=center|-3
| align=center|−3
| align=right |
| align=right |
| align=center|100%
| align=center|100.0
| align=center|—
| align=center|—
|}
|}
{{clear}}

==Results by Electoral Area==
==Results by local electoral area==
{{cnote|*|Outgoing councillor.}}
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*{{cite web|url=http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|title=Local Election: Carlow County Council|work=RTÉ}}
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*{{cite web|url=http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|title=Carlow County Council Local Election|work=Irish Independent}}


===Carlow===
===Carlow===
{{STV Election box begin2|
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Carlow - 10 seats
|title=Carlow: 10 seats
|numcounts= 15
|numcounts= 15
}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''[[Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor]]'''*
|candidate = '''[[Jennifer Murnane O'Connor]]'''{{cref|*}}{{efn|group=change|name=coopt|Resigned, see below for changes}}
|count1 = '''1,530'''
|count1 = '''1,530'''
|percentage = 13.04
|percentage = 13.04
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''John Pender'''*
|candidate = '''John Pender'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = '''1,354'''
|count1 = '''1,354'''
|percentage = 11.54
|percentage = 11.54
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''Ann Ahern née Long'''*
|candidate = '''Ann Ahern née Long'''{{cref|*}}{{efn|group=change|name=coopt}}
|count1 = 676
|count1 = 676
|percentage = 5.76
|percentage = 5.76
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = '''Walter Lacey'''*
|candidate = '''Walter Lacey'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 632
|count1 = 632
|percentage = 5.39
|percentage = 5.39
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = '''William Paton'''*
|candidate = '''William Paton'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 610
|count1 = 610
|percentage = 5.20
|percentage = 5.20
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''[[Fergal Browne]]'''*
|candidate = '''[[Fergal Browne]]'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 544
|count1 = 544
|percentage = 4.64
|percentage = 4.64
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Wayne Fennell*
|candidate = Wayne Fennell{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 454
|count1 = 454
|percentage = 3.87
|percentage = 3.87
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Tom O'Neill*
|candidate = Tom O'Neill{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 413
|count1 = 413
|percentage = 3.52
|percentage = 3.52
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Caroline Townsend*
|candidate = Caroline Townsend{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 281
|count1 = 281
|percentage = 2.40
|percentage = 2.40
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Des Hurley*
|candidate = Des Hurley{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 223
|count1 = 223
|percentage = 1.90
|percentage = 1.90
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Declan Alcock
|candidate = Declan Alcock
|count1 = 192
|count1 = 192
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Pat Finnerty
|candidate = Pat Finnerty
|count1 = 32
|count1 = 32
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Conor Dowling
|candidate = Conor Dowling
|count1 = 22
|count1 = 22
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===Muinebheag===
===Muinebheag===
{{STV Election box begin2|
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Muinebheag - 8 seats
|title=Muinebheag: 8 seats
|numcounts= 12
|numcounts= 12
}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = '''Charlie Murphy'''*
|candidate = '''Charlie Murphy'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = '''1,377'''
|count1 = '''1,377'''
|percentage = 14.14
|percentage = 14.14
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''Tommy Kinsella'''*
|candidate = '''Tommy Kinsella'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = '''1,130'''
|count1 = '''1,130'''
|percentage = 11.60
|percentage = 11.60
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = '''Willie Quinn'''*
|candidate = '''Willie Quinn'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 1,038
|count1 = 1,038
|percentage = 10.66
|percentage = 10.66
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''Arthur McDonald'''*
|candidate = '''Arthur McDonald'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 788
|count1 = 788
|percentage = 8.09
|percentage = 8.09
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''Michael Doran'''*
|candidate = '''Michael Doran'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 769
|count1 = 769
|percentage = 7.90
|percentage = 7.90
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''John Murphy'''*
|candidate = '''John Murphy'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 564
|count1 = 564
|percentage = 5.79
|percentage = 5.79
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''Denis Foley'''*
|candidate = '''Denis Foley'''{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 551
|count1 = 551
|percentage = 5.66
|percentage = 5.66
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend (Irish politician)|Jim Townsend]]*
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend (Irish politician)|Jim Townsend]]{{cref|*}}
|count1 = 461
|count1 = 461
|percentage = 4.73
|percentage = 4.73
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Matthew English-Hayden
|candidate = Matthew English-Hayden
|count1 = 333
|count1 = 333
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Billy Nolan
|candidate = Billy Nolan
|count1 = 261
|count1 = 261
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Liam Foley
|candidate = Liam Foley
|count1 = 133
|count1 = 133
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Pat Finnerty
|candidate = Pat Finnerty
|count1 = 28
|count1 = 28
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|turnout = 9,878 (56.26%)
|turnout = 9,878 (56.26%)
}}
}}
{{notelist|group=change}}


==References==
==Changes==
=== Co-options ===
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{{Reflist}}
{{Council co-option begin}}
{{Council co-option
|party = Fianna Fáil
|outgoing = [[Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor]]
|elec_area = Carlow
|reason = Elected to [[25th Seanad]] in April 2016
|date = 9 June 2016
|cooptee = Ken Murnane<ref>{{cite web |first=MaryAnn |last=Vaughan |title=Carlow has a new Councillor and a new Seanad spokesperson today |url=http://kclr96fm.com/carlow-new-councillor-new-seanad-spokesperson-today/ |website=[[KCLR 96FM]] |date=9 June 2016}}</ref>
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}}
{{Council co-option
|party = Fianna Fáil
|outgoing = Anne Ahern
|elec_area = Carlow
|reason = Appointed school principal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kclr96fm.com/anne-ahern-announced-resignation-carlow-county-council/ |title=Anne Ahern has announced her resignation from Carlow County Council |date=11 September 2017 |website=KCLR 96FM }}</ref>
|date = 9 October 2017
|cooptee = Andrea Dalton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kclr96fm.com/carlows-newest-councillor-take-seat-first-time-today/ |title=Carlow's newest councillor to take seat for the first time today |website=KCLR 96FM |date=9 October 2017}}</ref>
}}{{end}}


==Changes since 2014==
===Changes in affiliation===
{{Council change affiliation begin}}
*† Carlow Fianna Fáil Cllr Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. Her brother, Ken, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 9 June 2016.[http://kclr96fm.com/carlow-new-councillor-new-seanad-spokesperson-today/]
{{Council change affiliation
|name = John Cassin
|elec_area = Carlow
|old_party = Sinn Féin
|new_party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|date = February 2019<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pender |first1=Suzanne |title=Cassin Quits Sinn Féin After Row With Party Boss |url=https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2019/02/14/cassin-quits-sf-after-row-with-party-bosses/ |access-date=1 July 2024 |agency=Carlow Nationalist |publisher=The Nationalist |date=13 February 2019 }}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
==Local electoral areas==
Carlow County Council was divided into the two local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by [[electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]]s.<ref name=si40 />


{|class="wikitable"
==External links==
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|-
* [http://www.carlow.ie/Pages/homepage.aspx Official website]
!LEA
!Electoral divisions
!Seats
|-
|[[Carlow]]
|Ballinacarrig, Burton Hall, Carlow Rural, Carlow Urban, Graigue Urban and Johnstown.
|10
|-
|[[Muinebeag]]
|Agha, Ballintemple, Ballon, Ballyellin, Ballymoon, Ballymurphy, Borris, Clogrenan, Clonegall, Coonogue, Corries, Cranemore, Fennagh, Garryhill, Glynn, Kilbride, Killedmond, Kyle, Leighlinbridge, Marley, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Rural, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban, Myshall, Nurney, Oldleighlin, Rathanna, Rathornan, Rathrush, Ridge, Shangarry, Sliguff, Templepeter, Tinnahinch
|8
|}


==References==
{{sequence
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{{Reflist}}
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| prev=[[Carlow County Council election, 2009]]

| list=[[Carlow County Council elections]]
===Sources===
| next=[[Carlow County Council election, 2019]]
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*{{cite web|url=http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|title=Local Election: Carlow County Council|work=RTÉ|access-date=2014-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200452/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|archive-date=2014-06-02|url-status=dead}}
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}}
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*{{cite web|url=http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|title=Carlow County Council Local Election|work=Irish Independent|access-date=2014-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200452/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Carlow|archive-date=2014-06-02|url-status=dead}}


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Latest revision as of 23:14, 24 September 2024

2014 Carlow County Council election
← 2009 23 May 2014 2019 →
All 18 seats on Carlow County Council
Turnout52.3% Decrease 5.5%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 6 5 3
Seat change −4 +1 +3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 2 2
Seat change −3 -
Map showing the area of Carlow County Council
Cathaoirleach before election

Des Hurley
Lab

 Subsequent Cathaoirleach

Fergal Browne
FG

An election to all 18 seats on Carlow County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Carlow was divided into two local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Administrative changes

[edit]

Carlow County Council had been allocated 21 seats under the Local Government Act 2001.[2] In November 2012, Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, appointed a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee to review the allocation of seats and the local electoral areas across local authorities. In the case of Carlow County Council, it recommended an decrease to 18 seats.[3] In addition, the town councils of Carlow and Muinebheag were abolished. This was implemented by the Local Government Reform Act 2014.[4] County Carlow was redrawn into two electoral areas, a reduction from five.[5]

Analysis

[edit]

While Fine Gael remained the largest party after the election, in terms of seats though not in terms of vote share, they lost two-fifths of their councillors. Their colleagues in government, the Labour Party, lost three-fifths of their councillors being reduced to just 2 seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat to return 5 members and reported a higher vote than Fine Gael but the big winners were Sinn Féin who won 3 seats to supplant Labour as the traditional third-largest party.

Results by party

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Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 6 −4 5,808 27.0
Fianna Fáil 5 +1 6,207 28.9
Sinn Féin 3 +3 2,723 12.7
Labour 2 −3 2,830 13.2
Independent 2 — 3,010 14.0
Total 18 −3 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

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^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Carlow

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Carlow: 10 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Jennifer Murnane O'Connor[*][a] 13.04 1,530                            
Fianna Fáil John Pender[*] 11.54 1,354                            
Sinn Féin John Cassin 9.18 1,077                            
Fine Gael Brian O'Donoghue 8.68 1,018 1,025 1,073                        
Fianna Fáil Fintan Phelan 8.62 1,011 1,128                          
Sinn Féin Jim Deane 7.18 842 878 900 902 908 909 917 940 961 981 1,042 1,174      
Fianna Fáil Ann Ahern née Long[*][a] 5.76 676 769 827 852 853 854 858 873 874 916 961 981 987 1,007 1,063
Independent Walter Lacey[*] 5.39 632 680 689 696 697 697 708 738 793 852 894 971 1,013 1,039 1,116
Labour William Paton[*] 5.20 610 617 694 695 695 697 699 704 712 738 794 818 828 1,022 1,046
Fine Gael Fergal Browne[*] 4.64 544 563 575 578 578 578 579 583 610 621 654 662 664 728 912
Fine Gael Wayne Fennell[*] 3.87 454 468 472 475 475 475 475 479 494 502 529 537 537 552  
Fine Gael Tom O'Neill[*] 3.52 413 436 439 444 445 445 446 454 461 489 522 532 533 568 686
Fine Gael Kathy Walsh 3.11 365 369 401 401 401 402 404 409 412 415 429 436 439    
Anti-Austerity Alliance Ned Costigan 2.47 290 301 306 307 308 309 315 366 385 391 402        
Labour Caroline Townsend[*] 2.40 281 309 317 323 323 323 325 331 337 391          
Labour Des Hurley[*] 1.90 223 256 258 260 260 260 265 270 282 282          
Independent Declan Alcock 1.64 192 202 206 209 209 209 216 224              
Direct Democracy Saoire O'Brien 1.41 166 173 175 177 177 177 182                
Independent Pat Finnerty 0.27 32 33 33 33 33 33 33                
Independent Conor Dowling 0.19 22 27 28 29 29 29 29                
Electorate: 23,431   Valid: 11,732 (50.07%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,067   Turnout: 11,871 (50.66%)  

Muinebheag

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Muinebheag: 8 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Charlie Murphy[*] 14.14 1,377                      
Fine Gael Tommy Kinsella[*] 11.60 1,130                      
Labour Willie Quinn[*] 10.66 1,038 1,066 1,083                  
Sinn Féin Andy Gladney 8.26 804 825 827 840 858 885 926 974 1,176      
Fianna Fáil Arthur McDonald[*] 8.09 788 803 806 809 851 863 1,018 1,032 1,081 1,099    
Fine Gael Michael Doran[*] 7.90 769 775 777 790 805 814 838 882 939 949 950 1,107
Fine Gael John Murphy[*] 5.79 564 610 619 630 634 683 686 751 756 760 760 827
Fine Gael Denis Foley[*] 5.66 551 564 570 578 620 629 664 683 727 747 752 824
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kavanagh 5.05 492 536 538 566 567 598 634 668 701 711 712 777
Labour Jim Townsend[*] 4.73 461 474 475 486 516 554 586 639 678 698 701  
Anti-Austerity Alliance Christy Cormac 4.49 437 447 448 459 481 492 523 586        
Fianna Fáil David O'Brien 3.66 356 367 368 376 399 407            
Independent Matthew English-Hayden 3.42 333 356 357 390 395              
Independent Billy Nolan 2.68 261 303 304 322 324 324            
Labour Ken Hickey 2.23 217 220 220 222                
Independent Liam Foley 1.37 133 150 151                  
Independent Pat Finnerty 0.29 28 30 30                  
Electorate: 17,599   Valid: 9,739 (55.46%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,083   Turnout: 9,878 (56.26%)  
  1. ^ a b Resigned, see below for changes

Changes

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Co-options

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Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fianna Fáil Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor Carlow Elected to 25th Seanad in April 2016 9 June 2016 Ken Murnane[6]
Fianna Fáil Anne Ahern Carlow Appointed school principal[7] 9 October 2017 Andrea Dalton[8]

Changes in affiliation

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Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
John Cassin Carlow Sinn Féin Independent February 2019[9]

Local electoral areas

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Carlow County Council was divided into the two local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by electoral divisions.[5]

LEA Electoral divisions Seats
Carlow Ballinacarrig, Burton Hall, Carlow Rural, Carlow Urban, Graigue Urban and Johnstown. 10
Muinebeag Agha, Ballintemple, Ballon, Ballyellin, Ballymoon, Ballymurphy, Borris, Clogrenan, Clonegall, Coonogue, Corries, Cranemore, Fennagh, Garryhill, Glynn, Kilbride, Killedmond, Kyle, Leighlinbridge, Marley, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Rural, Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban, Myshall, Nurney, Oldleighlin, Rathanna, Rathornan, Rathrush, Ridge, Shangarry, Sliguff, Templepeter, Tinnahinch 8

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Local Elections". electionsireland.org. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 2001, 7th Sch.: Number of members of local authorities (No. 37 of 2001, 7th Sch.). Enacted on 21 July 2001. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  3. ^ "Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013" (PDF). Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee. 29 May 2013. p. 23.
  4. ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 15: Number of members of local authorities (No. 1 of 2014, s. 15). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  5. ^ a b County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 40 of 2014). Signed on 31 January 2014 by Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  6. ^ Vaughan, MaryAnn (9 June 2016). "Carlow has a new Councillor and a new Seanad spokesperson today". KCLR 96FM.
  7. ^ "Anne Ahern has announced her resignation from Carlow County Council". KCLR 96FM. 11 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Carlow's newest councillor to take seat for the first time today". KCLR 96FM. 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ Pender, Suzanne (13 February 2019). "Cassin Quits Sinn Féin After Row With Party Boss". The Nationalist. Carlow Nationalist. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

Sources

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