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{{Short description|Part of the 2014 Irish local elections}} |
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{{one source|date=June 2014}} |
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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = Carlow County Council election |
| election_name = 2014 Carlow County Council election |
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| country = Ireland |
| country = Ireland |
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| type = Parliamentary |
| type = Parliamentary |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| party_colour = yes |
| party_colour = yes |
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| previous_election = |
| previous_election = 2009 Carlow County Council election |
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| previous_year = |
| previous_year = 2009 |
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| next_election = |
| next_election = 2019 Carlow County Council election |
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| next_year = 2019 |
| next_year = 2019 |
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| seats_for_election = All 18 seats |
| seats_for_election = All 18 seats on [[Carlow County Council]] |
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| majority_seats = |
| majority_seats = |
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| election_date = 23 May 2014 |
| election_date = 23 May 2014 |
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| 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> |
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<!-- Fine Gael --> |
<!-- Fine Gael --> |
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| party1 = Fine Gael |
| party1 = Fine Gael |
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| seats1 = |
| seats1 =6 |
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| seat_change1 = |
| seat_change1 = −4 |
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<!-- Fianna Fáil --> |
<!-- Fianna Fáil --> |
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| party2 = Fianna Fáil |
| party2 = Fianna Fáil |
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| seats2 = |
| seats2 =5 |
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| seat_change2 =+1 |
| seat_change2 =+1 |
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<!-- Sinn Féin --> |
<!-- Sinn Féin --> |
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| party3 = Sinn Féin |
| party3 = Sinn Féin |
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| seats3 = |
| seats3 = 3 |
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| seat_change3 =+3 |
| seat_change3 =+3 |
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<!-- Labour --> |
<!-- Labour --> |
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| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland) |
| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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| seats4 = |
| seats4 =2 |
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| seat_change4 = |
| seat_change4 =−3 |
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<!-- Ind --> |
<!-- Ind --> |
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| party5 = Independent |
| party5 = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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| seats5 = |
| seats5 =2 |
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| seat_change5 =- |
| seat_change5 = - |
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| map_image = Carlow in Ireland.svg |
| map_image = Carlow in Ireland.svg |
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| map_size = 300px |
| map_size = 300px |
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| map_caption = Map showing the area of Carlow County Council |
| map_caption = Map showing the area of Carlow County Council |
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| title = [[Cathaoirleach]] |
| title = [[Cathaoirleach (local government)|Cathaoirleach]] |
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| posttitle = Subsequent |
| posttitle = Subsequent Cathaoirleach |
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| before_election = Des Hurley<br/>[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]] |
| before_election = Des Hurley<br />[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]] |
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| after_election = [[Fergal Browne]]<br/>[[Fine Gael|FG]] |
| after_election = [[Fergal Browne]]<br />[[Fine Gael|FG]] |
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}} |
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An election to |
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). |
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==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 |
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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> |
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==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. |
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==Results by party== |
==Results by party== |
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{| class=wikitable |
{| class=wikitable |
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|- border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 |
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! colspan=2 align=center|Party |
! colspan=2 align=center|Party |
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! |
! Seats |
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! |
! ± |
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! |
! {{abbr|1st pref|First preference votes}} |
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! {{abbr|FPv%|First preference votes percentage}} |
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! valign=top|FPv% |
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! ±% |
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{{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} |
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|6 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|−4 |
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| align=right|5,808 |
| align=right|5,808 |
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| align=right|27.0 |
| align=right|27.0 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right| |
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|- |
|- |
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{{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} |
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|5 |
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| align=right|+1 |
| align=right|+1 |
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| align=right|6,207 |
| align=right|'''6,207''' |
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| align=right|28.9 |
| align=right|'''28.9''' |
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| align=right| |
| align=right| |
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|- |
|- |
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{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|3 |
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| align=right|+3 |
| align=right|+3 |
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| align=right|2,723 |
| align=right|2,723 |
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| align=right|12.7 |
| align=right|12.7 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right| |
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|- |
|- |
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{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} |
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|2 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|−3 |
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| align=right|2,830 |
| align=right|2,830 |
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| align=right|13.2 |
| align=right|13.2 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right| |
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|- |
|- |
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{{Party name with colour|Independent |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|2 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right|— |
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| align=right|3,010 |
| align=right|3,010 |
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| align=right|14 |
| align=right|14.0 |
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| align=right| |
| align=right| |
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|- style="font-weight:bold; background:rgb(232,232,232);" |
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| colspan=2 align=center| |
| colspan=2 align=center|Total |
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| align=right | |
| align=right |18 |
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| align=center| |
| align=center|−3 |
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| align=right | |
| align=right | |
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| align=center|100 |
| align=center|100.0 |
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| align=center|— |
| align=center|— |
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{{clear}} |
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==Results by |
==Results by local electoral area== |
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{{cnote|*|Outgoing councillor.}} |
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===Carlow=== |
===Carlow=== |
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{{STV Election box begin2| |
{{STV Election box begin2| |
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|title=Carlow |
|title=Carlow: 10 seats |
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|numcounts= 15 |
|numcounts= 15 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''[[Jennifer Murnane O'Connor]]'''* |
|candidate = '''[[Jennifer Murnane O'Connor]]'''{{cref|*}}{{efn|group=change|name=coopt|Resigned, see below for changes}} |
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|count1 = '''1,530''' |
|count1 = '''1,530''' |
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|percentage = 13.04 |
|percentage = 13.04 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''John Pender'''* |
|candidate = '''John Pender'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = '''1,354''' |
|count1 = '''1,354''' |
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|percentage = 11.54 |
|percentage = 11.54 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Ann Ahern née Long'''* |
|candidate = '''Ann Ahern née Long'''{{cref|*}}{{efn|group=change|name=coopt}} |
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|count1 = 676 |
|count1 = 676 |
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|percentage = 5.76 |
|percentage = 5.76 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = '''Walter Lacey'''* |
|candidate = '''Walter Lacey'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 632 |
|count1 = 632 |
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|percentage = 5.39 |
|percentage = 5.39 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = '''William Paton'''* |
|candidate = '''William Paton'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 610 |
|count1 = 610 |
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|percentage = 5.20 |
|percentage = 5.20 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''[[Fergal Browne]]'''* |
|candidate = '''[[Fergal Browne]]'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 544 |
|count1 = 544 |
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|percentage = 4.64 |
|percentage = 4.64 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = Wayne Fennell* |
|candidate = Wayne Fennell{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 454 |
|count1 = 454 |
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|percentage = 3.87 |
|percentage = 3.87 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = Tom O'Neill* |
|candidate = Tom O'Neill{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 413 |
|count1 = 413 |
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|percentage = 3.52 |
|percentage = 3.52 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Caroline Townsend* |
|candidate = Caroline Townsend{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 281 |
|count1 = 281 |
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|percentage = 2.40 |
|percentage = 2.40 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Des Hurley* |
|candidate = Des Hurley{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 223 |
|count1 = 223 |
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|percentage = 1.90 |
|percentage = 1.90 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Declan Alcock |
|candidate = Declan Alcock |
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|count1 = 192 |
|count1 = 192 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Pat Finnerty |
|candidate = Pat Finnerty |
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|count1 = 32 |
|count1 = 32 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Conor Dowling |
|candidate = Conor Dowling |
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|count1 = 22 |
|count1 = 22 |
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===Muinebheag=== |
===Muinebheag=== |
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{{STV Election box begin2| |
{{STV Election box begin2| |
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|title=Muinebheag |
|title=Muinebheag: 8 seats |
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|numcounts= 12 |
|numcounts= 12 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = '''Charlie Murphy'''* |
|candidate = '''Charlie Murphy'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = '''1,377''' |
|count1 = '''1,377''' |
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|percentage = 14.14 |
|percentage = 14.14 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Tommy Kinsella'''* |
|candidate = '''Tommy Kinsella'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = '''1,130''' |
|count1 = '''1,130''' |
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|percentage = 11.60 |
|percentage = 11.60 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = '''Willie Quinn'''* |
|candidate = '''Willie Quinn'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 1,038 |
|count1 = 1,038 |
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|percentage = 10.66 |
|percentage = 10.66 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Arthur McDonald'''* |
|candidate = '''Arthur McDonald'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 788 |
|count1 = 788 |
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|percentage = 8.09 |
|percentage = 8.09 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Michael Doran'''* |
|candidate = '''Michael Doran'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 769 |
|count1 = 769 |
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|percentage = 7.90 |
|percentage = 7.90 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''John Murphy'''* |
|candidate = '''John Murphy'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 564 |
|count1 = 564 |
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|percentage = 5.79 |
|percentage = 5.79 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Denis Foley'''* |
|candidate = '''Denis Foley'''{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 551 |
|count1 = 551 |
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|percentage = 5.66 |
|percentage = 5.66 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = [[Jim Townsend (Irish politician)|Jim Townsend]]* |
|candidate = [[Jim Townsend (Irish politician)|Jim Townsend]]{{cref|*}} |
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|count1 = 461 |
|count1 = 461 |
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|percentage = 4.73 |
|percentage = 4.73 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Matthew English-Hayden |
|candidate = Matthew English-Hayden |
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|count1 = 333 |
|count1 = 333 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Billy Nolan |
|candidate = Billy Nolan |
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|count1 = 261 |
|count1 = 261 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Liam Foley |
|candidate = Liam Foley |
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|count1 = 133 |
|count1 = 133 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Independent |
|party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|candidate = Pat Finnerty |
|candidate = Pat Finnerty |
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|count1 = 28 |
|count1 = 28 |
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|turnout = 9,878 (56.26%) |
|turnout = 9,878 (56.26%) |
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{{notelist|group=change}} |
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==Changes== |
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=== Co-options === |
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{{Council co-option begin}} |
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{{Council co-option |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|outgoing = [[Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor]] |
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|elec_area = Carlow |
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|reason = Elected to [[25th Seanad]] in April 2016 |
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|date = 9 June 2016 |
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|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 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|outgoing = Anne Ahern |
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|elec_area = Carlow |
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|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> |
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|date = 9 October 2017 |
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|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> |
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==Changes |
===Changes in affiliation=== |
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{{Council change affiliation begin}} |
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*† 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/] |
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{{Council change affiliation |
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*†† Carlow Fianna Fáil Cllr Anne Ahern née Long resigned her seat on 11 September 2017 upon being appointed a School Principal.[http://kclr96fm.com/anne-ahern-announced-resignation-carlow-county-council/] On 9 October 2017 Andrea Dalton was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[http://kclr96fm.com/carlows-newest-councillor-take-seat-first-time-today/] |
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|name = John Cassin |
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|elec_area = Carlow |
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|old_party = Sinn Féin |
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|new_party = Independent politician (Ireland) |
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|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> |
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}} |
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==Local electoral areas== |
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Carlow County Council was divided into the two local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by [[electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]]s.<ref name=si40 /> |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140612152050/http://www.carlow.ie/Pages/homepage.aspx Official website] |
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!LEA |
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!Electoral divisions |
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!Seats |
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|[[Carlow]] |
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|Ballinacarrig, Burton Hall, Carlow Rural, Carlow Urban, Graigue Urban and Johnstown. |
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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
[edit]Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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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
[edit]^ *: Outgoing councillor.
Carlow
[edit]Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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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%) |
Changes
[edit]Co-options
[edit]Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee | |
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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
[edit]Name | LEA | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
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John Cassin | Carlow | Sinn Féin | Independent | February 2019[9] |
Local electoral areas
[edit]Carlow County Council was divided into the two local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by electoral divisions.[5]
LEA | Electoral divisions | Seats |
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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
[edit]- ^ "2014 Local Elections". electionsireland.org. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013" (PDF). Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee. 29 May 2013. p. 23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vaughan, MaryAnn (9 June 2016). "Carlow has a new Councillor and a new Seanad spokesperson today". KCLR 96FM.
- ^ "Anne Ahern has announced her resignation from Carlow County Council". KCLR 96FM. 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Carlow's newest councillor to take seat for the first time today". KCLR 96FM. 9 October 2017.
- ^ Pender, Suzanne (13 February 2019). "Cassin Quits Sinn Féin After Row With Party Boss". The Nationalist. Carlow Nationalist. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Sources
[edit]- "Local Election: Carlow County Council". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- "Carlow County Council Local Election". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.