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An election to [[Donegal County Council]] took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the [[2019 Irish local elections|Irish local elections]]. |
An election to all 37 seats on [[Donegal County Council]] took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the [[2019 Irish local elections|Irish local elections]]. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 [[local electoral area]]s (LEAs) on the [[electoral system]] of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV). |
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Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in [[2014 Donegal County Council election|the 2014 elections]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_electoral_area_boundary_committee_no.1_report_2018.pdf |isbn=978-1-4064-2990-9|author=Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 |title=Report 2018 |date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Government Publications |accessdate=8 May 2019 |pages=36–39, 145 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114102129/https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_electoral_area_boundary_committee_no.1_report_2018.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelan |first1=John Paul |author-link1=John Paul Phelan |title=S.I. No. 613/2018 - County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/613/made/en/print |website=electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=en |date=19 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604223913/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/613/made/en/print |archive-date=4 June 2021 }}</ref> Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas Donegal in 2015 had LEAs of 10 and 9 seats. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census. |
Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in [[2014 Donegal County Council election|the 2014 elections]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_electoral_area_boundary_committee_no.1_report_2018.pdf |isbn=978-1-4064-2990-9|author=Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 |title=Report 2018 |date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Government Publications |accessdate=8 May 2019 |pages=36–39, 145 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114102129/https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_electoral_area_boundary_committee_no.1_report_2018.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelan |first1=John Paul |author-link1=John Paul Phelan |title=S.I. No. 613/2018 - County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/613/made/en/print |website=electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=en |date=19 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604223913/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/613/made/en/print |archive-date=4 June 2021 }}</ref> Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas Donegal in 2015 had LEAs of 10 and 9 seats. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]]. |
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==Overview== |
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Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat to reach 12 and also saw a slight increase in their vote share. [[Anthony Molloy (Gaelic footballer)|Anthony Molloy]] |
Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat to reach 12 and also saw a slight increase in their vote share. [[Anthony Molloy (Gaelic footballer)|Anthony Molloy]] – who captained the [[Donegal GAA]] team to the [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] – won a seat for the party, as did rally driver [[Manus Kelly]] (both for the first time). However, Seamus O Domhnaill – Fianna Fáil's outgoing Cathaoirleach – was a notable casualty, as was former Senator [[Enda Bonner]]. |
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Unlike other performances around the State, Sinn Féin actually gained a seat in Donegal; increasing their numbers by 1 to 10 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote share. Fine Gael retained 6 seats overall, while Independents saw a reduction of 2 seats. One Independent elected was [[John O'Donnell (Irish politician, born 1980s)|John O'Donnell]], who attracted controversy following an RTÉ Investigates programme into Irish |
Unlike other performances around the State, Sinn Féin actually gained a seat in Donegal; increasing their numbers by 1 to 10 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote share. Fine Gael retained 6 seats overall, while Independents saw a reduction of 2 seats. One Independent elected was [[John O'Donnell (Irish politician, born 1980s)|John O'Donnell]], who attracted controversy following an RTÉ Investigates programme into Irish councillors. |
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== Results by party == |
== Results by party == |
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==Results by local electoral area== |
==Results by local electoral area== |
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{{cnote|*|Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.}} |
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{{cnote|†|Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.}} |
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===Buncrana=== |
===Buncrana=== |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Paul Canning |
|candidate = '''Paul Canning'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 20.31% |
|percentage = 20.31% |
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|count1 = '''1,720''' |
|count1 = '''1,720''' |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Rena Donaghey |
|candidate = '''Rena Donaghey'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 16.96% |
|percentage = 16.96% |
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|count1 = '''1,436''' |
|count1 = '''1,436''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Jack Murray |
|candidate = '''Jack Murray'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 16.70% |
|percentage = 16.70% |
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|count1 = '''1,414''' |
|count1 = '''1,414''' |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''Nicholas Crossan |
|candidate = '''Nicholas Crossan'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 13.97% |
|percentage = 13.97% |
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|count1 = 1,183 |
|count1 = 1,183 |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = Mickey Doherty |
|candidate = Mickey Doherty{{cref|†}} |
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|percentage = 6.28% |
|percentage = 6.28% |
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|count1 = 532 |
|count1 = 532 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Martin McDermott |
|candidate = '''Martin McDermott'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 34.59% |
|percentage = 34.59% |
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|count1 = '''2,501''' |
|count1 = '''2,501''' |
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
|party = Labour Party (Ireland) |
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|candidate = '''Martin Farren |
|candidate = '''Martin Farren'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 19.11% |
|percentage = 19.11% |
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|count1 = 1,383 |
|count1 = 1,383 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Albert Doherty |
|candidate = '''Albert Doherty'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 15.91% |
|percentage = 15.91% |
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|count1 = 1,151 |
|count1 = 1,151 |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Bernard McGuinness |
|candidate = '''Bernard McGuinness'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 14.41% |
|percentage = 14.41% |
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|count1 = 1,043 |
|count1 = 1,043 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''Niamh Kennedy |
|candidate = '''Niamh Kennedy'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 10.77% |
|percentage = 10.77% |
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|count1 = 1,540 |
|count1 = 1,540 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Noel Jordan |
|candidate = '''Noel Jordan'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 10.74% |
|percentage = 10.74% |
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|count1 = 1,535 |
|count1 = 1,535 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Michéal Naughton |
|candidate = '''Michéal Naughton'''{{cref|†}} |
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|percentage = 8.34% |
|percentage = 8.34% |
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|count1 = 1,192 |
|count1 = 1,192 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''[[Tom Conaghan]] |
|candidate = '''[[Tom Conaghan]]'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 6.60% |
|percentage = 6.60% |
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|count1 = 944 |
|count1 = 944 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = Seamus Maguire |
|candidate = Seamus Maguire{{cref|†}} |
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|percentage = 6.07% |
|percentage = 6.07% |
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|count1 = 868 |
|count1 = 868 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig |
|candidate = '''Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 15.80% |
|percentage = 15.80% |
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|count1 = '''2,007''' |
|count1 = '''2,007''' |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh |
|candidate = '''John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 11.25% |
|percentage = 11.25% |
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|count1 = 1,429 |
|count1 = 1,429 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Maire Therese Gallagher |
|candidate = '''Maire Therese Gallagher'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 8.57% |
|percentage = 8.57% |
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|count1 = 1,089 |
|count1 = 1,089 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = Seamus O Domhnaill* |
|candidate = Seamus O Domhnaill{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 7.71% |
|percentage = 7.71% |
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|count1 = 979 |
|count1 = 979 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = [[Enda Bonner]]* |
|candidate = [[Enda Bonner]]{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 7.03% |
|percentage = 7.03% |
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|count1 = 893 |
|count1 = 893 |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''[[Ciaran Brogan]] |
|candidate = '''[[Ciaran Brogan]]'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 13.41% |
|percentage = 13.41% |
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|count1 = '''1,570''' |
|count1 = '''1,570''' |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Jimmy Kavanagh |
|candidate = '''Jimmy Kavanagh'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 10.53% |
|percentage = 10.53% |
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|count1 = 1,233 |
|count1 = 1,233 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''Michael McBride |
|candidate = '''Michael McBride'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 9.75% |
|percentage = 9.75% |
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|count1 = 1,141 |
|count1 = 1,141 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''[[Gerry McMonagle]] |
|candidate = '''[[Gerry McMonagle]]'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 7.17% |
|percentage = 7.17% |
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|count1 = 839 |
|count1 = 839 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = Adrian Glackin |
|candidate = Adrian Glackin{{cref|†}} |
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|percentage = 6.83% |
|percentage = 6.83% |
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|count1 = 799 |
|count1 = 799 |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''Martin Harley |
|candidate = '''Martin Harley'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 17.16% |
|percentage = 17.16% |
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|count1 = '''1,688''' |
|count1 = '''1,688''' |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Patrick McGowan |
|candidate = '''Patrick McGowan'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 16.32% |
|percentage = 16.32% |
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|count1 = '''1,606''' |
|count1 = '''1,606''' |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Gary Doherty |
|candidate = '''Gary Doherty'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 15.97% |
|percentage = 15.97% |
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|count1 = '''1,571''' |
|count1 = '''1,571''' |
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{{STV Election box candidate2| |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Gerry Crawford |
|candidate = '''Gerry Crawford'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 13.92% |
|percentage = 13.92% |
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|count1 = 1,369 |
|count1 = 1,369 |
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|party = Fine Gael |
|party = Fine Gael |
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|candidate = '''[[Frank McBrearty Jnr]] |
|candidate = '''[[Frank McBrearty Jnr]]'''{{cref|*}}† |
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|percentage = 9.81% |
|percentage = 9.81% |
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|count1 = 965 |
|count1 = 965 |
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|party = Sinn Féin |
|party = Sinn Féin |
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|candidate = '''Liam Doherty |
|candidate = '''Liam Doherty'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 7.56% |
|percentage = 7.56% |
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|count1 = 744 |
|count1 = 744 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''[[John O'Donnell (Irish politician, born 1980s)|John O'Donnell]] |
|candidate = '''[[John O'Donnell (Irish politician, born 1980s)|John O'Donnell]]'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 25.17% |
|percentage = 25.17% |
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|count1 = '''1,959''' |
|count1 = '''1,959''' |
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|party = Fianna Fáil |
|party = Fianna Fáil |
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|candidate = '''Liam Blaney |
|candidate = '''Liam Blaney'''{{cref|*}} |
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|percentage = 22.05% |
|percentage = 22.05% |
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|count1 = 1,716 |
|count1 = 1,716 |
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|party = Independent politician |
|party = Independent politician |
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|candidate = '''[[Ian McGarvey]]*''' |
|candidate = '''[[Ian McGarvey]]{{cref|*}}''' |
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|percentage = 10.34% |
|percentage = 10.34% |
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|count1 = 805 |
|count1 = 805 |
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==Changes since 2019== |
==Changes since 2019== |
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*† Immediately after the 2019 local elections, |
*† Immediately after the 2019 local elections, Lifford–Stranorlar Fine Gael Cllr [[Frank McBrearty Jnr]] resigned from the party and became an Independent. He claimed he had been bullied and was not made feel welcome by former colleagues in Fine Gael. He then announced he was going to sue the party for post-traumatic stress disorder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/frank-mcbrearty-to-sue-fg-for-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-928345.html |title=Frank McBrearty to sue FG for post-traumatic stress disorder |date=2 June 2019 |first=Daniel |last=McConnell |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604222713/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30928345.html |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2019 }}</ref> |
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*†† On 23 June 2019, Letterkenny Fianna Fáil Cllr [[Manus Kelly|Manus Mandy Kelly]] died in a crash while participating in the Donegal International Rally.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2019/0623/1057029-donegal-rally-crash/ |title=Man killed in Donegal International Rally crash named as Manus Kelly |date=23 June 2019 |website=[[RTÉ News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624160827/https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2019/0623/1057029-donegal-rally-crash/ |archive-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> On 25 November his father, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/25/cllr-donal-kelly-co-opted-onto-donegal-county-council/ |title=Cllr Donal Kelly co-opted onto Donegal County Council |date=25 November 2019 |website=[[Highland Radio]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604223301/https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/25/cllr-donal-kelly-co-opted-onto-donegal-county-council/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=2 December 2019 }}</ref> He subsequently resigned his seat and Manus' brother, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 28 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/09/28/donal-mandy-kelly-seat-donegal-county-council/ |title=Donal 'Mandy' Kelly takes his seat on Donegal County Council |date=28 September 2020 |first=Rachel |last=McLaughlin |website=[[Donegal Daily]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604222500/https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/09/28/donal-mandy-kelly-seat-donegal-county-council/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=6 December 2020 }}</ref> |
*†† On 23 June 2019, Letterkenny Fianna Fáil Cllr [[Manus Kelly|Manus Mandy Kelly]] died in a crash while participating in the Donegal International Rally.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2019/0623/1057029-donegal-rally-crash/ |title=Man killed in Donegal International Rally crash named as Manus Kelly |date=23 June 2019 |website=[[RTÉ News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624160827/https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2019/0623/1057029-donegal-rally-crash/ |archive-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> On 25 November his father, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/25/cllr-donal-kelly-co-opted-onto-donegal-county-council/ |title=Cllr Donal Kelly co-opted onto Donegal County Council |date=25 November 2019 |website=[[Highland Radio]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604223301/https://www.highlandradio.com/2019/11/25/cllr-donal-kelly-co-opted-onto-donegal-county-council/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=2 December 2019 }}</ref> He subsequently resigned his seat and Manus' brother, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 28 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/09/28/donal-mandy-kelly-seat-donegal-county-council/ |title=Donal 'Mandy' Kelly takes his seat on Donegal County Council |date=28 September 2020 |first=Rachel |last=McLaughlin |website=[[Donegal Daily]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604222500/https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/09/28/donal-mandy-kelly-seat-donegal-county-council/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=6 December 2020 }}</ref> |
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Results by Local Electoral Area |
An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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, whereas Donegal in 2015 had LEAs of 10 and 9 seats. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.
Overview
Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat to reach 12 and also saw a slight increase in their vote share. Anthony Molloy – who captained the Donegal GAA team to the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – won a seat for the party, as did rally driver Manus Kelly (both for the first time). However, Seamus O Domhnaill – Fianna Fáil's outgoing Cathaoirleach – was a notable casualty, as was former Senator Enda Bonner.
Unlike other performances around the State, Sinn Féin actually gained a seat in Donegal; increasing their numbers by 1 to 10 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote share. Fine Gael retained 6 seats overall, while Independents saw a reduction of 2 seats. One Independent elected was John O'Donnell, who attracted controversy following an RTÉ Investigates programme into Irish councillors.
Results by party
Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | 12 | 1 | 21,142 | 29.35 | 0.25 | |
Sinn Féin | 10 | 1 | 13,953 | 19.37 | 0.23 | |
Fine Gael | 6 | 13,327 | 18.50 | 2.80 | ||
Labour | 1 | 1,927 | 2.68 | 1.12 | ||
Aontú | 0 | 2,265 | 3.14 | New | ||
People Before Profit | 0 | 284 | 0.39 | 1.02 | ||
Renua | 0 | 279 | 0.39 | New | ||
Independent | 8 | 2 | 18,857 | 26.18 | 3.22 | |
Total | 37 | 72,034 | 100.0 |
Results by local electoral area
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.
Buncrana
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Paul Canning[*] | 20.31% | 1,720 | |||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Rena Donaghey[*] | 16.96% | 1,436 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | Jack Murray[*] | 16.70% | 1,414 | |||||||||
Independent | Nicholas Crossan[*] | 13.97% | 1,183 | 1,257 | 1,263 | 1,275 | 1,339 | 1,410 | 1,411 | 1,527 | ||
Sinn Féin | Terry Crossan | 9.54% | 808 | 880 | 902 | 903 | 928 | 995 | 996 | 1,012 | 1,098 | |
Fine Gael | Mickey Doherty[†] | 6.28% | 532 | 588 | 599 | 601 | 608 | 624 | 624 | 739 | 835 | |
Independent | Frankie Lavelle | 4.40% | 373 | 399 | 405 | 408 | 507 | 565 | 565 | 597 | ||
Fine Gael | Michelle McKenna | 3.75% | 318 | 353 | 356 | 359 | 371 | 403 | 403 | |||
Aontú | Joe Murphy | 3.59% | 304 | 319 | 329 | 331 | ||||||
Independent | Sinéad Stewart | 3.41% | 289 | 315 | 337 | 338 | 367 | |||||
Independent | Mark McKinney | 1.09% | 92 | 96 | ||||||||
Electorate: 16,798 Valid: 8,469 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,412 Turnout: 51.27% |
Carndonagh
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Martin McDermott[*] | 34.59% | 2,501 | ||||||
Labour | Martin Farren[*] | 19.11% | 1,383 | 1,435 | 1,470 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Albert Doherty[*] | 15.91% | 1,151 | 1,413 | 1,460 | 1,460 | |||
Fine Gael | Bernard McGuinness[*] | 14.41% | 1,043 | 1,323 | 1,355 | 1,362 | 1,368 | 1,448 | |
Fianna Fáil | Marie Duffy | 8.67% | 627 | 1,022 | 1,057 | 1,060 | 1,066 | 1,156 | |
Independent | Tracy Cullen | 3.90% | 282 | 311 | 347 | 352 | 352 | ||
Aontú | Mary Rose Doherty | 2.69% | 195 | 226 | |||||
Independent | Arthur Desmond McGuinness | 0.75% | 54 | 58 | |||||
Electorate: 14,062 Valid: 7,236 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,448 Turnout: 52.13% |
Donegal
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
Independent | Niamh Kennedy[*] | 10.77% | 1,540 | 1,544 | 1,568 | 1,585 | 1,661 | 1,682 | 1,749 | 1,759 | 1,938 | 2,031 | 2,322 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Noel Jordan[*] | 10.74% | 1,535 | 1,550 | 1,557 | 1,573 | 1,598 | 1,609 | 1,690 | 1,693 | 1,731 | 1,873 | 2,033 | 2,087 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Michéal Naughton[†] | 8.34% | 1,192 | 1,205 | 1,213 | 1,224 | 1,227 | 1,235 | 1,236 | 1,413 | 1,536 | 1,612 | 1,648 | 1,661 | 1,742 | 1,924 | |
Fine Gael | Barry Sweeny | 7.81% | 1,116 | 1,126 | 1,151 | 1,215 | 1,217 | 1,263 | 1,264 | 1,353 | 1,360 | 1,376 | 1,424 | 1,432 | 1,917 | 1,958 | |
Fine Gael | John McNulty | 6.84% | 978 | 978 | 978 | 980 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 1,148 | 1,153 | 1,199 | 1,214 | 1,393 | 1,453 | 1,463 | 1,547 | |
Independent | Tom Conaghan[*] | 6.60% | 944 | 979 | 987 | 993 | 1,000 | 1,004 | 1,017 | 1,028 | 1,058 | 1,272 | 1,373 | 1,397 | 1,435 | 1,831 | |
Sinn Féin | Michael McMahon | 6.29% | 900 | 902 | 924 | 973 | 974 | 1,186 | 1,190 | 1,446 | 1,462 | 1,470 | 1,474 | 1,478 | 1,749 | 1,798 | |
Independent | Seamus Maguire[†] | 6.07% | 868 | 880 | 896 | 907 | 923 | 927 | 939 | 939 | 961 | 1,106 | 1,163 | 1,176 | 1,194 | ||
Independent | Billy Grimes | 6.07% | 868 | 873 | 895 | 951 | 952 | 989 | 989 | 1,043 | 1,050 | 1,057 | 1,067 | 1,075 | |||
Fine Gael | John J Boyle | 5.53% | 791 | 793 | 793 | 795 | 810 | 810 | 886 | 888 | 970 | 1,001 | |||||
Independent | Pauric Kennedy | 5.14% | 735 | 751 | 754 | 760 | 760 | 763 | 780 | 783 | 802 | ||||||
Fianna Fáil | Philip McGlynn | 3.64% | 521 | 522 | 528 | 533 | 533 | 576 | 582 | ||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Eimear McGuinness | 3.48% | 497 | 498 | 502 | 506 | 527 | 527 | 591 | 631 | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | Roger Meehan | 3.38% | 483 | 484 | 485 | 487 | 503 | 504 | |||||||||
Independent | Diarmaid Doherty | 2.72% | 389 | 394 | 399 | 432 | 432 | ||||||||||
Independent | Seán Ó Beirne | 2.27% | 325 | 325 | 329 | 331 | |||||||||||
People Before Profit | Cyril Brennan | 1.99% | 284 | 288 | 319 | ||||||||||||
Independent | Valerie McNulty | 1.36% | 194 | 196 | |||||||||||||
Independent | Justin Coughlin | 0.97% | 138 | ||||||||||||||
Electorate: 23,075 Valid: 14,298 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 2,043 Turnout: 62.68% |
Glenties
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Independent | Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig[*] | 15.80% | 2,007 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh[*] | 11.25% | 1,429 | 1,464 | 1,501 | 1,558 | 1,740 | 1,750 | 1,782 | 2,050 | ||
Sinn Féin | Maire Therese Gallagher[*] | 8.57% | 1,089 | 1,103 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,286 | 1,324 | 1,615 | 1,658 | 1,693 | |
Fianna Fáil | Noreen McGarvey | 8.01% | 1,018 | 1,023 | 1,043 | 1,103 | 1,155 | 1,171 | 1,402 | 1,499 | 1,506 | |
Fine Gael | Michael McClafferty | 7.97% | 1,012 | 1,033 | 1,038 | 1,061 | 1,314 | 1,341 | 1,376 | 1,721 | 1,799 | |
Fianna Fáil | Seamus O Domhnaill[*] | 7.71% | 979 | 1,071 | 1,079 | 1,095 | 1,153 | 1,161 | 1,222 | |||
Sinn Féin | Brian Carr | 7.26% | 922 | 932 | 934 | 978 | 988 | 1,211 | 1,263 | 1,282 | 1,290 | |
Fianna Fáil | Anthony Molloy | 7.21% | 916 | 928 | 932 | 964 | 999 | 1,400 | 1,574 | 1,702 | 1,713 | |
Fianna Fáil | Enda Bonner[*] | 7.03% | 893 | 914 | 926 | 975 | 1,023 | 1,056 | ||||
Independent | Liam Whyte | 6.47% | 822 | 844 | 856 | 910 | 934 | |||||
Fine Gael | Evelyn Sweeney | 5.7% | 724 | 737 | 758 | 822 | ||||||
Labour | Seamus Rodgers | 4.28% | 544 | 562 | 584 | |||||||
Aontú | Liam Mulligan | 2.75% | 349 | |||||||||
Electorate: 23,165 Valid: 12,704 Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,815 Turnout: 55.48% |
Letterkenny
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Ciaran Brogan[*] | 13.41% | 1,570 | |||||||||
Fine Gael | Jimmy Kavanagh[*] | 10.53% | 1,233 | 1,245 | 1,255 | 1,271 | 1,312 | 1,367 | 1,701 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Donal Coyle | 10.18% | 1,192 | 1,209 | 1,211 | 1,231 | 1,249 | 1,273 | 1,348 | 1,389 | 1,444 | |
Independent | Michael McBride[*] | 9.75% | 1,141 | 1,155 | 1,159 | 1,174 | 1,297 | 1,360 | 1,430 | 1,464 | ||
Independent | Kevin Bradley | 8.48% | 993 | 1,009 | 1,024 | 1,050 | 1,127 | 1,210 | 1,294 | 1,347 | 1,465 | |
Fianna Fáil | Manus Mandy Kelly†† | 7.74% | 906 | 924 | 932 | 948 | 1,003 | 1,028 | 1,124 | 1,171 | 1,374 | |
Aontú | Mary T Sweeney | 7.31% | 856 | 860 | 876 | 906 | 932 | 974 | 1,041 | 1,057 | 1,108 | |
Sinn Féin | Gerry McMonagle[*] | 7.17% | 839 | 845 | 873 | 903 | 926 | 972 | 995 | 1,003 | 1,398 | |
Sinn Féin | Adrian Glackin[†] | 6.83% | 799 | 804 | 813 | 838 | 877 | 935 | 957 | 969 | ||
Fine Gael | Bernie Moran | 6.33% | 741 | 746 | 750 | 762 | 794 | 885 | ||||
Independent | Thoiba Ahmed | 4.48% | 525 | 527 | 571 | 637 | 653 | |||||
Independent | Charlie McClafferty | 3.92% | 459 | 464 | 471 | 491 | ||||||
Independent | Cathal McGlynn | 2.14% | 251 | 252 | 294 | |||||||
Independent | Finnian O'Donnell | 1.72% | 201 | 202 | ||||||||
Electorate: 22,826 Valid: 11,706 Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,464 Turnout: 51.85% |
Lifford–Stranorlar
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Fine Gael | Martin Harley[*] | 17.16% | 1,688 | ||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Patrick McGowan[*] | 16.32% | 1,606 | ||||||||
Sinn Féin | Gary Doherty[*] | 15.97% | 1,571 | ||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Gerry Crawford[*] | 13.92% | 1,369 | 1,393 | 1,468 | ||||||
Fine Gael | Frank McBrearty Jnr[*]† | 9.81% | 965 | 1,016 | 1,041 | 1,052 | 1,058 | 1,079 | 1,131 | 1,208 | |
Sinn Féin | Liam Doherty[*] | 7.56% | 744 | 776 | 799 | 924 | 929 | 974 | 1,036 | 1,195 | |
Fine Gael | Garvan Connolly | 7.25% | 713 | 811 | 846 | 857 | 969 | 893 | 950 | 1,041 | |
Independent | Alan McMenamin | 4.82% | 474 | 514 | 531 | 537 | |||||
Renua | Maghnus Monaghan | 2.84% | 279 | 289 | 296 | 301 | 310 | 317 | |||
Aontú | John Hartnett | 2.27% | 223 | 231 | 238 | 240 | 245 | 264 | |||
Independent | Michael De Ward | 2.09% | 206 | 225 | 236 | 241 | 244 | ||||
Electorate: 20,389 Valid: 9,838 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 49.01% |
Milford
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Independent | John O'Donnell[*] | 25.17% | 1,959 | |||||
Fianna Fáil | Liam Blaney[*] | 22.05% | 1,716 | 1,812 | 1,968 | |||
Independent | Ian McGarvey[*] | 10.34% | 805 | 893 | 1,062 | 1,219 | 1,522 | |
Sinn Féin | Maria Doherty | 9.66% | 752 | 780 | 885 | 1,035 | ||
Fine Gael | Noel McBride | 9.61% | 748 | 793 | 845 | |||
Fine Gael | Eimer Friel | 9.32% | 725 | 747 | 886 | 1,213 | 1,412 | |
Independent | Declan Meehan | 8.70% | 677 | 722 | ||||
Aontú | Dermot Hardy | 4.34% | 338 | |||||
Independent | Charlie McGinley | 0.81% | 63 | |||||
Electorate: 12,066 Valid: 7,783 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,946 Turnout: 65.13% |
Results by gender
2019 Donegal County Council election[11][12] Candidates by gender | ||||
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Gender | Number of candidates |
% of candidates |
Elected councillors |
% of councillors |
Men | 74 | 69.2% | 40 | 72.7% |
Women | 33 | 30.8% | 15 | 27.3% |
TOTAL | 107 | 55 |
Changes since 2019
- † Immediately after the 2019 local elections, Lifford–Stranorlar Fine Gael Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr resigned from the party and became an Independent. He claimed he had been bullied and was not made feel welcome by former colleagues in Fine Gael. He then announced he was going to sue the party for post-traumatic stress disorder.[13]
- †† On 23 June 2019, Letterkenny Fianna Fáil Cllr Manus Mandy Kelly died in a crash while participating in the Donegal International Rally.[14] On 25 November his father, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[15] He subsequently resigned his seat and Manus' brother, Donal, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 28 September 2020.[16]
Sources
- "Donegal County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ News. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 89–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
References
- ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 36–39, 145. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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- ^ McConnell, Daniel (2 June 2019). "Frank McBrearty to sue FG for post-traumatic stress disorder". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Man killed in Donegal International Rally crash named as Manus Kelly". RTÉ News. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Cllr Donal Kelly co-opted onto Donegal County Council". Highland Radio. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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