2019 Clare County Council election

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2019 Clare County Council election
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All 28 seats on Clare County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 8 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Results by Local Electoral Area
Council control after election

TBD

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Boundary review[edit]

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs in County Clare were altered from those used in the 2014 election.[1][2] Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas in 2014, the West Clare LEA had eight. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Results by party[edit]

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 Increase1 19,515 38.59 Increase2.86
Fine Gael 8 Steady 16,032 31.70 Increase0.22
Sinn Féin 1 Steady 2,468 4.88 Increase0.64
Green 1 Increase 1 2,010 3.97 Increase3.02
Social Democrats 0 Steady 849 1.68 New
Labour 0 Steady 495 0.98 Decrease2.16
Independent 5 Decrease2 9,203 18.20 Decrease3.32
Totals 28 Steady 50,572 100.00

Results by local electoral area[edit]

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.

Ennis[edit]

Ennis: 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Mary Howard[*] 11.46% 1,311 1,311 1,318 1,340 1,423 1,484        
Fine Gael Johnny Flynn[*] 10.84% 1,240 1,244 1,251 1,271 1,344 1,387 1,395 1,541    
Fianna Fáil Mark Nestor[a] 10.59% 1,211 1,211 1,228 1,270 1,326 1,401 1,407 1,576    
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy[*] 10.35% 1,184 1,186 1,195 1,225 1,262 1,345 1,350 1,437    
Fine Gael Paul Murphy[*] 10.95% 1,252 1,253 1,256 1,275 1,306 1,332 1,344 1,400 1,420 1,444
Independent Ann Norton[*] 8.09% 925 927 944 1,007 1,082 1,143 1,154 1,328 1,368 1,396
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly[*] 9.30% 1,064 1,066 1,071 1,091 1,104 1,161 1,165 1,228 1,265 1,293
Independent Dermot Hayes 6.93% 793 799 808 886 949 1,012 1,013 1,134 1,152 1,170
Independent Alfonso D'Auria 6.25% 715 715 736 796 862 952 958      
Independent Frank 'Pinky' Cullinan 4.91% 562 563 565 591 604          
Labour Seamus Ryan 4.33% 495 497 529 588            
Sinn Féin Donna Deirdre McGettigan 2.42% 277 277 288              
Independent Amanda Major 1.75% 200 210 229              
Social Democrats Chris Kirwan 1.50% 172 174                
Independent Andre Hakizimana 0.31% 35                  
Electorate: 22,744   Valid: 11,436   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 1,430   Turnout: 11,599 (50.99%)  

Ennistymon[edit]

Ennistymon: 4 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Shane Talty 22.99% 1,977      
Fianna Fáil Joe Killeen 13.91% 1,196 1,247 1,287 1,781
Fine Gael Joe Garrihy 15.45% 1,328 1,411 1,453 1,650
Green Róisín Garvey[a] 15.14% 1,302 1,507 1,539 1,647
Fine Gael Bill Slattery[*] 15.15% 1,303 1,367 1,451 1,579
Fianna Fáil Martin O'Loghlen 10.67% 917 980 1,039  
Sinn Féin Noeleen Moran 6.69% 575      
Electorate: 13,920   Valid: 8,598   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,720   Turnout: 8,710 (62.57%)  

Killaloe[edit]

Killaloe: 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Joe Cooney[*] 26.65% 2,697          
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes[*] 13.69% 1,386 1,648 1,686 1,899    
Fine Gael Pat Burke[*] 10.24% 1,036 1,280 1,311 1,367 1,395 1,577
Fianna Fáil Alan O'Callaghan[*] 11.04% 1,117 1,281 1,309 1,417 1,474 1,565
Fianna Fáil Tony O'Brien[*] 12.12% 1,227 1,331 1,392 1,416 1,432 1,536
Fine Gael Ger O'Halloran 10.20% 1,032 1,104 1,119 1,168 1,190 1,287
Green Barry O'Donovan 7.00% 708 746 891 966 981  
Independent Joe Floyd 5.25% 531 615 659      
Social Democrats Beckha Doyle 1.96% 198 221        
Sinn Féin Seán Naughton 1.87% 189 208        
Electorate: 16,040   Valid: 10,121   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,687   Turnout: 10,224 (63.74%)  

Kilrush[edit]

Kilrush: 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly[*] 23.40% 2,147          
Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers[*] 15.60% 1,431 1,683        
Fine Gael Gabriel Keating[*] 16.28% 1,494 1,624        
Fianna Fáil Cillian Murphy 12.10% 1,110 1,194 1,200 1,287 1,302 1,513
Independent Ian Lynch[*] 11.18% 1,026 1,081 1,108 1,145 1,187 1,483
Independent Joseph Woulfe 11.27% 1,034 1,090 1,104 1,118 1,133 1,299
Fine Gael Mike Taylor 5.15% 473 492 498 508 527  
Sinn Féin Violet-Anne Wynne 4.20% 385 399 409 414 417  
Independent Noreen Lynch 0.83% 76 83        
Electorate: 18,104   Valid: 9,176   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,530   Turnout: 9,336 (51.57%)  

Shannon[edit]

Shannon: 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe[*][a] 22.91% 2,575          
Fine Gael John Crowe[*] 11.64% 1,308 1,429        
Independent Michael Begley[*] 9.14% 1,027 1,278 1,423      
Independent P. J. Ryan[*] 11.01% 1,238 1,349 1,395 1,404 1,407  
Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon[*] 8.66% 973 1,133 1,157 1,160 1,162 1,232
Sinn Féin Mike McKee[*][a] 9.27% 1,042 1,077 1,146 1,148 1,149 1,217
Independent Gerry Flynn[*] 9.26% 1,041 1,075 1,128 1,130 1,134 1,200
Fine Gael Garret McPhillips 8.35% 939 966 991 993 994 1,196
Fine Gael Eugene Long 5.51% 619 879 980 985 991  
Social Democrats Betty Walsh 4.26% 479 649        
Electorate: 22,467   Valid: 11,241   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,406   Turnout: 11,384 (50.67%)  

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d See changes below.

Results by gender[edit]

2019 Clare County Council election[8][9]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 40 78.4% 24 85.7%
Women 11 21.6% 4 14.3%
TOTAL 51   28  

Changes[edit]

Co-options[edit]

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
Sinn Féin Mike McKee Shannon Death[10][11] December 2019 Donna McGettigan[12]
Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe Shannon Elected to 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election[13] February 2020 Pat O'Gorman[14]
Green Róisín Garvey Ennistymon Nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann[15] June 2020 Susan Crawford[16]
Green Susan Crawford Ennistymon Resignation[17] August 2021 Liam Grant[18]
Fianna Fáil Mark Nestor Ennis Resignation to enter the priesthood[19] 8 September 2022 Tom O'Callaghan[20]

Sources[edit]

  • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 72–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  • "Clare County Council – Local Election candidates". RTÉ News. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  • "Facts and Figures". Local elections 2019. Clare County Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 28–31, 143. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ County of Clare Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 612 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018 by John Paul Phelan, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Declaration of result: Ennis LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Declaration of result: Ennistymon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Declaration of result: Killaloe LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Declaration of result: Kilrush LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result: Shannon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF). clarecoco.ie. Clare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Deegan, Gordon (13 June 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Clare County Council: 'When you are reared, I am running for election'". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  10. ^ Ryan, Owen. "Death of Mike McKee announced". Clare Champion. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ McMahon, Paraic (29 November 2019). "'A light has gone out' – Sinn Féin councillor Mike McKee dies". The Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "McGettigan Co-Opted Onto Clare County Council". Clare FM. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. ^ Deegan, Gordon (10 February 2020). "Clare results: Sinn Féin performance claims two high-profile casualties". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Clare's newest Councillor will take up his seat this afternoon". Clare FM. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". TheJournal.ie. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Clare's Newest Councillor To Formally Take Up Her Seat Today". Clare FM. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Crawford resigns seat on Clare County Council". Clare Echo. 28 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Lahinch's Liam Grant Named as New Clare Green Party Councillor". Clare FM. 30 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Ennis Councillor To Resign Council Seat To Enter Priesthood". Clare FM. 8 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Tom O'Callaghan selected by Fianna Fáil members as Nestor's replacement on Council". Clare Echo. 27 November 2022.
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