Part of the 2014 Irish local elections
2014 Galway County Council election Map showing the area of Galway County Council
An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections , an increase from 30 seats at the 2009 election . County Galway was divided into 5 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). In addition, the town councils of Ballinasloe , Loughrea and Tuam were all abolished.
Fine Gael remained the largest party in terms of votes while having the same seats as Fianna Fáil. Fine Gael lost 1 seat overall, in Loughrea, while Fianna Fáil made 5 gains; 1 each in Ballinasloe, Connemara, Athenry-Oranmore and 2 in Loughrea. Independents had another good election winning 4 additional seats while Sinn Féin made gains in Connemara and in Athenry-Oranmore. Republican Sinn Féin retained their solitary seat in Connemara.[1] [2] [3]
Results by party [ edit ]
Results by local electoral area [ edit ] ^ *: Outgoing councillor.
Athenry–Oranmore [ edit ] Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fine Gael Peter Feeney [*] 12.28 1,572 1,582 1,649 Independent Jim Cuddy [*] 11.51 1,473 1,527 1,534 1,535 1,603 Independent James Charity †† 11.12 1,424 1,454 1,464 1,465 1,522 1,562 1,628 Fianna Fáil Malachy Noone [*] 10.38 1,329 1,333 1,337 1,338 1,405 1,529 1,689 Fianna Fáil Cathal Moran 7.80 998 1,001 1,023 1,032 1,047 1,051 1,069 1,079 1,119 1,191 1,249 1,257 Sinn Féin Gabriel Cronnelly ††††† 7.25 928 953 990 1,001 1,028 1,041 1,075 1,078 1,112 1,252 1,298 1,304 Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane 6.92 886 918 930 933 948 965 979 985 1,195 1,249 1,270 1,276 Fine Gael Frank Kearney 6.50 832 835 840 844 873 979 1,038 1,068 1,355 1,773 Independent David Collins 6.40 820 845 852 856 886 910 953 977 1,049 Fine Gael Liam Carroll[*] 5.85 749 785 798 799 809 850 893 903 Fine Gael Josette Farrell 3.44 441 448 461 466 485 Independent Michael Ryan 3.09 395 422 428 430 Labour Clement Shevlin 2.76 354 363 452 458 489 556 Labour Madge Dean 2.43 311 317 Independent Roderick O'Driscoll 1.86 238 Fís Nua Suzanne O'Keeffe 0.41 53 Electorate: 23,659 Valid: 12,803 (54.11%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,601 Turnout: 12,914 (54.58%)
Ballinasloe [ edit ] Ballinasloe- 6 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independent Tim Broderick [*] 27.9% 3,275 Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly [*] 17.5% 2,059 Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly [*] 12.9% 1,514 1,800 Fianna Fáil Donal Burke 9.8% 1,154 1,389 1,463 1,489 1,554 1,616 Fine Gael Michael Finnerty [*] 7.2% 845 1,021 1,084 1,092 1,305 1,544 Fine Gael Kevin Ryan[*] 7.1% 835 970 992 1,027 1,081 Fine Gael Aidan Donohue 6.7% 785 1,164 1,206 1,227 1,312 1,702 Labour Johnny Walsh 5.7% 664 826 919 923 Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 5.7% 615 838 924 951 1,161 1,225 Electorate: 20,380 Valid: 11,746 Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,679 Turnout: 11,886 (58.3%)
Connemara [ edit ] Connemara: 9 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Independent Thomas Welby [*] 13.6% 2,291 Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Tuairisg [*] 7.5% 1,270 1,297 1,302 1,309 1,316 1,356 1,393 1,456 1,514 1,581 1,688 Fine Gael Eileen Mannion-Mullen [*] 7.4% 1,251 1,310 1,333 1,375 1,421 1,429 1,436 1,442 1,545 1,556 1,627 1,870 Fianna Fáil Seamus Walsh [*] 7.1% 1,203 1,297 1,307 1,312 1,319 1,355 1,366 1,384 1,415 1,431 1,467 1,629 1,670 Fine Gael Niamh Byrne 7.1% 1,183 1,310 1,329 1,400 1,429 1,465 1,468 1,479 1,592 1,614 1,725 Independent Seosamh Ó Cualáin 6.9% 1,172 1,208 1,218 1,228 1,255 1,264 1,438 1,489 1,552 1,689 Fianna Fáil Noel Thomas 6.6% 1,114 1,187 1,192 1,198 1,214 1,254 1,258 1,266 1,285 1,300 1,311 1,382 1,390 Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin [*] 6.4% 1,072 1,109 1,112 1,144 1,160 1,240 1,297 1,360 1,433 1,526 1,602 1,620 1,623 Fianna Fáil Máirtín Lee 5.2% 882 885 885 887 888 915 934 991 1,106 1,140 1,224 1,306 1,311 Fianna Fáil Josie Conneely 4.8% 800 819 838 839 851 870 887 891 893 894 904 Sinn Féin Tom Healy 4.6% 768 805 832 832 867 869 880 889 893 1,218 1,265 1,432 1,501 Labour Joe Curran 3.9% 667 677 682 692 713 727 744 796 845 891 Sinn Féin Máirín Mhic Lochlainn 3.7% 627 639 648 649 663 669 718 776 814 Fine Gael Seosamh Ó Laoi[*] 3.6% 610 615 619 668 673 686 695 718 Independent Dáithí Ó Cualáin 2.6% 440 446 458 459 471 473 551 Independent Pádraic Ó Conghaile 2.1% 354 359 403 404 411 414 Fianna Fáil Mac Dara Hosty 2.1% 345 350 351 393 402 Fine Gael Mary McHugh 1.8% 302 309 309 Independent Ronan Garvey 1.5% 256 288 325 336 Independent Liam Allen 1.1% 185 198 Independent Chris Walsh 0.3% 45 54 Electorate: 30,734 Valid: 16,847 Spoilt: 244 Quota: 1,685 Turnout: 17,091 (55.6%)
Loughrea [ edit ] Loughrea- 8 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Anne Rabbitte ††† 10.6% 1,729 1,731 1,793 1,840 Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty [*] 10.5% 1,706 1,799 1,812 Fine Gael Michael 'Moegie' Maher [*] 10.2% 1,651 1,663 1,775 1,951 Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn [*] 10% 1,630 1,636 1,719 1,770 1,785 1,793 1,841 Fine Gael Joe Byrne 9.6% 1,560 1,602 1,626 1,642 1,647 1,647 1,693 1,699 Independent Michael (Stroke) Fahy [*] †††††† 8.8% 1,437 1,525 1,542 1,543 1,588 1,593 1,736 1,790 Independent Pat Hynes [*] 8.6% 1,394 1,416 1,498 1,704 1,755 1,761 1,988 Fianna Fáil Shane Donnellan 7.7% 1,257 1,268 1,348 1,472 1,522 1,534 1,619 1,639 Fine Gael Bridie Willers[*] 7.4% 1,200 1,284 1,324 1,372 1,387 1,388 1,448 1,455 Sinn Féin Eoghan Mac Cormaic 4.8% 775 814 858 898 902 904 Independent James Regan 4.6% 745 766 834 Labour Dessie O'Brien 4.1% 672 693 Independent Adrian Feeney 3% 495 Electorate: 28,343 Valid: 16,251 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,806 Turnout: 16,442 (58.0%)
Tuam: 9 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Independent Seán Canney [*] †††† 17% 3,171 Fine Gael Pete Roche [*] 14.6% 2,708 Independent Michael Fitzmaurice † 14.1% 2,621 Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade [*] 10.1% 1,886 Fine Gael Tom McHugh [*] 8.6% 1,598 1,854 2,102 Fianna Fáil Donagh Mark Killilea 5.2% 968 1,188 1,258 1,303 1,319 1,341 1,386 1,438 1,447 1,559 1,731 Independent Karey McHugh 5.0% 934 1,118 1,272 1,360 1,388 1,469 1,624 1,880 Independent Shaun Cunniffe [*] 4.8% 900 1,007 1,033 1,053 1,056 1,206 1,272 1,361 1,362 1,453 1,495 Fine Gael Peter Keaveney 4.2% 780 809 854 1,149 1,189 1,194 1,205 1,222 1,222 1,421 1,687 Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kitt 3.6% 661 819 913 942 969 979 1,017 1,042 1,045 1,127 1,313 Fianna Fáil Nora Fahy 3.1% 585 629 666 853 856 862 876 915 917 935 Sinn Féin Maeve O'Brien 3.2% 598 649 686 732 736 766 793 Fine Gael Larry Bane 2.8% 521 667 741 756 806 828 864 885 894 Independent Teresa Killeen-Kelly 1.9% 362 430 473 495 501 523 Independent Thomas (T.P.) Niland 1.7% 323 369 387 399 403 Electorate: 31,525 Valid: 18,616 Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,862 Turnout: 18,791 (59.6%)
References [ edit ] Changes 2014–2019 [ edit ] † On 11 October 2014 Michael Fitzmaurice was elected to the 31st Dáil at the 2014 Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election . In November 2014 Independent Des Joyce was co-opted to his seat.[1] †† On 21 May 2015 Athenry-Oranmore Independent Cllr James Charity joined Renua and ceased to be an Independent.[2] He left the party on 30 July 2015.[3] †††Loughrea Fianna Fáil Councillor Anne Rabbitte was elected to the 32nd Dáil in the 2016 general election for the Galway East constituency. Ivan Canning was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.[4] ††††Tuam Independent Councillor Seán Canney was elected to the 32nd Dáil in the 2016 general election for the Galway East constituency. Billy Connelly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.[5] ††††† Athenry-Oranmore Sinn Féin Councillor Gabriel Cronnelly resigned from the party and became an Independent citing ongoing unrest around the way the party dealt with unethical behaviour on 3 December 2017.[6] †††††† Loughrea Independent Councillor Michael (Stroke) Fahy joined Fianna Fáil on 16 December 2018.[7] He died on 3 April 2019 following a short illness.[8] External links [ edit ]