2009 Galway City Council election

An election to Galway City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

2009 Galway City Council election
5 June 2009
15 seats on Galway City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 5 3 3
Seat change +1 - +1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Green Sinn Féin
Seats won 4 0 0
Seat change +3 -1 -1
  Seventh party
 
Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 0
Seat change -3
Map showing the area of Galway City Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 5 +1 4,347 19.11
Fine Gael 3 - 4,848 21.31
Fianna Fáil 3 +1 4,702 20.67
Independent 4 +3 6,970 30.64
Green 0 -1 1,194 5.25
Sinn Féin 0 -1 690 3.03
Progressive Democrats 0 -3 - -
Totals 15 - 22,751 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Galway City Central
Galway City Central - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Billy Cameron* 20.61 1,065          
Fine Gael Padraig Conneely* 19.58 1,012 1,017 1,025 1,059    
Fianna Fáil Oliver Crowe 15.03 777 779 783 787 814 903
Fianna Fáil John Connolly* 11.59 599 601 609 623 680 754
Labour Colette Connolly* 10.47 541 554 588 716 814 1,045
Independent Mike Cubbard 9.17 474 477 493 514 626  
Independent Mike Geraghty 6.48 335 338 350 384    
Green Mairead Ni Chroinin 4.93 255 258 272      
Sinn Féin Anna Marley 2.13 110 110        
Electorate: 11,284   Valid: 5,168 (45.80%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 1,034   Turnout: 5,241 (46.45%)  

    Galway City East
    Galway City East - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Terry O'Flaherty* 12.95 1,139 1,141 1,160 1,174 1,204 1,242 1,311      
    Independent Declan McDonnell* 12.44 1,094 1,095 1,101 1,114 1,125 1,148 1,200 1,214 1,259  
    Fianna Fáil Michael Crowe* 11.88 1,045 1,046 1,080 1,082 1,092 1,119 1,156 1,161 1,234 1,270
    Labour Derek Nolan 11.31 995 999 1,013 1,082 1,160 1,208 1,283      
    Fine Gael Brian Walsh* 11.13 979 979 984 1,004 1,015 1,094 1,136 1,148 1,544  
    Labour Tom Costello* 8.83 777 778 801 823 867 927 1,001 1,012 1,069 1,203
    Fianna Fáil Mary Leahy* 8.62 758 760 781 785 797 813 832 838 901 930
    Fine Gael Barra Nevin 7.07 622 622 625 630 642 733 756 759    
    Sinn Féin Martin Concannon 4.65 409 411 412 418 431 452        
    Fine Gael Frank Fahy 4.50 396 397 407 411 423          
    Green James Hope 2.65 233 233 238 247            
    Labour Nuala Nolan 1.94 171 175 176              
    Fianna Fáil Sheila Mangan 1.76 155 155                
    Independent Thomas King 0.25 22                  
    Electorate: 18,149   Valid: 8,795 (48.46%)   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,257   Turnout: 8,912 (49.10%)  

      Galway City West
      Galway City West - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent Donal Lyons* 20.97 1,843            
      Independent Catherine Connolly* 13.43 1,180 1,220 1,272 1,347 1,480    
      Fine Gael Hildegarde Naughton 12.07 1,061 1,125 1,138 1,186 1,265 1,298 1,466
      Fianna Fáil Peter Keane 9.89 869 895 908 921 965 1,264 1,358
      Labour Niall McNelis 9.08 798 837 865 904 959 1,011 1,346
      Fine Gael John Mulholland* 8.85 778 843 861 884 962 1,043 1,167
      Green Niall O Brolchain* 8.03 706 755 781 853 923 985  
      Fianna Fáil Val Hanley 5.68 499 538 560 587 618    
      Independent A.J. Cahill 5.55 488 507 522 561      
      Independent Daniel Callanan* 3.86 339 364 394        
      Sinn Féin Tom Hanly 1.95 171 175          
      Independent Aidan McCabe 0.64 56 64          
      Electorate: 16,731   Valid: 8,788 (52.53%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,465   Turnout: 8,877 (53.06%)  
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