2009 Monaghan County Council election

An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four 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 Monaghan County Council election
5 June 2009
20 seats on Monaghan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 7 6 5
Seat change - -1 -
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 7 - 8,865 27.13
Fine Gael 6 -1 9,577 29.31
Fianna Fáil 5 - 9,365 28.66
Independent 2 +1 3,475 10.63
Totals 20 - 32,676 100% —

Results by local electoral area

Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally* 15.81 1,343 1,373 1,468          
Sinn Féin Matt Carthy* 15.32 1,302 1,369 1,459          
Sinn Féin Noel Keelan* 14.49 1,231 1,254 1,292 1,297 1,317 1,511    
Fine Gael John Keenan* 11.21 952 996 1,029 1,033 1,036 1,086 1,190 1,215
Fine Gael Aidan Murray 10.68 907 949 1,028 1,036 1,041 1,092 1,257 1,271
Green Vincent P. Martin* 7.93 674 716 760 769 773 832    
Fianna Fáil Owen Greene 7.85 667 684 711 716 718      
Fianna Fáil P.J. O'Hanlon 7.52 639 661 698 718 726 1,007 1,185 1,238
Independent Tom Freeman 5.14 437 470            
Labour Peadar Markey 4.05 344              
Electorate: 11,729   Valid: 8,496 (72.44%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,417   Turnout: 8,607 (73.38%)  

    Castleblayney
    Castleblayney- 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Fianna Fáil John O'Brien* 26.79 1,949    
    Fine Gael Owen Bannigan* 21.21 1,543    
    Sinn Féin Jackie Crowe* 21.08 1,534    
    Fine Gael Gary Carville* 17.21 1,252 1,419 1,493
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes* 13.24 998 1,324 1,337
    Independent Joe Brennan 3.39 591 653 660    
    Electorate: 10,636   Valid: 7,276 (68.41%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,456   Turnout: 7,385 (69.43%)  

      Clones
      Clones - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Heather Humphreys* 23.92 1,554        
      Sinn Féin Pat Treanor* 22.12 1,437        
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle* 18.84 1,224 1,250 1,272 1,295 1,415
      Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney* 18.40 1,195 1,388      
      Fianna Fáil Benny Kieran 11.19 727 744 789 816 944
      Independent John Connolly 16.93 359 377 447 483  
      Electorate: 9,256   Valid: 6,496 (70.18%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 6,600 (71.31%)  

        Monaghan
        Monaghan - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Independent Seamus Treanor 13.24 1,300                  
        Sinn Féin Brian McKenna* 12.77 1,254                  
        Fianna Fáil Robbie Gallagher* 12.04 1,182 1,191 1,266              
        Sinn Féin Seán Conlon* 10.79 1,059 1,074 1,080 1,198 1,200 1,268        
        Fine Gael David Maxwell* 11.95 1,049 1,057 1,060 1,066 1,067 1,120 1,126 1,127 1,327  
        Independent Paudge Connolly 13.24 788 801 834 864 869 963 976 979 1,053 1,167
        Sinn Féin Sheila McKenna 12.78 737 742 751 850 851 868 878 894 923 1,070
        Fine Gael Pat McKenna* 10.20 701 705 749 755 759 784 788 793 887 939
        Fine Gael Patrick Gilsenan 7.66 424 428 432 448 448 481 487 487    
        Fianna Fáil Ita O'Hara 6.29 401 404 443 453 477 509 510 511 539  
        Green Christina Cassidy 6.29 376 382 389 399 400          
        Sinn Féin Malachy Trainor 6.29 311 315 321              
        Fianna Fáil Eugene Treanor 6.29 235 236                
        Electorate: 15,791   Valid: 9,817 (62.17%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,228   Turnout: 9,984 (63.23%)  
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