2009 Roscommon County Council election

An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five 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 Roscommon County Council election
5 June 2009
All 26 seats on Roscommon County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 8 1
Seat change - -1 -
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 7
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 10 - 12,621 36.47
Fianna Fáil 8 -1 10,118 29.24
Sinn Féin 1 - 1,467 4.24
Independent 7 +1 10,281 29.71
Totals 26 - 34,606 100,0 —

Results by local electoral area

Athlone
Athlone - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Tony Ward* 18.28 1,463            
Fine Gael John Naughten* 16.08 1,287            
Independent Jimmy Kenny 12.58 1,007 1,072 1,093 1,180      
Fine Gael Ollie Moore* 10.39 832 870 930 989 1,032 1,403  
Fianna Fáil John Keogh 8.93 715 744 760 811 882 908 951
Fianna Fáil Paddy Kilduff* 8.43 675 711 720 733 920 1,027 1,091
Fianna Fáil Trevor Finneran* 8.20 656 676 683 706 795 876 912
Fine Gael Dermot Kelly 6.93 555 622 637 671 734    
Fianna Fáil Anthony Geraghty* 5.65 452 485 489 508      
Sinn Féin Alma Keogh 4.52 362 393 404        
Electorate: 10,796   Valid: 8,004 (74.14%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,144   Turnout: 8,078 (74.82%)  

    Boyle
    Boyle - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil John Cummins* 22.95 1,321        
    Fine Gael Ernie Keenan* 19.11 1,100 1,162      
    Fianna Fáil Rachel Doherty* 18.02 1,037 1,111 1,196    
    Fine Gael Gerry Garvey* 17.34 998 1,011 1,056 1,079 1,086
    Fine Gael Charlie Hopkins* 16.98 977 987 1,057 1,072 1,075
    Sinn Féin Jane Suffin 5.60 322 332      
    Electorate: 7,757   Valid: 5,755 (74.19%)   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,152   Turnout: 5,839 (75.27%)  

      Castlerea
      Castlerea - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent John Kelly* 24.01 2,230          
      Independent Luke Flanagan* 16.75 1,556          
      Fine Gael Michael McGreal* 9.79 909 942 994 1,054 1,124 1,149
      Fine Gael Michael Creaton* 8.19 761 902 942 966 1,046 1,115
      Fine Gael Liam Callaghan 8.00 743 854 909 949 1,143 1,163
      Sinn Féin Michael Mulligan* 7.48 695 1,011 1,040 1,071 1,094 1,268
      Fianna Fáil Paschal Fitzmaurice 6.96 647 706 788 864 947 1,141
      Fianna Fáil James Kilcoyne 5.92 550 682 691 702 704  
      Fine Gael Michael Frain 5.39 501 685 693 700 710 827
      Fine Gael John Murray 4.63 430 470 525 579    
      Independent Padraig Morris 2.63 244 279 332      
      Independent Ger O'Brien 0.25 23          
      Electorate: 12,753   Valid: 9,289 (72.84%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,162   Turnout: 9,397 (73.68%)  

        Roscommon
        Roscommon - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Martin Connaughton* 19.94 1,239          
        Independent Paula McNamara* 19.66 1,222          
        Fianna Fáil Orla Leyden* 16.28 1,012 1,075        
        Fine Gael Laurence Fallon 14.38 894 922 958 961 990 1,051
        Fine Gael Dominick Connolly* 14.22 884 938 1,006 1,019 1,053  
        Fianna Fáil Larry Brennan 11.30 702 752 797 819 830 861
        Independent Martin Connaughton 2.30 143 146 156 156 183  
        People Before Profit Tim Stevens 1.91 119          
        Electorate: 8,522   Valid: 6,215 (72.93%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,036   Turnout: 6,292 (73.83%)  

          Strokestown
          Strokestown- 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Independent Tom Crosby* 21.81 1,181        
          Independent Valerie Byrne* 19.43 1,052 1,071 1,086    
          Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy* 17.81 964 993 1,003 1,071 1,157
          Fine Gael Seán Beirne* 16.22 806 886 896 918 1,090
          Fine Gael Adrian Cox 11.20 613 640 645 651 762
          Fine Gael John Gormley 6.11 331 334 341 361  
          Independent Mary Rattigan 2.96 160 286 287 362  
          Fianna Fáil John Ames 2.73 148 271 273    
          Sinn Féin Catherine Vallely 1.63 88        
          Electorate: 7,349   Valid: 5,414 (73.67%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,083   Turnout: 5,468 (74.40%)  
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