2009 Sligo County Council election

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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 Sligo County Council election
5 June 2009
All 25 seats on Sligo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 12 7 2
Seat change +2 -3 -1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 3
Seat change - +2
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 12 +2 13,413 39.36
Fianna Fáil 7 -3 8,972 26.33
Labour 2 -1 2,500 7.34
Sinn Féin 1 - 2,709 7.95
Independent 3 +2 6,484 19.03
Totals 25 - 34,078 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballymote
Ballymote - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Gerard Mullaney* 24.35 1,437          
Fianna Fáil Martin Baker* 18.86 1,113 1,208        
Fine Gael Thomas Collery 12.08 713 784 796 870 880 1,119
Fine Gael Pat McGrath* 12.08 713 762 785 994 999 1,106
Sinn Féin Thomas Healy 10.93 644 659 665 765 768  
Fianna Fáil Mattie Scanlon 10.39 613 625 644 766 775 915
Independent Tim Mulcahy 9.18 542 554 606      
Independent Dick Cahill 2.13 126 129        
Electorate: 8,628   Valid: 5,902 (68.41%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,181   Turnout: 5,964 (69.12%)  

    Dromore
    Dromore - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Michael Clarke 21.94 1,408        
    Fianna Fáil Joe Queenan* 16.31 1,047 1,062 1,229 1,298  
    Fine Gael Mary Barrett* 15.88 1,019 1,060 1,144 1,253 1,390
    Fine Gael Dara Mulvey 12.42 797 802 832 856 1,298
    Fine Gael Paul Conmy* 11.14 715 726 749 809 856
    Labour Alwyn Love 10.38 666 674 702 779  
    Sinn Féin Padraig Hallinan 6.25 401 430 454    
    Fianna Fáil Martin Wilson 5.69 356 380      
    Electorate: 8,963   Valid: 6,418 (71.61%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 1,284   Turnout: 6,474 (72.23%)  

      Sligo Drumcliff
      Sligo Drumcliff - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Joe Leonard* 19.77 1,527          
      Labour Veronica Cawley* 13.57 1,048 1,085 1,091 1,149    
      Fianna Fáil Jude Devins* 10.91 843 860 861 878 926 1,001
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Kilgannon* 9.18 709 722 724 741 811 852
      Fianna Fáil Patsy Barry* 9.15 707 796 805 966 983 1,028
      Fine Gael Hubert Keaney 8.28 640 695 701 761 923 1,023
      Sinn Féin Arthur Gibbons 8.03 620 647 650 697 733  
      Fine Gael Matt Lyons 7.31 565 638 639 687 873 1,016
      Fine Gael Ita Fox* 6.96 538 574 575 607    
      Independent James Gilmartin 5.11 474 546 566      
      Independent Francis Feeney 0.70 54 58        
      Electorate: 12,947   Valid: 7,725 (59.67%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 7,822 (60.42%)  

        Sligo Strandhill
        Sligo Strandhill - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fine Gael Tony McLoughlin* 24.86 2,019          
        Independent Declan Bree* 16.82 1,366          
        Sinn Féin Seán MacManus* 12.86 1,044          
        Fianna Fáil Deirdre Healy-McGowan 9.99 811 915 922 930 939 981
        Fine Gael Imelda Henry* 8.40 682 966 977 1,008 1,016 1,176
        Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Grady 7.30 593 567 578 587 598 607
        Labour Jim McGarry* 6.14 499 940 973 1,004 1,028 1,067
        Fianna Fáil Albert Higgins* 5.44 442 835 840 846 853 883
        Fine Gael David Cawley 4.65 378 440 447 456 468 498
        Labour Mary Dolan-McLoughlin 3.53 287 360 364 375 379  
        Electorate: 13,517   Valid: 8,121 (60.08%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 8,226 (60.86%)  

          Tobercurry
          Tobercurry - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Independent Margaret Gormley* 36.50 2,162    
          Fianna Fáil Jerry Lundy* 16.37 970 1,157 1,266
          Fine Gael Gerry Murray* 15.26 904 1,211  
          Fianna Fáil Aidan Colleary* 12.96 768 890 960
          Fine Gael Michael Fleming* 12.93 766 985 1,169
          Independent Roger McCarrick 5.98 354 496  
          Electorate: 8,294   Valid: 5,924 (71.43%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,185   Turnout: 5,982 (72.12%)  
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