2014 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 39 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, an increase in 9 seats from 2009. In addition Ballinasloe Town Council, Loughrea Town Council and Tuam Town Council were all abolished.

2014 Galway County Council election
23 May 2014
All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 12 12 3
Seat change -1 +5 +2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Republican Sinn Féin Labour Independent
Seats won 1 0 11
Seat change - -1 +4
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael

 Council control after election

Fine Gael

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
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 12 -1 21,063 27.6
Fianna Fáil 12 +5 20,902 27.4
Sinn Féin 3 +2 5,755 7.5
Republican Sinn Féin 1 - 1,072 1.4
Labour 0 -1 2,668 3.5
Independent 11 +4 21,258 29.4
Totals 39 +9 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Athenry-Oranmore
Athenry-Oranmore - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    Ballinasloe- 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      Connemara - 9 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent Thomas Welby, Jnr* 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
        Loughrea- 8 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        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
          Tuam - 9 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          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
            1. "Galway County Council local election count - day two". Galway Advertiser. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
            2. "Local Election: Galway County Council". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
            3. "Galway County Council local elections; Irish Independent". 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

            Changes Since 2014
            • † On 11 October 2014 Michael Fitzmaurice was elected to the Dáil in a by-election for the Roscommon–South Leitrim. In November 2014 Independent Des Joyce was co-opted to his seat.
            • †† On 21 May 2015 Athenry-Oranmore Independent Cllr James Charity joined the Renua party and ceased to be an Independent. He left the party on 30 July 2015.
            • †††Loughrea Fianna Fáil Councillor Anne Rabbitte was elected to the Dáil in the Irish general election 2016 for the Galway East constituency. Ivan Canning was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.
            • ††††Tuam Independent Councillor Seán Canney was elected to the Dáil in the Irish general election 2016 for the Galway East constituency. Billy Connelly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.
            • ††††† 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.
            • †††††† Loughrea Independent Councillor Michael (Stroke) Fahy joined Fianna Fáil on 16 December 2018. He died on 3 April 2019 following a short illness.
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