2014 Louth County Council election

An election to Louth County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.[1][2]

2014 Louth County Council election
23 May 2014
All 29 seats on Louth County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 10 7 5
Seat change +5 -1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Green
Seats won 2 2
Seat change - +1
  Eighth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change -2
Map showing the area of Louth County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Administrative changes

Ahead of the 2014 election Louth was redrawn into four electoral areas, a reduction of one from five, and the number of councillors was increased to 29, from a previous total of 26. Drogheda Borough Council, Dundalk Town Council and Ardee Town Council were all abolished.

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 10 +5 14,159 31.424
Fine Gael 7 -1 9,319 20.682
Fianna Fáil 5 - 8,576 19.033
Labour 2 - 2,238 4.967
Green 2 +1 1,738 3.857
Independent 3 -2 7,435 16.501
Direct Democracy - - 860 1.909
Anti-Austerity Alliance - - 456 1.012
People Before Profit - - 277 0.165
Total 29 +3 45,058 100% —

Results by local electoral area

[3]

Ardee
Ardee - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough* 14.54 1,569                            
Fine Gael Colm Markey* 11.67 1,258 1,259 1,266 1,288 1,304 1,312 1,314 1,369 1,435 1,465 1,645        
Sinn Féin Tom Cunningham 10.27 1,107 1,122 1,140 1,149 1,154 1,185 1,196 1,210 1,260 1,316 1,410 1,416 1,443 1,506 1,514
Fianna Fáil Liam Reilly* 8.99 969 972 974 979 986 995 1,001 1,022 1,182 1,218 1,270 1,285 1,441 1,683  
Fine Gael Jim Lennon* 6.22 671 672 674 685 699 706 720 755 763 775 793 807      
Independent Hugh D. Conlon 5.83 628 629 652 658 679 737 760 771 794 869 1,052 1,097 1,137 1,173 1,193
Fianna Fáil Fintan Malone 5.67 611 611 614 616 621 636 662 701 764 809 828 831 878    
Independent Jim Levins 5.56 599 601 614 624 631 638 646 651 694 737          
Fine Gael Dolores Minogue 4.88 526 527 528 545 565 581 605 753 771 864 879 895 1,154 1,331 1,353
Independent Jim Tenanty 4.84 522 523 527 529 556 587 725 804 807 902 947 952 1,004 1,174 1,216
Fianna Fáil Tomás Wilkinson 4.52 487 487 487 496 498 499 500 512              
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy* 4.19 452 453 454 459 470 475 487                
Independent Berenice McKeever 4.01 431 432 442 451 478 512 527 563 589            
Independent Michael Farrelly 2.44 263 263 264 269 279 301                  
Independent Kevin Bailey 2.34 252 253 265 269 274                    
Independent Fred Matthews 1.67 180 180 189 191                      
Labour Gavin Kierans 1.22 132 134 134                        
Direct Democracy Pat Greene 1.15 124 124                          
Electorate: 21,455   Valid: 10,781 (50.25%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,541   Turnout: 10,940 (50.99%)  

    Drogheda
    Drogheda - 10 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Sinn Féin Imelda Munster*†† 16.70 2,317                            
    Labour Paul Bell* 10.17 1,411                            
    Sinn Féin Alan Cassidy††††† 8.56 1,188 1,521                          
    Fianna Fáil Tommy Byrne* 7.22 1,001 1,026 1,029 1,042 1,045 1,045 1,051 1,060 1,162 1,190 1,201 1,266      
    Fine Gael Kevin Callan† 6.14 852 874 880 896 897 901 909 928 950 1,000 1,006 1,096 1,109 1,111 1,200
    Fine Gael Oliver Tully* 5.29 734 743 745 747 748 750 761 773 792 854 857 982 991 991 1,032
    Independent Frank Godfrey* 5.16 716 764 769 788 806 839 872 890 921 949 994 1,031 1,127 1,150 1,289
    Fine Gael Richie Culhane 5.03 698 709 710 723 723 727 733 743 761 793 803 903 929 932 1,028
    Labour Pio Martin Smith* 5.01 695 722 725 753 760 764 769 799 810 838 841 870 917 920 987
    Fianna Fáil Frank Maher* 4.59 637 652 653 664 670 677 678 695 804 830 843 876 895 900  
    Sinn Féin Kenneth Flood 3.62 502 890 1,099 1,108 1,110 1,121 1,135 1,150 1,167 1,178 1,227 1,246 1,364    
    Anti-Austerity Alliance Ciaran McKenna 3.29 456 490 493 496 499 511 546 579 595 607 677 689      
    Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd* 3.12 433 442 444 449 452 453 455 465 474            
    Fine Gael Garrett O'Dowd 3.04 422 436 438 445 446 447 451 461 477 618 625        
    Fianna Fáil John Govern 3.00 416 427 431 435 435 438 442 449              
    Direct Democracy Anthony Connor 2.76 383 410 418 424 434 444 461 472 483 488          
    Direct Democracy Ronan Mooney 2.54 353 397 400 404 413 420 461 485 502 508 707 722 895 921 953
    Green Michael McKeon 1.78 244 255 257 260 264 270 285                
    People Before Profit Stephanie Valla-Black 1.29 179 197 199 201 223 244                  
    Independent Julia Feely 0.87 120 126 128 131 152                    
    Independent Jeff Rudd 0.81 112 118 119 120                      
    Electorate: 30,794   Valid: 13,872 (45.05%)   Spoilt: 273   Quota: 1,262   Turnout: 14,145 (45.93%)  

      Dundalk Carlingford
      Dundalk Carlingford - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Sinn Féin Edel Corrigan* 15.96 1,564                
      Sinn Féin Jim Loughran*†††† 12.80 1,255 1,326 1,349 1,362 1,387 1,399 1,402    
      Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 12.64 1,239 1,241 1,253 1,273 1,368 1,424      
      Sinn Féin J.J. Quigley 7.93 777 836 870 889 897 974 974 1,101 1,150
      Fine Gael John McGahon 7.77 762 765 774 799 877 932 936 1,010 1,381
      Fianna Fáil Conor Keelan 7.52 737 740 743 775 786 952 961 1,074 1,154
      Fine Gael Colin Goss 7.51 736 738 747 764 860 887 887 931  
      Green Mark Dearey 7.31 717 725 765 821 846 902 906 1,079 1,262
      Independent Jim Ryan* 5.48 537 541 579 690 702 769 772    
      Fianna Fáil Seán Kelly 5.41 530 534 534 558 562        
      Fine Gael Martin Murnaghan* 3.88 380 380 385 389          
      Independent Eamonn P. O'Boyle 3.07 301 303 364            
      Independent Luke Martin 1.01 99 101              
      People Before Profit Syd Smith 0.99 98 99              
      Independent Sylwia Golbiewska Jokubas 0.72 71 73              
      Electorate: 19,299   Valid: 9,806   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,401   Turnout: 9,984 (52%)  

        Dundalk South
        Dundalk South - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Sinn Féin Tomás Sharkey* 17.03 1,805                  
        Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach*††† 12.87 1,364                  
        Independent Meave Anna Yore 11.58 1,228 1,260 1,263 1,309 1,389          
        Sinn Féin Kevin Meenan†††††† 10.21 1,082 1,246 1,247 1,270 1,281 1,284 1,288 1,307 1,325 1,369
        Sinn Féin Jennifer Green††††††† 9.36 992 1,191 1,193 1,212 1,233 1,236 1,247 1,269 1,291 1,350
        Green Marianne Butler* 7.33 777 789 792 814 847 856 882 943 987 1,149
        Fine Gael Maria Doyle 6.01 637 647 650 655 678 680 785 838 1,103 1,181
        Fianna Fáil Stephen Egan 5.52 585 600 616 622 644 648 691 766 866 974
        Independent Seán Bellew 4.46 473 482 485 511 552 569 595 712 740  
        Fine Gael Linus English* 3.82 405 413 415 417 431 434 524 574    
        Independent Brian O'Neill 3.54 375 382 383 400 454 464 511      
        Fine Gael Paddy Malone 3.32 352 358 359 359 382 390        
        Independent Eamonn P. O'Boyle 2.87 304 312 314 352            
        Independent Oliver Morgan 1.08 114 119 120              
        Independent Mark Fitzsimons 1.03 109 113 113              
        Electorate: 21,322   Valid: 10,602 (49.72%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,326   Turnout: 10,762 (50.47%)  

          References
          1. Logue, Patrick (22 May 2014). "Louth profile: Battle royal looms in the Wee County". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
          2. "Louth County Council: Update". Irish Independent. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
          3. "Local Election: Louth County Council". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

          Changes since 2014
          • † Drogheda Fine Gael Cllr Kevin Callan resigned from the party on 2 November 2014 and became an Independent in opposition to the government's handling of the water charges controversy .
          • †† Drogheda Sinn Féin Cllr Imelda Munster was elected as a TD for Louth at the Irish general election, 2016. Joanne Byrne was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016.
          • ††† Dundalk-South Fianna Fáil Cllr Declan Breathnach was elected as a TD for Louth at the Irish general election, 2016. Emma Coffey was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016.
          • †††† Dundalk-Carlingford Sinn Féin Councillor Jim Loughran resigned his seat for health reasons in October 2016. Antoin Watters was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 November 2016.
          • ††††† Drogheda Sinn Féin Councillor Alan Cassidy resigned his seat in May 2017 citing family reasons. Davin Saurin was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
          • †††††† Dundalk-South Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Meenan resigned his seat on 21 July 2017 citing health reasons. Archived 29 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Ruairí Ó Murchú was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 18 September 2017.
          • ††††††† Dundalk-South Sinn Féin Councillor Jennifer Green resigned her seat citing family reasons. Anne Campbell was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 18 September 2017.
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