Mayo County Council election, 2014
The area governed by Mayo County Council
A Mayo County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Thirty councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from four local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.[1][2][3] This represented a reduction of 1 councillor since 2009 and 1 a reduction in 2 electoral areas.
While Fine Gael remained the most popular party in Mayo in terms of vote share the party surrendered its previously held overall majority on Mayo County Council and lost 7 seats in the process to be reduced to 10 councillors. Several long-serving members lost their seats in the process and the Taoiseach's brother, Henry Kenny, was a near casualty in Castlebar. Fianna Fáil gained 3 seats in the election to return with 10 councillors, the same numbers as Fine Gael. Their gains came in Ballina, Castlebar and in Claremorris. The party missed out on an additional seat in West Mayo due to running too many candidates, transfer leakage and the fact that the previous incumbents had retired. Sinn Féin made modest gains by gaining a seat in Castlebar to add to their delegation, although the party was very close in Ballina. Independents garnered a large vote share in each LEA and increased their numbers to 7 seats.
Results by party
| Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 10 | −7 | 21,538 | 34.49 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 10 | +3 | 18,286 | 29.28 | |
| Independent | 7 | +2 | 15,336 | 24.56 | |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | +1 | 6,449 | 10.33 | |
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 607 | 0.97 | |
| Green Party | 0 | 239 | 0.38 | ||
| Totals | 30 | −1 | 62,455 | 100% | |
Results by Electoral Area
Ballina
| Ballina- 8 seats | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | |
| Fine Gael | John O'Hara* | 9.9% | 1,612 | 1,614 | 1,672 | 1,712 | 1,741 | 1,746 | 1,846 | |||||||
| Independent | Seamus Weir* | 9.7% | 1,589 | 1,590 | 1,630 | 1,670 | 1,672 | 1,762 | 1,812 | 1,817 | ||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Annie May Raepe* | 7.7% | 1,256 | 1,260 | 1,263 | 1,314 | 1,330 | 1,392 | 1,652 | 1,662 | 1,822 | |||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Smyth | 6.6% | 1,069 | 1,087 | 1,091 | 1,093 | 1,297 | 1,410 | 1,416 | 1,416 | 1,434 | 1,450 | 1,480 | 1,521 | 1,523 | |
| Fine Gael | Jarlath Munnelly* | 6.4% | 1,042 | 1,043 | 1,122 | 1,127 | 1,160 | 1,166 | 1,196 | 1,199 | 1,565 | 1,834 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Loftus | 6.4% | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,098 | 1,105 | 1,109 | 1,137 | 1,186 | 1,187 | 1,372 | 1,432 | 2,100 | |||
| Sinn Féin | John Sheahan | 6.3% | 1,026 | 1,059 | 1,062 | 1,096 | 1,218 | 1,266 | 1,278 | 1,278 | 1,314 | 1,355 | 1,393 | 1,440 | 1,453 | |
| Independent | Enda Lavelle | 6.0% | 980 | 983 | 1,062 | 1,071 | 1,075 | 1,081 | 1,088 | 1,090 | 1,190 | 1,244 | ||||
| Independent | Gerry Ginty* | 5.7% | 935 | 938 | 948 | 1,155 | 1,159 | 1,169 | 1,290 | 1,295 | 1,340 | 1,736 | 1,846 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Eamon Moore | 5.5% | 901 | 901 | 987 | 999 | 1,001 | 1,018 | 1,043 | 1,043 | ||||||
| Fine Gael | Neil Cruise | 5.2% | 848 | 854 | 871 | 882 | 1,004 | 1,253 | 1,253 | 1,258 | 1,274 | 1,344 | 1,406 | 1,500 | 1,510 | |
| Fine Gael | Mark Winters | 5.1% | 830 | 830 | 858 | 909 | 914 | 919 | 1,081 | 1,088 | 1,111 | |||||
| Fianna Fáil | Johnnie O'Malley | 4.9% | 798 | 693 | 799 | 808 | 849 | 851 | 872 | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Maloney* | 4.2% | 682 | 685 | 687 | 688 | 709 | |||||||||
| Fine Gael | Joe Mellet* | 3.6% | 585 | 609 | 611 | 613 | ||||||||||
| Independent | Peter Clarke | 5.2% | 528 | 528 | 530 | |||||||||||
| Fine Gael | Padraic Staunton | 2.9% | 486 | 486 | ||||||||||||
| Independent | Martin Peyton | 0.7% | 111 | |||||||||||||
| Electorate: 26,103 Valid: 16,315 Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,813 Turnout: 16,482 (63.1%) | ||||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Election Results RTÉ News
- Ballina Mayo County Council
Castlebar
| Castlebar- 8 seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | |
| Independent | Michael Kilcoyne* | 18.9% | 2,922 | ||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Lisa Chambers† | 9.6% | 1,481 | 1,610 | 1,621 | 1,644 | 1,681 | 1,826 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Al McDonnell* | 9.2% | 1,419 | 1,531 | 1,534 | 1,549 | 1,578 | 1,597 | 1,606 | 1,682 | |
| Sinn Féin | Thérèse Ruane | 8.9% | 1,375 | 1,517 | 1,539 | 1,581 | 1,607 | 1,719 | |||
| Fine Gael | Cyril Burke* | 7.7% | 1,185 | 1,231 | 1,234 | 1,242 | 1,296 | 1,347 | 1,355 | 1,641 | |
| Fianna Fáil | K. Blackie Gavin* | 7.3% | 1,127 | 1,263 | 1,265 | 1,293 | 1,341 | 1,415 | 1,438 | 1,539 | |
| Independent | Frank Durcan* | 7.1% | 1,100 | 1,345 | 1,366 | 1,419 | 1,464 | 1,562 | 1,585 | 1,664 | |
| Fine Gael | Eugene Lavin* | 7.0% | 1,083 | 1,106 | 1,108 | 1,112 | 1,163 | 1,181 | 1,186 | ||
| Fine Gael | Henry Kenny* | 7.0% | 1,075 | 1,150 | 1,152 | 1,168 | 1,384 | 1,435 | 1,441 | 1,674 | |
| Fine Gael | Brendan Henaghan | 6.1% | 934 | 1,026 | 1,036 | 1,080 | 1,266 | 1,383 | 1,410 | 1,522 | |
| Fine Gael | Eugene McCormack | 4.5% | 690 | 736 | 739 | 754 | |||||
| Labour Party | Harry Barrett | 3.9% | 606 | 712 | 721 | 759 | 793 | ||||
| Independent | Donal Geraghty | 1.7% | 265 | 307 | 324 | ||||||
| Independent | Mohammed Kamal Uddin | 0.9% | 132 | 146 | |||||||
| Electorate: 26,263 Valid: 15,397 (58.6%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,806 Turnout: 15,532 (59.1%) | |||||||||||
Sources:
- Election Results RTÉ News
- Castlebar Election Results
Claremorris
| Claremorris- 7 seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | |
| Fine Gael | Patsy O'Brien* | 15.1% | 2,347 | ||||||
| Independent | Richard Finn* | 13.2% | 2,050 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Murray* | 12.7% | 1,971 | ||||||
| Fine Gael | John Cribben* | 11.3% | 1,750 | 1,770 | 1,843 | 1,862 | 1,879 | 1,926 | |
| Fianna Fáil | John Caulfield | 9.8% | 1,518 | 1,523 | 1,565 | 1,576 | 1,585 | 1,771 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Damien Ryan* | 7.3% | 1,250 | 1,319 | 1,336 | 1,339 | 1,697 | 1,913 | |
| Fine Gael | Tom Connolly* | 7.1% | 1,203 | 1,263 | 1,331 | 1,369 | 1,396 | 1,823 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Burke* | 7.2% | 1,120 | 1,218 | 1,255 | 1,258 | 1,524 | 1,559 | |
| Fianna Fáil | John P. Kean | 6.4% | 1,001 | 1,048 | 1,142 | 1,170 | 1,209 | ||
| Independent | Harry Walsh | 5.3% | 826 | 911 | 977 | 982 | |||
| Independent | Marie Kilcullen | 2.6% | 403 | 418 | |||||
| Green Party | Margaret (Mags) Sheehan | 0.7% | 103 | 108 | |||||
| Electorate: 25,099 Valid: 15,542 (61.9%) Spoilt: 177 Quota: 1,943 Turnout: 15,719 (62.6%) | |||||||||
Sources:
- Election Results RTÉ News
- Claremorris Election Results
West Mayo
| West Mayo- 7 seats | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | |
| Sinn Féin | Rose Conway-Walsh*†† | 13.7% | 2,075 | ||||||||||||
| Independent | Michael Holmes* | 10.9% | 1,667 | 1,701 | 1,714 | 1,747 | 1,867 | 1,919 | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Paul McNamara | 8.9% | 1,351 | 1,356 | 1,359 | 1,363 | 1,370 | 1,373 | 1,547 | 1,576 | 1,662 | 1,675 | 1,698 | 1,701 | |
| Fine Gael | Tereasa McGuire | 6.4% | 1,200 | 1,203 | 1,229 | 1,236 | 1,254 | 1,291 | 1,350 | 1,428 | 1,436 | 1,700 | 2,136 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Carey | 7.9% | 1,197 | 1,250 | 1,251 | 1,254 | 1,255 | 1,257 | 1,264 | 1,299 | 1,508 | 1,515 | 1,530 | 1,533 | |
| Fine Gael | Gerry Coyle* | 7.9% | 1,194 | 1,223 | 1,225 | 1,226 | 1,230 | 1,232 | 1,326 | 1,329 | 1,505 | 1,526 | 1,606 | 1,729 | |
| Independent | Christy Hyland | 7.6% | 1,160 | 1,167 | 1,186 | 1,210 | 1,232 | 1,281 | 1,295 | 1,370 | 1,378 | 1,580 | 1,892 | 1,979 | |
| Fine Gael | Austin O'Malley* | 6.6% | 1,004 | 1,006 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 1,114 | 1,128 | 1,141 | 1,184 | 1,185 | 1,406 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan Mulroy | 5.5% | 913 | 916 | 923 | 943 | 980 | 1,045 | 1,073 | 1,278 | 1,298 | 1,468 | 1,618 | 1,638 | |
| Fine Gael | John O'Malley* | 5.5% | 836 | 838 | 846 | 851 | 885 | 933 | 968 | 1,011 | 1,019 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Leneghan | 4.6% | 544 | 558 | 558 | 559 | 566 | 568 | 618 | 630 | |||||
| Fine Gael | Breege Grealis | 3.4% | 511 | 517 | 525 | 525 | 540 | 545 | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Joan Geraghty | 3.2% | 486 | 489 | 546 | 558 | 585 | 592 | |||||||
| Independent | Joe Lavelle | 2.2% | 337 | 340 | 354 | 357 | 374 | ||||||||
| Independent | Michael O'Donnell | 2.2% | 331 | 336 | 346 | ||||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Tommie Joe Jennings | 1.7% | 257 | 258 | 260 | ||||||||||
| Fine Gael | Caroline Fitzgerald | 0.9% | 136 | 141 | |||||||||||
| Electorate: 24,947 Valid: 15,199 Spoilt: 152 Quota: 1,900 Turnout: 15,351 (61.53%) | |||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Election Results RTÉ News
- West Mayo Mayo County Council
References
- ↑ Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.
- ↑ Mayo profile Irish Times, 2014-05-16.
- ↑ Local Election Results for Mayo County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-05-30.
Post-Election Changes
- † Castlebar Fianna Fáil Councillor Lisa Chambers was elected as a TD for Mayo at the Irish general election, 2016. Michael McLoughlin was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
- †† Weat Mayo Sinn Féin Councillor Rose Conway-Walsh was elected to Seanad Eireann in April 2016. Teresa Whelan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 11 July 2016.
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