Meath County Council election, 2014
Meath County Council election, 2014
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Map showing the area of Meath County Council |
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An election to Meath County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 40 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, an increase of 11 seats from 2009.[1]
Fine Gael remained the largest party, and gained 2 seats when compared to 2009, despite having a lower first preference vote than Fianna Fáil. The party was somewhat insulated by the additional seats allocated to Meath. While Fianna Fáil was the largest party in terms of vote share running too many candidates and transfer leakage, in LEAs like Kells, Ratoath and Trim in particular, saw the party miss out on potential additional seats. By contrast Sinn Féin were the major winners in the elections as the party returned a team of 8 to the new Council. Independents gained 4 additional seats, including Nick Killian, a former Fianna Fáil councillor. Labour lost all of their 4 Council seats in a testament to the anti-Government sentiment.[2]
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Ashbourne
Ashbourne - 6 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 |
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Independent |
Joe Bonner* |
21.41 |
1,907 |
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Sinn Féin |
Darren O'Rourke |
15.79 |
1,407 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Dr. Claire O'Driscoll |
14.35 |
1,278 |
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Fine Gael |
Suzanne Jamal* |
8.28 |
738 |
765 |
771 |
774 |
775 |
778 |
790 |
855 |
1,057 |
1,183 |
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Fine Gael |
Alan Tobin |
7.05 |
628 |
732 |
738 |
747 |
755 |
783 |
805 |
816 |
922 |
1,126 |
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Fine Gael |
David Harford |
5.95 |
530 |
552 |
556 |
557 |
560 |
562 |
572 |
616 |
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Labour Party |
Niamh McGowan* |
5.35 |
477 |
591 |
601 |
608 |
620 |
649 |
689 |
703 |
755 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Joe Sheridan |
5.34 |
476 |
495 |
506 |
511 |
512 |
515 |
525 |
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Independent |
Sharon Keogan |
5.07 |
452 |
497 |
524 |
530 |
538 |
577 |
759 |
820 |
910 |
990 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Seán Smith |
5.06 |
451 |
555 |
563 |
576 |
584 |
599 |
629 |
840 |
881 |
1,001 |
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Independent |
Aisling O'Neill |
2.80 |
249 |
322 |
349 |
367 |
398 |
498 |
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Independent |
John King |
1.55 |
138 |
206 |
219 |
229 |
288 |
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Independent |
Paul Nolan |
1.34 |
101 |
137 |
153 |
168 |
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Independent |
Cathal Loftus |
0.85 |
76 |
98 |
104 |
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Electorate: 19,845 (44.89%) Valid: 8908 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,273 Turnout: 9,001 (45.36%) |
Kells
Kells - 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 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Seán Drew |
12.03 |
1,634 |
1,638 |
1,650 |
1,658 |
1,727 |
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Sinn Féin |
Michael Gallagher |
11.77 |
1,599 |
1,607 |
1,649 |
1,653 |
1,686 |
1,687 |
1,843 |
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Sinn Féin |
Johnny Guirke |
11.50 |
1,562 |
1,572 |
1,607 |
1,619 |
1,633 |
1,633 |
1,643 |
1,656 |
2,068 |
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Independent |
David Gilroy |
11.18 |
1,519 |
1,551 |
1,597 |
1,683 |
1,706 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Oliver Fox* |
8.52 |
1,158 |
1,161 |
1,163 |
1,173 |
1,178 |
1,179 |
1,237 |
1,246 |
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Fine Gael |
Sarah Reilly |
8.27 |
1,124 |
1,147 |
1,167 |
1,240 |
1,338 |
1,347 |
1,362 |
1,363 |
1,490 |
1,568 |
1,598 |
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Fine Gael |
Eugene Cassidy* |
8.10 |
1,100 |
1,104 |
1,115 |
1,188 |
1,210 |
1,212 |
1,301 |
1,347 |
1,378 |
1,394 |
1,399 |
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Fine Gael |
John V. Farrelly* |
8.06 |
1,095 |
1,099 |
1,102 |
1,158 |
1,207 |
1,211 |
1,245 |
1,261 |
1,334 |
1,373 |
1,377 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Bryan Reilly* |
7.42 |
1,008 |
1,010 |
1,019 |
1,021 |
1,079 |
1,090 |
1,313 |
1,327 |
1,698 |
1,785 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Ronan Murtagh |
4.95 |
673 |
674 |
680 |
681 |
686 |
686 |
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Labour Party |
Brian Collins |
2.91 |
395 |
420 |
435 |
448 |
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Fine Gael |
Aideen Andrews |
2.48 |
337 |
360 |
361 |
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Workers' Party |
Seamus McDonagh |
1.70 |
231 |
234 |
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Labour Party |
Sandy Gallagher |
1.10 |
150 |
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Electorate: 25,923 Valid: 13,585 (52.41%) Spoilt: 205 Quota: 1,699 Turnout: 13,790 (53.20%) |
Laytown-Bettystown
Laytown-Bettystown - 7 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Sinn Féin |
Eimear Ferguson |
18.14 |
1,785 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Wayne Harding* |
15.60 |
1,535 |
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Independent |
Sharon Keogan |
11.69 |
1,150 |
1,265 |
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Fine Gael |
Sharon Tolan |
8.51 |
837 |
860 |
868 |
874 |
891 |
1,068 |
1,090 |
1,270 |
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Fine Gael |
Paddy Meade |
8.01 |
788 |
809 |
888 |
906 |
911 |
1,076 |
1,099 |
1,189 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Stephen McKee |
7.98 |
785 |
811 |
871 |
875 |
880 |
925 |
1,015 |
1,086 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Patricia Heritage |
6.36 |
626 |
675 |
760 |
775 |
796 |
813 |
841 |
916 |
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Labour Party |
Eoin Holmes* |
5.64 |
555 |
581 |
604 |
622 |
642 |
686 |
722 |
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Fine Gael |
Dermot McCullen |
5.16 |
508 |
521 |
529 |
536 |
545 |
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Independent |
Tom Kelly |
4.81 |
473 |
547 |
553 |
596 |
687 |
710 |
901 |
997 |
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Independent |
David Keaveney |
3.44 |
339 |
433 |
448 |
497 |
592 |
609 |
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Direct Democracy |
William Lacey |
2.57 |
253 |
328 |
331 |
356 |
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Independent |
Mick Martin |
1.48 |
146 |
170 |
178 |
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Independent |
Denis Proctor |
0.62 |
61 |
75 |
84 |
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Electorate: 22,959 Valid: 9,841 (42.86%) Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,231 Turnout: 9,955 (43.36%) |
Navan
Navan - 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 |
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Sinn Féin |
Joe Reilly* |
14.02 |
1,360 |
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Independent |
Francis Deane* |
12.30 |
1,193 |
1,199 |
1,210 |
1,225 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Shane Cassells*† |
10.83 |
1,051 |
1,056 |
1,058 |
1,107 |
1,136 |
1,145 |
1,181 |
1,183 |
1,251 |
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Sinn Féin |
Sinead Burke |
10.14 |
984 |
1,070 |
1,077 |
1,122 |
1,166 |
1,256 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Tommy Reilly* |
9.41 |
913 |
924 |
926 |
950 |
981 |
989 |
1,003 |
1,005 |
1,046 |
1,110 |
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Independent |
Wayne Forde |
7.70 |
747 |
756 |
773 |
779 |
838 |
909 |
921 |
939 |
1,025 |
1,265 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Padraig Fitzsimons |
6.77 |
657 |
661 |
662 |
685 |
701 |
717 |
732 |
734 |
759 |
810 |
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Fine Gael |
Jim Holloway* |
6.44 |
625 |
629 |
634 |
650 |
662 |
674 |
914 |
916 |
1,017 |
1,106 |
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Independent |
Paddy Pryle |
4.62 |
448 |
454 |
470 |
482 |
506 |
573 |
589 |
604 |
667 |
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Labour Party |
Anton McCabe |
4.56 |
442 |
446 |
452 |
465 |
476 |
501 |
526 |
528 |
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Fine Gael |
John Duffy |
3.77 |
366 |
367 |
370 |
373 |
384 |
390 |
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People Before Profit |
Alan Lawes |
3.43 |
333 |
336 |
346 |
353 |
364 |
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Independent |
Stephen Ball |
2.75 |
267 |
271 |
275 |
278 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Jenny McHugh* |
2.31 |
224 |
226 |
229 |
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Independent |
Paul Hagan |
0.61 |
59 |
60 |
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Independent |
Gerry O'Brien |
0.35 |
34 |
35 |
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Electorate: 22,088 Valid: 9,703 (43.93%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,213 Turnout: 9,825 (44.48%) |
Ratoath
Ratoath - 7 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 |
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Independent |
Brian Fitzgerald* |
18.84 |
2,054 |
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Independent |
Nick Killian* |
14.88 |
1,622 |
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Sinn Féin |
Maria O'Kane |
9.81 |
1,070 |
1,145 |
1,184 |
1,221 |
1,276 |
1,364 |
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Fine Gael |
Maria Murphy* |
8.56 |
933 |
1,000 |
1,004 |
1,077 |
1,093 |
1,191 |
1,191 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Damien O'Reilly |
8.50 |
927 |
1,016 |
1,024 |
1,040 |
1,144 |
1,375 |
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Fine Gael |
Gerry O'Connor |
7.90 |
861 |
937 |
944 |
989 |
1,002 |
1,018 |
1,018 |
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Fine Gael |
Gillian Toole |
7.27 |
793 |
848 |
914 |
928 |
1,087 |
1,107 |
1,107 |
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Independent |
Seán Henry |
5.77 |
629 |
770 |
809 |
874 |
901 |
982 |
982 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Noel Leonard* |
5.45 |
594 |
669 |
677 |
688 |
728 |
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Fianna Fáil |
P.J. White |
5.37 |
585 |
625 |
633 |
692 |
764 |
836 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Deirdre Smith |
4.31 |
470 |
491 |
552 |
578 |
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Labour Party |
William Lacey |
1.90 |
207 |
236 |
245 |
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Green Party |
Seán O Buachalla |
1.44 |
157 |
180 |
190 |
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Electorate: 24,916 Valid: 10,902 (43.76%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 11,012 (44.20%) |
Trim
Trim - 6 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 |
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Sinn Féin |
Caroline Lynch |
16.69 |
1,635 |
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Fine Gael |
Joe Fox* |
12.43 |
1,218 |
1,227 |
1,234 |
1,239 |
1,264 |
1,271 |
1,367 |
1,421 |
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Independent |
Trevor Golden |
10.74 |
1,052 |
1,104 |
1,190 |
1,307 |
1,531 |
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Fine Gael |
Enda Flynn |
9.84 |
964 |
971 |
975 |
992 |
1,006 |
1,017 |
1,060 |
1,066 |
1,131 |
1,134 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Vera Flynn |
9.46 |
927 |
942 |
946 |
956 |
969 |
982 |
1,009 |
1,082 |
1,125 |
1,127 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Ronan McKenna |
9.0 |
882 |
897 |
905 |
911 |
918 |
923 |
961 |
1,182 |
1,336 |
1,345 |
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Fine Gael |
Noel French |
8.88 |
870 |
878 |
896 |
901 |
915 |
924 |
959 |
1,006 |
1,313 |
1,320 |
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Labour Party |
James O'Shea |
5.77 |
565 |
582 |
603 |
609 |
619 |
634 |
786 |
838 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Vincent McHugh |
5.23 |
512 |
523 |
529 |
531 |
536 |
545 |
558 |
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Labour Party |
Tracey McElhinney* |
4.43 |
434 |
447 |
453 |
457 |
470 |
494 |
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Independent |
Keith Ellis |
2.96 |
290 |
316 |
346 |
419 |
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Independent |
Dennis O'Rourke |
2.30 |
225 |
265 |
282 |
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Independent |
David Keane |
2.30 |
225 |
247 |
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Electorate: 24,531 Valid: 9,799 (39.95%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,400 Turnout: 9,961 (40.61%) |
References
Post-Election Changes
- † Navan Fianna Fáil Cllr Shane Cassells was elected as a TD for Meath West in the Irish general election, 2016. Padraig Fitzsimons was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
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