Irish local elections, 2014

Irish local elections, 2014

23 May 2014

949 County and City Council Seats   First party Second party Third party   Leader Micheál Martin Enda Kenny Gerry Adams Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Leader since 26 January 2011 2 June 2002 13 November 1983 Leader's seat 235 Seats won 267 235 159 Seat change 49 105 105 Percentage 25.5% 24.0% 15.2% Swing 0.1 8.2 7.8 Largest party 19 7 4   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Eamon Gilmore — — Party Labour Party People Before Profit Anti-Austerity Alliance Leader since September 2007 — - Seats won 51 14 14 Seat change 81 9 10 Percentage 7.2% 1.7% 1.2% Swing 7.5 0.9 0.3

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The 2014 Irish local elections were held in all local government areas of the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin West and Longford–Westmeath).^[1][2][3] The poll in the Ballybay–Clones LEA on Monaghan County Council was deferred due to the death of a candidate.^[4]

Overview

These elections took place after the coming into force of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, under which city and county councils were contested under substantially redrawn local electoral area (LEA) boundaries, including an overall increase of seats to 949, up from 883 in the 2009 local elections.^[5] It also saw the abolition of borough and town councils. New municipal districts were created within most counties. Generally, a municipal district contains one LEA, though a few districts around larger urban areas contain multiple LEAs.

The elections take place a little over three years after the last general election, which led to a government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party. The elections were a major setback for Fine Gael and Labour. Fine Gael lost control of many councils, falling behind Fianna Fáil on some. Labour lost more than half of its local authority seats. Fianna Fáil showed a recovery, again becoming the largest party at local level with an increased share of the vote. The party also took control of some councils, while on others it formed alliances with Fine Gael. Sinn Féin was the main winner in this election, becoming the third-largest party at local level. There were also major gains for independents and smaller parties.

Opinion polls

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. Only polls conducted in the period leading up to the election and immediately afterwards are shown.

Results

Results from the Anti-Austerity Alliance are compared to the Socialist Party in the 2009 local elections. Republican Sinn Féin are not a registered party; therefore, their candidates appear on the ballot as Non-Party.

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	267	49	430,040	25.5	0.1
	Fine Gael	235	105	408,289	24.0	8.2
	Sinn Féin	159	105	258,650	15.2	7.8
	Labour Party	51	81	121,898	7.2	7.5
	People Before Profit	14	9	29,051	1.7	0.9
	Anti-Austerity Alliance	14	10	21,097	1.2	0.3
	Green Party	12	9	27,168	1.6	0.7
	Workers' Party	1	1	3,147	0.2	0.1
	United Left	1	New	2,879	0.2	New
	South Kerry Independent	1		2,139	0.1
	Workers and Unemployed Action	1	1	1,927	0.1	0.1
	Republican Sinn Féin	1		1,561	0.1
	Direct Democracy	0	New	3,607	0.2	New
	Éirígí	0		3,120	0.2	New
	Independents for Equality	0	New	1,828	0.1	New
	Fís Nua	0	New	930	0.0	New
	Letterkenny Residents Party	0		428	0.0
	Communist Party	0		215	0.0
	Independent	193	71	388,721	23.2	7.6
Totals		949	66	1,706,695	100%	—

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Detailed results by council

Largest parties by council

Footnotes

References

Sources

• "Local Elections 2014; Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016. 

Citations

External links

• Irish local elections, 2014 at Electionsireland.org

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