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2019 Donegal County Council election
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
An election to Donegal County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the Irish local elections . 37 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote .
Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections .[1] [2] Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas Donegal in 2015 had LEAs of 10 and 9 seats. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.
Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat to reach 12 and also saw a slight increase in their vote share. Anthony Molloy - who captained the Donegal GAA team to the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - won a seat for the party, as did rally driver Manus Kelly (both for the first time). However, Seamus O Domhnaill - Fianna Fáil's outgoing Cathaoirleach - was a notable casualty, as was former Senator Enda Bonner .
Unlike other performances around the State, Sinn Féin actually gained a seat in Donegal; increasing their numbers by 1 to 10 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote share. Fine Gael retained 6 seats overall, while Independents saw a reduction of 2 seats. One Independent elected was John O'Donnell , who attracted controversy following an RTÉ Investigates programme into Irish Councillors.
Results by party
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Results by LEA
Buncrana
Buncrana — 5 Seats[3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Paul Canning*
20.31%
1,720
Fianna Fáil
Rena Donaghey*
16.96%
1,436
Sinn Féin
Jack Murray*
16.70%
1,414
Independent
Nicholas Crossan*
13.97%
1,183
1,257
1,263
1,275
1,339
1,410
1,411
1,527
Sinn Féin
Terry Crossan
9.54%
808
880
902
903
928
995
996
1,012
1,098
Fine Gael
Mickey Doherty*
6.28%
532
588
599
601
608
624
624
739
835
Independent
Frankie Lavelle
4.40%
373
399
405
408
507
565
565
597
Fine Gael
Michelle McKenna
3.75%
318
353
356
359
371
403
403
Aontú
Joe Murphy
3.59%
304
319
329
331
Independent
Sinéad Stewart
3.41%
289
315
337
338
367
Independent
Mark McKinney
1.09%
92
96
Electorate: 16,798 Valid: 8,469 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,412 Turnout: 51.27%
Carndonagh
Carndonagh — 4 Seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Martin McDermott*
34.59%
2,501
Labour
Martin Farren*
19.11%
1,383
1,435
1,470
Sinn Féin
Albert Doherty*
15.91%
1,151
1,413
1,460
1,460
Fine Gael
Bernard McGuinness*
14.41%
1,043
1,323
1,355
1,362
1,368
1,448
Fianna Fáil
Marie Duffy
8.67%
627
1,022
1,057
1,060
1,066
1,156
Independent
Tracy Cullen
3.90%
282
311
347
352
352
Aontú
Mary Rose Doherty
2.69%
195
226
Independent
Arthur Desmond McGuinness
0.75%
54
58
Electorate: 14,062 Valid: 7,236 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,448 Turnout: 52.13%
Donegal
Donegal — 6 Seats[5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Independent
Niamh Kennedy*
10.77%
1,540
1,544
1,568
1,585
1,661
1,682
1,749
1,759
1,938
2,031
2,322
Sinn Féin
Noel Jordan*
10.74%
1,535
1,550
1,557
1,573
1,598
1,609
1,690
1,693
1,731
1,873
2,033
2,087
Fianna Fáil
Michéal Naughton*
8.34%
1,192
1,205
1,213
1,224
1,227
1,235
1,236
1,413
1,536
1,612
1,648
1,661
1,742
1,924
Fine Gael
Barry Sweeny
7.81%
1,116
1,126
1,151
1,215
1,217
1,263
1,264
1,353
1,360
1,376
1,424
1,432
1,917
1,958
Fine Gael
John McNulty
6.84%
978
978
978
980
1,106
1,106
1,148
1,153
1,199
1,214
1,393
1,453
1,463
1,547
Independent
Tom Conaghan*
6.60%
944
979
987
993
1,000
1,004
1,017
1,028
1,058
1,272
1,373
1,397
1,435
1,831
Sinn Féin
Michael McMahon
6.29%
900
902
924
973
974
1,186
1,190
1,446
1,462
1,470
1,474
1,478
1,749
1,798
Independent
Seamus Maguire*
6.07%
868
880
896
907
923
927
939
939
961
1,106
1,163
1,176
1,194
Independent
Billy Grimes
6.07%
868
873
895
951
952
989
989
1,043
1,050
1,057
1,067
1,075
Fine Gael
John J Boyle
5.53%
791
793
793
795
810
810
886
888
970
1,001
Independent
Pauric Kennedy
5.14%
735
751
754
760
760
763
780
783
802
Fianna Fáil
Philip McGlynn
3.64%
521
522
528
533
533
576
582
Fianna Fáil
Eimear McGuinness
3.48%
497
498
502
506
527
527
591
631
Fianna Fáil
Roger Meehan
3.38%
483
484
485
487
503
504
Independent
Diarmaid Doherty
2.72%
389
394
399
432
432
Independent
Seán Ó Beirne
2.27%
325
325
329
331
People Before Profit
Cyril Brennan
1.99%
284
288
319
Independent
Valerie McNulty
1.36%
194
196
Independent
Justin Coughlin
0.97%
138
Electorate: 23,075 Valid: 14,298 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 2,043 Turnout: 62.68%
Glenties
Glenties — 6 Seats[6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independent
Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig*
15.80%
2,007
Sinn Féin
John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh*
11.25%
1,429
1,464
1,501
1,558
1,740
1,750
1,782
2,050
Sinn Féin
Maire Therese Gallagher*
8.57%
1,089
1,103
1,152
1,241
1,286
1,324
1,615
1,658
1,693
Fianna Fáil
Noreen McGarvey
8.01%
1,018
1,023
1,043
1,103
1,155
1,171
1,402
1,499
1,506
Fine Gael
Michael McClafferty
7.97%
1,012
1,033
1,038
1,061
1,314
1,341
1,376
1,721
1,799
Fianna Fáil
Seamus O Domhnaill*
7.71%
979
1,071
1,079
1,095
1,153
1,161
1,222
Sinn Féin
Brian Carr
7.26%
922
932
934
978
988
1,211
1,263
1,282
1,290
Fianna Fáil
Anthony Molloy
7.21%
916
928
932
964
999
1,400
1,574
1,702
1,713
Fianna Fáil
Enda Bonner *
7.03%
893
914
926
975
1,023
1,056
Independent
Liam Whyte
6.47%
822
844
856
910
934
Fine Gael
Evelyn Sweeney
5.7%
724
737
758
822
Labour
Seamus Rodgers
4.28%
544
562
584
Aontú
Liam Mulligan
2.75%
349
Electorate: 23,165 Valid: 12,704 Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,815 Turnout: 55.48%
Letterkenny
Letterkenny — 7 Seats[7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Ciaran Brogan *
13.41%
1,570
Fine Gael
Jimmy Kavanagh*
10.53%
1,233
1,245
1,255
1,271
1,312
1,367
1,701
Fianna Fáil
Donal Coyle
10.18%
1,192
1,209
1,211
1,231
1,249
1,273
1,348
1,389
1,444
Independent
Michael McBride*
9.75%
1,141
1,155
1,159
1,174
1,297
1,360
1,430
1,464
Independent
Kevin Bradley
8.48%
993
1,009
1,024
1,050
1,127
1,210
1,294
1,347
1,465
Fianna Fáil
Manus Mandy Kelly ††
7.74%
906
924
932
948
1,003
1,028
1,124
1,171
1,374
Aontú
Mary T Sweeney
7.31%
856
860
876
906
932
974
1,041
1,057
1,108
Sinn Féin
Gerry McMonagle *
7.17%
839
845
873
903
926
972
995
1,003
1,398
Sinn Féin
Adrian Glackin*
6.83%
799
804
813
838
877
935
957
969
Fine Gael
Bernie Moran
6.33%
741
746
750
762
794
885
Independent
Thoiba Ahmed
4.48%
525
527
571
637
653
Independent
Charlie McClafferty
3.92%
459
464
471
491
Independent
Cathal McGlynn
2.14%
251
252
294
Independent
Finnian O'Donnell
1.72%
201
202
Electorate: 22,826 Valid: 11,706 Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,464 Turnout: 51.85%
Lifford–Stranorlar
Lifford –Stranorlar — 6 Seats[8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fine Gael
Martin Harley*
17.16%
1,688
Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGowan*
16.32%
1,606
Sinn Féin
Gary Doherty*
15.97%
1,571
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Crawford*
13.92%
1,369
1,393
1,468
Fine Gael
Frank McBrearty Jnr * †
9.81%
965
1,016
1,041
1,052
1,058
1,079
1,131
1,208
Sinn Féin
Liam Doherty*
7.56%
744
776
799
924
929
974
1,036
1,195
Fine Gael
Garvan Connolly
7.25%
713
811
846
857
969
893
950
1,041
Independent
Alan McMenamin
4.82%
474
514
531
537
Renua
Maghnus Monaghan
2.84%
279
289
296
301
310
317
Aontú
John Hartnett
2.27%
223
231
238
240
245
264
Independent
Michael De Ward
2.09%
206
225
236
241
244
Electorate: 20,389 Valid: 9,838 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 49.01%
Milford
Milford — 3 Seats[9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Independent
John O'Donnell *
25.17%
1,959
Fianna Fáil
Liam Blaney*
22.05%
1,716
1,812
1,968
Independent
Ian McGarvey *
10.34%
805
893
1,062
1,219
1,522
Sinn Féin
Maria Doherty
9.66%
752
780
885
1,035
Fine Gael
Noel McBride
9.61%
748
793
845
Fine Gael
Eimer Friel
9.32%
725
747
886
1,213
1,412
Independent
Declan Meehan
8.70%
677
722
Aontú
Dermot Hardy
4.34%
338
Independent
Charlie McGinley
0.81%
63
Electorate: 12,066 Valid: 7,783 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,946 Turnout: 65.13%
Changes since 2019
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