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2019 Cork County Council election
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All 55 seats to Cork County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 20 18 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1 Decrease 8
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Green Social Democrats
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 10
Seat change Steady
Map showing the area of Cork County Council prior to the 2019 loss of land to Cork City Council
Council control after election

TBD

A Cork County Council election wias held in County Cork in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 55 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 10 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

This election coincides with a transfer of land around Cork city from the administration of the County Council to that of Cork City Council. Several outgoing county councillors, based in areas transferred to the city, are standing in the city council election. Compared to the previous election in 2014, the total number of councillors is unchanged, but following the recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, there were significant changes to the LEAs, taking account of the transfer of land to the city, a maximum of 7 seats per LEA in its terms of reference, and population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.[1][2]

Fianna Fáil increased its seat number by 1 to 18 and also polled more votes than Fine Gael. However, Fine Gael gained an additional 4 seats to emerge as the largest party with 20 seats. Both parties benefitted from the collapse of Sinn Féin who only returned with 2 seats, a loss of 8. However, there had been many defections within the party in the years since 2014 and several Councillors did not seek re-election. The Green Party gained 2 seats in the Cobh and Midleton LEAs. After a recount, Holly McKeever Cairns won a seat in Bantry-West Cork for the Social Democrats.

Results by party

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Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 20 Increase 4 42,656 31.88% Increase 4.21%
Fianna Fáil 18 Increase 1 45,143 33.74% Increase 5.09%
Sinn Féin 2 Decrease 8 7,273 5.44% Decrease 9.08%
Labour 2 Steady 4,368 3.26% Decrease 3.95%
Green 2 Increase 2 3,863 2.89% Increase 1.76%
Social Democrats 1 Increase 1 3,369 2.52% Increase 2.52%
Aontú 0 Steady 2,394 1.79% Increase 1.79%
Inds. 4 Change 0 Steady 827 0.62% Increase 0.62%
People Before Profit 0 Steady 188 0.14% Decrease 0.97%
Independent 10 Steady 23,719 17.73% Decrease 1.63%
Totals 55 Steady 133,800 100% Steady

Candidates by LEA

Bandon–Kinsale

Bandon–Kinsale — 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Gillian Coughlan[c 1] 18.65% 2,762                
Independent Alan Coleman[c 2] 15.87% 2,350                
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy[c 2] 11.95% 1,769 1,845 1,861 1,930 1,973 2,007 2,077 2,277  
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan[c 1] 11.00% 1,629 1,665 1,666 1,681 1,693 1,710 1,790 1,812 2,075
Fine Gael Marie O'Sullivan 9.07% 1,343 1,386 1,397 1,426 1,449 1,491 1,528 1,753 1,984
Fianna Fáil Sean O'Donovan 6.77% 1,002 1,197 1,201 1,233 1,265 1,301 1,594 1,658 1,931
Fine Gael Gerard Seaman 5.91% 875 980 981 995 1,006 1,038 1,073 1,089  
Green Gordon Reid 5.90% 873 895 902 914 993 1,067 1,089 1,275 1,318
Independent Pat O'Regan 5.36% 793 810 839 865 927 1,048 1,084    
Fianna Fáil Dermot Brennan 3.26% 483 601 603 623 643 673      
Aontú Mairéad Ruane 2.94% 435 451 468 478 524        
Sinn Féin Noel Harrington 2.54% 376 389 409 416          
Independent Cormac Hayes 0.78% 116 121              
Electorate: 28,220   Valid: 14,806   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 2,116   Turnout: 14,998 (53.15%)  

Bantry–West Cork

Bantry–West Cork — 4 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Danny Collins[c 1] 27.29% 3,148              
Fianna Fáil Patrick Gerard Murphy[c 2] 12.80% 1,477 1,652 1,682 1,830 2,293 2,782    
Social Democrats Holly Cairns†† 11.06% 1,276 1,361 1,460 1,510 1,584 1,777 1,843 1,866
Fianna Fáil George Gill 9.92% 1,145 1,239 1,288 1,462 1,508      
Fine Gael Katie Murphy 9.85% 1,136 1,272 1,319 1,539 1,917 2,292 2,376  
Independent Finbarr Harrington 9.53% 1,100 1,233 1,300 1,439 1,624 1,777 1,852 1,865
Fine Gael Noel Harrington 8.91% 1,028 1,073 1,084 1,291        
Fine Gael John Dinneen 7.62% 879 987 1,007          
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Seaghdha 1.82% 210 236            
Aontú Lorraine Deane-Ross 1.20% 138 176            
Electorate: 20,290   Valid: 11,537 (56.86%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 2,308   Turnout: 11,672 (57.53%)  

Carrigaline

Carrigaline — 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath[c 2] 32.48% 4,247            
Independent Marcia D'Alton[c 2] 15.98% 2,089            
Fine Gael Aidan Lombard[c 1] 14.49% 1,894            
Independent Ben Dalton O'Sullivan 6.26% 818 1,032 1,054 1,198 1,234 1,272 1,447
Fine Gael Liam O'Connor 6.00% 785 1,303 1,321 1,354 1,407 1,728 1,779
Green Catriona Reid 5.56% 727 881 929 1,000 1,040 1,121 1,282
Fianna Fáil Audrey Buckley 5.31% 694 1,282 1,293 1,346 1,622 1,817 1,913
Fine Gael Michael Paul Murtagh 4.52% 591 771 794 815 851    
Sinn Féin Michael Frick Murphy[c 2] 4.44% 580 762 818 841 914 932  
Aontú John Weldon 3.27% 427 520 530        
Fianna Fáil Michael Corcoran 1.70% 222 672 705 729      
Electorate: 27,772   Valid: 13,074   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,868   Turnout: 13,098 (47.16%)  

Cobh

Cobh — 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Pádraig O'Sullivan[c 2]† 21.82% 2,608              
Fine Gael Anthony Barry[c 2] 16.80% 2,009              
Labour Cathal Rasmussen[c 2] 12.97% 1,550 1,593 1,605 1,653 1,667 1,747    
Fine Gael Sinéad Sheppard[c 2] 11.46% 1,370 1,619 1,796          
Independent Sean O'Connor 10.08% 1,205 1,229 1,239 1,256 1,267 1,392 1,501 1,662
Green Alan O'Connor 7.39% 883 983 1,032 1,084 1,110 1,153 1,242 1,358
Inds. 4 Change Karen Doyle 6.92% 827 844 853 903 912 972 1,138 1,252
Sinn Féin Louise Murphy 4.29% 513 543 556 577 581 618    
Independent Peter Kidney 3.34% 399 412 415 440 444      
Fianna Fáil John Paul Reilly 2.93% 350 759 777 788 810 845 901  
Social Democrats Ken Curtin 2.02% 241 256 266          
Electorate: 26,045   Valid: 11,955   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,708   Turnout: 12,207 (46.87%)  

Fermoy

Fermoy — 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Noel McCarthy[c 2] 21.80% 3,228              
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn[c 2] 19.55% 2,895              
Fianna Fáil Deirdre O'Brien[c 1] 15.02% 2,225              
Fianna Fáil William O'Leary 14.94% 2,212              
Fine Gael Kay Dawson[c 2] 10.31% 1,527 2,095 2,412          
Independent Frank Roche 6.07% 899 1,014 1,231 1,278 1,315 1,515 1,560 1,780
Social Democrats June Murphy[c 2] 4.56% 676 777 857 896 923 1,116 1,137 1,456
Sinn Féin Helen White 4.17% 617 696 769 790 818      
Labour David Kenneally 3.59% 531 780 872 931 948 1,056 1,086  
Electorate: 29,888   Valid: 14,810   Spoilt: 259   Quota: 2,116   Turnout: 15,069 (50.42%)  

Kanturk

Kanturk — 4 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan[c 2] 26.15% 2,843  
Fianna Fáil Ian Doyle[c 2] 21.39% 2,325  
Fine Gael John Paul O'Shea[c 2] 21.29% 2,314  
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy[c 2] 18.26% 1,985 2,336
Aontú Paddy Scully 4.56% 496 637
Sinn Féin Lillian Meade 4.23% 460 570
Green Ted Bradley 3.28% 356 397
Independent Ado Mazombe 0.84% 91 116
Electorate: 21,110   Valid: 10,870   Spoilt: 204   Quota: 2,175   Turnout: 11,074 (52.46%)  

Macroom

Macroom — 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael Michael Creed[c 2] 17.06% 2,954                    
Fianna Fáil Gobnait Moynihan[c 1] 15.39% 2,665                    
Fianna Fáil Michael Looney 12.91% 2,234 2,250 2,259 2,300 2,351 2,633          
Fine Gael Eileen Lynch 10.22% 1,770 1,857 1,870 1,880 1,898 1,947 1,972 2,046 2,282 2,422 2,473
Independent Martin Coughlan 9.62% 1,666 1,759 1,834 1,879 1,954 2,005 2,043 2,195 2,432 2,787  
Fine Gael Ted Lucey[c 2] 8.39% 1,452 1,590 1,610 1,622 1,629 1,658 1,670 1,712 1,758 1,811 1,855
Fine Gael Áine Collins 7.73% 1,338 1,410 1,420 1,434 1,450 1,513 1,535 1,568 1,608 1,687 1,725
Social Democrats Síle Ní Dhubhghaill 4.14% 716 732 779 790 896 910 926 970 1,038    
Aontú P.J. Feeney 3.48% 602 610 635 639 686 698 705        
Independent Nigel Dennehy 3.37% 584 597 627 634 699 720 736 838      
Fianna Fáil Jason Fitzgerald 3.04% 526 540 552 594 616            
Sinn Féin Ronnie Morley 2.96% 512 517 537 542              
Independent Mary O'Callaghan-Hallissey 1.69% 292 310                  
Electorate: 30,607   Valid: 17,311   Spoilt: 288   Quota: 2,474   Turnout: 17,599 (57.5%)  

Mallow

Mallow — 5 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes 17.30% 1,806        
Fianna Fáil Gearóid Murphy[c 1] 17.18% 1,794        
Labour James Kennedy 17.17% 1,793        
Fine Gael Tony O'Shea 16.18% 1,689 1,703 1,720 1,730 1,915
Fine Gael Liam Madden 15.88% 1,658 1,682 1,697 1,711 1,916
Sinn Féin Melissa Mullane[c 2] 11.45% 1,196 1,214 1,229 1,249 1,301
Fine Gael Cian Moriarty 4.85% 506 515 521 529  
Electorate: 21,949   Valid: 10,442   Spoilt: 254   Quota: 1,741   Turnout: 10,696 (48.73%)  

Midleton

Midleton — 7 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Mary Linehan Foley[c 2] 17.80% 2,699                  
Independent Noel Collins[c 2] 15.64% 2,371                  
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty[c 2] 14.20% 2,154                  
Fianna Fáil James O'Connor††† 10.12% 1,535 1,777 1,824 1,874 1,892 1,947        
Sinn Féin Danielle Twomey[c 1] 9.91% 1,503 1,557 1,642 1,660 1,713 1,946        
Fine Gael Susan McCarthy[c 2] 8.31% 1,260 1,289 1,404 1,519 1,561 1,565 1,704 1,940    
Green Liam Quaide 6.75% 1,024 1,065 1,104 1,113 1,163 1,185 1,362 1,483 1,495 1,536
Fianna Fáil Rosarii Griffin 6.67% 1,012 1,058 1,144 1,173 1,201 1,210 1,308 1,410 1,420 1,429
Labour Eric Nolan 3.26% 494 515 550 559 597 610        
Fine Gael John Phillips 3.24% 492 751 762 781 788 818 854      
Sinn Féin Shane Neville 2.14% 324 397 411 414 425          
Independent Martin Murray 1.95% 296 334 377 383            
Electorate: 33,436   Valid: 15,164   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 1,896   Turnout: 15,398 (46.05%)  

Skibbereen–West Cork

Skibbereen–West Cork — 5 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan[c 2]†††† 19.54% 2,703                  
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll[c 2] 16.51% 2,284 2,364                
Independent Declan Hurley[c 2] 11.82% 1,635 1,666 1,679 1,742 1,787 1,850 2,017 2,181 2,861  
Fine Gael Karen Coakley 8.84% 1,222 1,236 1,248 1,260 1,296 1,426 1,691 1,821 1,903 1,958
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Kelly 7.91% 1,094 1,138 1,140 1,150 1,163 1,181 1,263 1,304    
Fine Gael J.J. Walsh 7.55% 1,044 1,105 1,109 1,137 1,174 1,189 1,339 1,463 1,536 1,611
Sinn Féin Paul Hayes[c 2]††††† 7.10% 982 1,060 1,086 1,143 1,226 1,353 1,396 1,610 1,707 1,814
Fine Gael Yvonne Cahalane 5.46% 755 769 773 783 819 843        
Independent Yousuf Janab Ali 4.32% 597 631 662 696 823 1,005 1,052      
Independent Brendan McCormack 4.13% 571 579 599 612 700          
Social Democrats Evie Nevin 3.33% 460 477 533 552            
Aontú Séan Creedon 2.14% 296 307 313              
People Before Profit Vanessa O'Sullivan 1.36% 188 193                
Electorate: 25,355   Valid: 13,831   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 2,306   Turnout: 13,986 (55.16%)  

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.

Changes Since 2019 Local Elections

  • †Cobh Fianna Fáil Cllr Pádraig O'Sullivan was elected a TD for Cork North-Central at the November 2019 By-Election. Sheila O'Callaghan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[3]
  • ††Bantry-West Cork Social Democrats Cllr Holly Cairns was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the 2020 General Election. Ross O'Connell was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[4]
  • †††Midleton Fianna Fáil Cllr James O'Connor was elected as a TD for Cork East at the 2020 General Election. Ann Marie Ahern was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[5]
  • ††††Skibbereen-West Cork Fianna Fáil Cllr Christopher O'Sullivan was elected a TD for Cork South-West at the 2020 General Election. Deirdre Kelly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[6]
  • †††††Skibbereen West Cork Sinn Féin Cllr Paul Hayes quit the party and became an Independent on 5 May 2020 citing disillusionment.[7]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 32–35, 144. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Phelan, John Paul (31 January 2019). "S.I. No. 28/2019 - County Of Cork Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts Order 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/New-Cork-councillors-take-their-seats-at-County-Hall-2e806316-0b65-4356-8d78-968b81297e36-ds
  4. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/New-Cork-councillors-take-their-seats-at-County-Hall-2e806316-0b65-4356-8d78-968b81297e36-ds
  5. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/New-Cork-councillors-take-their-seats-at-County-Hall-2e806316-0b65-4356-8d78-968b81297e36-ds
  6. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/New-Cork-councillors-take-their-seats-at-County-Hall-2e806316-0b65-4356-8d78-968b81297e36-ds
  7. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Disillusioned-Cork-councillor-Paul-Hayes-quits-Sinn-Fein-2ce05a22-e5de-4e9c-b08b-859ce8fb7f77-ds

Sources

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