The election results were significant for a number of reasons:
Fine Gael gained 88 seats and became the largest party at local level for the first time ever.
Fianna Fáil lost 135 seats and became the second-largest party nationally, and the third-largest in Dublin.
The Labour Party increased its seat total by 43 seats, and became the largest party on Dublin City Council. It also held the most seats on the four Dublin local authorities.
Sinn Féin support remained at almost the same level, gaining 2 seats.
The Green Party lost 14 seats and had 3 county councillors.
The total number of the Irish electorate eligible to vote in the election was 3,259,253. A total of 1,880,589 first preference votes were cast, representing a turnout of 57.7%.
The Progressive Democrats and Independent Fianna Fáil did not compete in the elections. As they competed in the previous elections, totals for vote and seat changes may not total zero. People Before Profit Alliance figures are compared to Socialist Workers Party figures from the previous local elections.
Following the June 2009 local elections Fine Gael were the largest political party on 24 councils, the Labour Party on 4 councils, Fianna Fáil on 3 councils, Independents on 2 councils and Sinn Féin on 1 council.
^ abcMichael Lowry's organisation has 4 County Councillors in North Tipperary, 2 Town Councillors in Thurles and 1 Town Councillor in Templemore.
^ abThe Workers and Unemployed Action Group has 2 County Councillors in South Tipperary, 4 Borough Councillors in Clonmel and 1 Town Councillor in Carrick-on-Suir.
^John Dwyer resigned from Sinn Féin and changed designation to Non-Party before the first meeting of New Ross Town Council.
References
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2010). Local Elections 2009: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics. Dublin: Stationery Office. ISBN9781406425109. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
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