2014 Irish local elections

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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.

Lower turnouts in local elections ( typically sub 50% ) can enhance or otherwise the actual results with some parties affected more than others.

Opinion polls on voting intentions.
Date	Source	Polling agency	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Fine Gael/meta/color; width:60px"\|Fine Gael	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width:60px"\|Labour Party	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color; width:60px"\|Fianna Fáil	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color; width:60px"\|Sinn Féin	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width:60px"\|Green Party	class=unsortable style="background:Template:Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit/meta/color; width:60px"\|AAA–PBP^{[nb 1]}	Others
7 June 2014	Sunday Independent^{[p 1]}	Millward Brown	20	5	20	26	2	2	25
23 May 2014	European election	—	22.3	5.3	*22.3*	19.5	4.9	3.3^{[nb 2]}	23.9
23 May 2014	Local elections	—	24.0	7.2	*25.3*	15.2	1.6	2.9^{[nb 3]}	25.5
19 May 2014	Sunday Independent^{[p 2]}	Millward Brown	20	6	21	23	2		27
16 May 2014	The Irish Sun^{[p 3]}	Red C	25	8	20	20	2		25^{[nb 4]}
1 May 2014	The Sunday Business Post^{[p 4]}	Red C	25	11	21	18	—		25
19 April 2014	Sunday Independent^{[p 5]}^{[p 6]}	Millward Brown	29	6	22	20	2		21
19 April 2014	The Sunday Times^{[p 6]}^{[p 7]}	Behaviour & Attitudes	21	9	20	20	4		26
3 April 2014	The Irish Times^{[p 8]}	Ipsos MRBI	25	8	25	21	—		21
30 March 2014	The Sunday Business Post^{[p 9]}	Red C	26	9	22	21	—		22
28 February 2014	Sunday Independent^{[p 10]}	Millward Brown	27	8	21	22	2		20
22 February 2014	The Sunday Times^{[p 11]}	Behaviour & Attitudes	30	9	19	18	—		24
22 February 2014	The Sunday Business Post^{[p 11]}	Red C	29	11	22	16	—		22
24 January 2014	Sunday Independent^{[p 12]}	Millward Brown	30	12	26	16	1		15
22 January 2014	The Sunday Business Post^{[p 12]}	Red C	27	9	23	16	—		25
9 January 2014	Paddy Power^{[p 13]}	Red C	28	10	22	18	—		22
15 December 2013	The Sunday Times^[6]	Behaviour & Attitudes	30	11	21	15	3^{[nb 5]}		21^{[nb 5]}

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.

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E91D50;" data-sort-value="People Before Profit Alliance" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFFF00;" data-sort-value="Anti-Austerity Alliance" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #22AC6F;" data-sort-value="Green Party (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF5555;" data-sort-value="United Left (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #97285B;" data-sort-value="South Kerry Independent Alliance" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FA8072;" data-sort-value="Workers and Unemployed Action Group" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008800;" data-sort-value="Republican Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #87CEFA;" data-sort-value="Direct Democracy Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00A550;" data-sort-value="Éirígí" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC0CB;" data-sort-value="Independents for Equality Movement" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF7F50;" data-sort-value="Fís Nua" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9900CC;" data-sort-value="Letterkenny Residents Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E3170D;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

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	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	12	9	27,168	1.6	0.7
Workers' Party of Ireland	1	1	3,147	0.2	0.1
United Left	1	New	2,879	0.2	New
SKIA	1		2,139	0.1
Workers and Unemployed	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
Inds. 4 Change	0	New	1,828	0.1	New
Fís Nua	0	New	930	0.0	New
Letterkenny Residents Party	0		428	0.0
Communist	0		215	0.0
Independent	193	71	388,721	23.2	7.6
Totals		949	66	1,706,695	100%	—

^[7]

Detailed results by council

Authority	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Fianna Fáil\|Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Fine Gael\|Template:Fine Gael/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Sinn Féin\|Template:Sinn Féin/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Labour Party (Ireland)\|Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:People Before Profit Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[People Before Profit Alliance\|Template:People Before Profit Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Anti-Austerity Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Anti-Austerity Alliance\|Template:Anti-Austerity Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Green Party (Ireland)\|Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Workers and Unemployed Action Group/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Workers and Unemployed Action Group\|Template:Workers and Unemployed Action Group/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Workers' Party of Ireland/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Workers' Party of Ireland\|Template:Workers' Party of Ireland/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:United Left (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[United Left (Ireland)\|Template:United Left (Ireland)/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Republican Sinn Féin/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Republican Sinn Féin\|Template:Republican Sinn Féin/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:South Kerry Independent Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[South Kerry Independent Alliance\|Template:South Kerry Independent Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/abbrev]]	Total	Details
Carlow	5		6		3		2																		2		18	Details
Cavan	7		7		4																						18	Details
Clare	12		8		1																				7		28	Details
Cork	17		16		10		2																		10		55	Details
Cork City	10		5		8						3						1								4		31	Details
Donegal	11		6		9		1																		10		37	Details
Dublin City	9		8		16		8		5		1		3						1						12		63	Details
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	8		11		3		7		3				2												6		40	Details
Fingal	7		6		6		4		1		4		2												10		40	Details
Galway	12		12		3																1^[8]				11		39	Details
Galway City	3		4		3		2																		6		18	Details
Kerry	9		9		5		2																1		7		33	Details
Kildare	12		9		5		5																		9		40	Details
Kilkenny	10		7		3		2						1												1		24	Details
Laois	7		6		2		1																		3		19	Details
Leitrim	6		4		4																				4		18	Details
Limerick	13		12		6		3				3														3		40	Details
Longford	7		8																						3		18	Details
Louth	5		7		10		2						2												3		29	Details
Mayo	10		10		3																				7		30	Details
Meath	10		13		8																				9		40	Details
Monaghan	4		5		7																				2		18	Details
Offaly	8		3		3																				5		19	Details
Roscommon	8		3		1																				6		18	Details
Sligo	8		3		2				1																4		18	Details
South Dublin	5		7		9		4		3		3		1												8		40	Details
Tipperary	10		10		5		1								1										13		40	Details
Waterford	8		8		6		1																		9		32	Details
Westmeath	8		5		3		2																		2		20	Details
Wexford	11		9		5		2		1																6		34	Details
Wicklow	7		8		6								1												10		32	Details
Totals	267		235		159		51		14		14		12		1		1		1		1		1		193		949

Largest parties by council

Council	1st party 2009		2nd party 2009		1st party 2014		2nd party 2014
Carlow style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (5)	18
Cavan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8)	Tied - FF/FG (7)				18
Clare style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8)	28
Cork style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (22) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (17) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (16)	55
Cork City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (8)	31
Donegal style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10)	37
Dublin City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (19) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (16) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (12)	63
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8)	40
Fingal style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	40
Galway style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (8)	Tied - FF/FG (12)				39
Galway City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (4) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (4)	18
Kerry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	Tied - FF/FG (9)				33
Kildare style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9)	Tied style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|		Fianna Fáil (12)	Tied		40
Kilkenny style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (7)	24
Laois style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6)	19
Leitrim style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (6)	Tied		18
Limerick	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|				Fianna Fáil (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12)	40
Longford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	18
Louth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (7)	29
Mayo style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (17) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	Tied - FF/FG (10)				30
Meath style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10)	40
Monaghan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (5)	18
Offaly style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (9)	Tied style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|		Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (5)	19
Roscommon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (6)	18
Sligo style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (4)	18
South Dublin style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (8)	40
Tipperary	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|				Independent (13)	Tied		40
Waterford	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|				Independent (9)	Tied		32
Westmeath style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (5)	20
Wexford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9)	34
Wicklow style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8)	32
All 31 councils style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (340) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (218) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (267) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (235)	949

Footnotes

^ Single party from September 2015. Includes the Socialist Party
^ Contested as separate parties
^ Contested as separate parties
^ 24% "Independent"; 1% "Other party"
^ ^a ^b Others figure of 24% includes 3% for the Green Party

^ "Coalition as unpopular as last days of Cowen government". Irish Independent. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Return of the old guard sparks Fianna Fail backlash". Irish Independent. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ De Breadún, Deaglán (19 May 2014). "Gilmore or less?". Irish Sun. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "Poll shows rise in support for Labour and independents". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
^ McConnell, Daniel (19 April 2014). "Support for Labour party at all time low". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Contrasting fortunes for FG in polls; Independents rise". BreakingNews.ie. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
^ McInerney, Sarah (19 April 2014). "Sunday Times/B&A". Twitter. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
^ "Fine Gael support declines as Fianna Fáil recovers ground". The Irish Times. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^ Bohan, Christine (29 March 2014). "Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
^ Sheahan, Fionnan (1 March 2014). "Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all down in dramatic Sunday Independent MillwardBrown opinion poll - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Fine Gael stay top but mixed news for Labour in new polls". Irish Examiner. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b Brophy, Daragh (25 January 2014). "Good news (and bad) for coalition as opinion polls give contrasting takes". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
^ Ferry, Declan (9 January 2014). "Paddy Power Red C poll: Fine Gael and Labour lose support in first opinion poll of New Year". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

References

^ "Local and European elections to be held on 23 May". RTÉ. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ Reilly, Gavan (16 April 2013). "MEPs ask for next year's local and European elections to be moved". The Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ COUNCIL DECISION 2013/299/EU, Euratom of 14 June 2013 fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, published on 21 June 2013 by the Official Journal of the European Union, L 169/69
^ McArdle, Patsy (23 May 2013). "Monaghan local election candidate dies suddenly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
^ "Report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee" (Press release). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013. The Minister in publishing the Report announced that he has accepted in full the recommendations in the Report and that he will be making the necessary local electoral area orders to give effect to these in due course.
^ "Sunday Times poll boost for Coalition". RTÉ News. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ Reilly, Gavan, County & City Council results (by @gavreilly), retrieved 31 May 2014
^ Republican Sinn Féin is an unregistered party; therefore Curraoin appears on official lists as non-Party.

External links

Irish local elections, 2014 at Electionsireland.org

[6] Single party from September 2015. Includes the Socialist Party

[8] Contested as separate parties

[9] Contested as separate parties

[12] 24% "Independent"; 1% "Other party"

[st20131215-24] Others figure of 24% includes 3% for the Green Party

[7] "Coalition as unpopular as last days of Cowen government". Irish Independent. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[10] "Return of the old guard sparks Fianna Fail backlash". Irish Independent. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[11] De Breadún, Deaglán (19 May 2014). "Gilmore or less?". Irish Sun. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[13] "Poll shows rise in support for Labour and independents". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[14] McConnell, Daniel (19 April 2014). "Support for Labour party at all time low". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

[bn628320-15] "Contrasting fortunes for FG in polls; Independents rise". BreakingNews.ie. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

[16] McInerney, Sarah (19 April 2014). "Sunday Times/B&A". Twitter. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

[17] "Fine Gael support declines as Fianna Fáil recovers ground". The Irish Times. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

[18] Bohan, Christine (29 March 2014). "Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

[19] Sheahan, Fionnan (1 March 2014). "Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all down in dramatic Sunday Independent MillwardBrown opinion poll - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[ex623350-20] "Fine Gael stay top but mixed news for Labour in new polls". Irish Examiner. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[journal1283029-21] Brophy, Daragh (25 January 2014). "Good news (and bad) for coalition as opinion polls give contrasting takes". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

[22] Ferry, Declan (9 January 2014). "Paddy Power Red C poll: Fine Gael and Labour lose support in first opinion poll of New Year". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[1] "Local and European elections to be held on 23 May". RTÉ. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[2] Reilly, Gavan (16 April 2013). "MEPs ask for next year's local and European elections to be moved". The Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[3] COUNCIL DECISION 2013/299/EU, Euratom of 14 June 2013 fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, published on 21 June 2013 by the Official Journal of the European Union, L 169/69

[4] McArdle, Patsy (23 May 2013). "Monaghan local election candidate dies suddenly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[5] "Report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee" (Press release). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013. The Minister in publishing the Report announced that he has accepted in full the recommendations in the Report and that he will be making the necessary local electoral area orders to give effect to these in due course.

[23] "Sunday Times poll boost for Coalition". RTÉ News. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

[25] Reilly, Gavan, County & City Council results (by @gavreilly), retrieved 31 May 2014

[rsf-26] Republican Sinn Féin is an unregistered party; therefore Curraoin appears on official lists as non-Party.

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Council	1st party 2009		2nd party 2009		1st party 2014		2nd party 2014
Carlow style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (5)	18
Cavan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8)	Tied - FF/FG (7)				18
Clare style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8)	28
Cork style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (22) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (17) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (16)	55
Cork City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (8)	31
Donegal style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10)	37
Dublin City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (19) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (16) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (12)	63
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8)	40
Fingal style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	40
Galway style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (8)	Tied - FF/FG (12)				39
Galway City style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (4) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (4)	18
Kerry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	Tied - FF/FG (9)				33
Kildare style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9)	Tied style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|		Fianna Fáil (12)	Tied		40
Kilkenny style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (7)	24
Laois style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6)	19
Leitrim style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (6)	Tied		18
Limerick	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|				Fianna Fáil (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12)	40
Longford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	18
Louth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (7)	29
Mayo style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (17) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7)	Tied - FF/FG (10)				30
Meath style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (13) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (10)	40
Monaghan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (5)	18
Offaly style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (9)	Tied style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|		Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (5)	19
Roscommon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (6)	18
Sligo style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (12) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (7) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (4)	18
South Dublin style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" \|	Sinn Féin (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (8)	40
Tipperary	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|				Independent (13)	Tied		40
Waterford	New style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|				Independent (9)	Tied		32
Westmeath style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (8) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (5)	20
Wexford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (5) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (11) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9)	34
Wicklow style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (9) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour (6) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent (10) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (8)	32
All 31 councils style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (340) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (218) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil (267) style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael (235)	949

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