2019 Clare County Council election
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control after election
TBD
A Clare County Council election was held in County Clare in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections . All 28 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 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 maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas the 2014 West Clare LEA had eight. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.
Results by party
Results by local electoral area
Ennis
Ennis — 7 Seats[3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fine Gael
Mary Howard [a]
11.46%
1,311
1,311
1,318
1,340
1,423
1,484
Fine Gael
Johnny Flynn [a]
10.84%
1,240
1,244
1,251
1,271
1,344
1,387
1,395
1,541
Fianna Fáil
Mark Nestor
10.59%
1,211
1,211
1,228
1,270
1,326
1,401
1,407
1,576
Fianna Fáil
Clare Colleran Molloy [a]
10.35%
1,184
1,186
1,195
1,225
1,262
1,345
1,350
1,437
Fine Gael
Paul Murphy [a]
10.95%
1,252
1,253
1,256
1,275
1,306
1,332
1,344
1,400
1,420
1,444
Independent
Ann Norton [a]
8.09%
925
927
944
1,007
1,082
1,143
1,154
1,328
1,368
1,396
Fianna Fáil
Pat Daly [a]
9.30%
1,064
1,066
1,071
1,091
1,104
1,161
1,165
1,228
1,265
1,293
Independent
Dermot Hayes
6.93%
793
799
808
886
949
1,012
1,013
1,134
1,152
1,170
Independent
Alfonso D'Auria
6.25%
715
715
736
796
862
952
958
Independent
Frank 'Pinky' Cullinan
4.91%
562
563
565
591
604
Labour
Seamus Ryan
4.33%
495
497
529
588
Sinn Féin
Donna Deirdre McGettigan
2.42%
277
277
288
Independent
Amanda Major
1.75%
200
210
229
Social Democrats
Chris Kirwan
1.50%
172
174
Independent
Andre Hakizimana
0.31%
35
Electorate: 22,744 Valid: 11,436 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,430 Turnout: 11,599 (50.99%)
Ennistymon
Ennistymon — 4 Seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Shane Talty
22.99%
1,977
Fianna Fáil
Joe Killeen
13.91%
1,196
1,247
1,287
1,781
Fine Gael
Joe Garrihy
15.45%
1,328
1,411
1,453
1,650
Green
Róisín Garvey
15.14%
1,302
1,507
1,539
1,647
Fine Gael
Bill Slattery[a]
15.15%
1,303
1,367
1,451
1,579
Fianna Fáil
Martin O'Loghlen
10.67%
917
980
1,039
Sinn Féin
Noeleen Moran
6.69%
575
Electorate: 13,920 Valid: 8,598 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,720 Turnout: 8,710 (62.57%)
Killaloe
Killaloe — 5 Seats[5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine Gael
Joe Cooney [a]
26.65%
2,697
Fianna Fáil
Pat Hayes [a]
13.69%
1,386
1,648
1,686
1,899
Fine Gael
Pat Burke [a]
10.24%
1,036
1,280
1,311
1,367
1,395
1,577
Fianna Fáil
Alan O'Callaghan [a]
11.04%
1,117
1,281
1,309
1,417
1,474
1,565
Fianna Fáil
Tony O'Brien [a]
12.12%
1,227
1,331
1,392
1,416
1,432
1,536
Fine Gael
Ger O'Halloran
10.20%
1,032
1,104
1,119
1,168
1,190
1,287
Green
Barry O'Donovan
7.00%
708
746
891
966
981
Independent
Joe Floyd
5.25%
531
615
659
Social Democrats
Beckha Doyle
1.96%
198
221
Sinn Féin
Seán Naughton
1.87%
189
208
Electorate: 16,040 Valid: 10,121 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 1,687 Turnout: 10,224 (63.74%)
Kilrush
Kilrush — 5 Seats[6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
P.J. Kelly [a]
23.40%
2,147
Fianna Fáil
Bill Chambers [a]
15.60%
1,431
1,683
Fine Gael
Gabriel Keating [a]
16.28%
1,494
1,624
Fianna Fáil
Cillian Murphy
12.10%
1,110
1,194
1,200
1,287
1,302
1,513
Independent
Ian Lynch [a]
11.18%
1,026
1,081
1,108
1,145
1,187
1,483
Independent
Joseph Woulfe
11.27%
1,034
1,090
1,104
1,118
1,133
1,299
Fine Gael
Mike Taylor
5.15%
473
492
498
508
527
Sinn Féin
Violet-Anne Wynne
4.20%
385
399
409
414
417
Independent
Noreen Lynch
0.83%
76
83
Electorate: 18,104 Valid: 9,176 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,530 Turnout: 9,336 (51.57%)
Shannon
Shannon — 7 Seats[7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Cathal Crowe [a] [b]
22.91%
2,575
Fine Gael
John Crowe [a]
11.64%
1,308
1,429
Independent
Michael Begley [a]
9.14%
1,027
1,278
1,423
Independent
P. J. Ryan [a]
11.01%
1,238
1,349
1,395
1,404
1,407
Fianna Fáil
Pat McMahon [a]
8.66%
973
1,133
1,157
1,160
1,162
1,232
Sinn Féin
Mike McKee [a] [b]
9.27%
1,042
1,077
1,146
1,148
1,149
1,217
Independent
Gerry Flynn [a]
9.26%
1,041
1,075
1,128
1,130
1,134
1,200
Fine Gael
Garret McPhillips
8.35%
939
966
991
993
994
1,196
Fine Gael
Eugene Long
5.51%
619
879
980
985
991
Social Democrats
Betty Walsh
4.26%
479
649
Electorate: 22,467 Valid: 11,241 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 11,384 (50.67%)
Results by gender
2019 Clare County Council election[8] Candidates by gender
Gender
Number of candidates
% of candidates
Elected councillors
% of councillors
Men
40
78.4%
24
85.7%
Women
11
21.6%
4
14.3%
TOTAL
51
28
Changes since 2019
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^ a b Change since the 2019 election reflected in table below.
Sources
References
^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF) . Government Publications. pp. 28–31, 143. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019 .
^ Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "County of Clare Local Electoral Areas Order 2018" . electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) . Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019 .
^ "Declaration of result: Ennis LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF) . clarecoco.ie . Clare County Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
^ "Declaration of result: Ennistymon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF) . clarecoco.ie . Clare County Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
^ "Declaration of result: Killaloe LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF) . clarecoco.ie . Clare County Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
^ "Declaration of result: Kilrush LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF) . clarecoco.ie . Clare County Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
^ "Declaration of result: Shannon LEA, Clare County Council. Local Election 24 May 2019" (PDF) . clarecoco.ie . Clare County Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
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