2014 Donegal County Council election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2014 Donegal County Council election

| country = Ireland

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = yes

| previous_election = 2009 Donegal County Council election

| previous_year = 2009

| next_election = 2019 Donegal County Council election

| next_year = 2019

| seats_for_election = All 37 seats on Donegal County Council

| majority_seats = 19

| election_date = 23 May 2014

| turnout = 58.1% {{cite web |url=https://electionsireland.org/results/local/2014local.cfm |title=2014 Local Elections |date=23 May 2014 |publisher=electionsireland.org |access-date=17 July 2024 }}

| party1 = Fianna Fáil

| seats1 = 11

| seat_change1 = +1

| party2 = Sinn Féin

| seats2 = 9

| seat_change2 = +5

| party3 = Fine Gael

| seats3 = 6

| seat_change3 = -2

| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

| seats4 = 1

| seat_change4 = -1

| party5 = Independent politician (Ireland)

| seats5 = 10

| seat_change5 = +5

| map_image = Donegal in Ireland.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Map showing the area of Donegal County Council

| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = Fianna Fáil

| after_election = Fianna Fáil

}}

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 5 local electoral areas to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). In addition, the town councils of Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Letterkenny were all abolished.

The arrest of one candidate, a woman, was ordered ahead of the election.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/arrest-of-council-candidate-ordered-1.1799136|title=Arrest of council candidate ordered|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=17 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191015/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/arrest-of-council-candidate-ordered-1.1799136|archivedate=9 March 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/arrest-of-donegal-local-election-candidate-ordered-30280535.html|title=Arrest of Donegal local election candidate ordered|work=Irish Independent|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=16 May 2014|archive-date=4 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404030713/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/arrest-of-donegal-local-election-candidate-ordered-30280535.html|url-status=live}}

Gary Doherty of Sinn Féin and independent Frank McBrearty Jnr, a former county mayor and formerly of Labour, were the first candidates to be elected. Both were elected on the first count in the Stranorlar Electoral Area.{{cite news|first=Diarmaid|last=Doherty|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/doherty-and-mcbrearty-first-councillors-elected-1-6080689|title=Doherty and McBrearty first councillors elected|work=Donegal Democrat|date=25 May 2014|accessdate=25 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191105/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/doherty-and-mcbrearty-first-councillors-elected-1-6080689|archivedate=9 March 2015}} Another candidate Ian McGarvey, who went into the election as Ireland's oldest Mayor, was re-elected in the Letterkenny Electoral Area.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2014/0524/619419-the-count/|title=More stories to emerge from Local Elections|work=RTÉ News|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191154/http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2014/0524/619419-the-count/|archivedate=9 March 2015}} The count concluded in Letterkenny in the early hours of Monday 26 May, when Mick Quinn of Sinn Féin narrowly triumphed over independent Donal Cullen just after 5 am.{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/05/26/independents-day-sinn-fein-also-double-seats-as-fianna-fail-hold-firm-bad-day-for-fine-gael/|title=Independents Day! Sinn Féin also double seats as Fianna Fáil hold firm – Bad day for Fine Gael|work=Donegal Daily|date=26 May 2014|accessdate=26 May 2014|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145051/http://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/05/26/independents-day-sinn-fein-also-double-seats-as-fianna-fail-hold-firm-bad-day-for-fine-gael/|url-status=live}} Independents did well, according to local media in the Donegal LEA at the expense of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and would increase their representation by 5 overall on the council.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Daly|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/the-donegal-electoral-area-independents-to-the-fore-1-6080360|title=The Donegal Electoral Area Independents to the fore|work=Donegal Democrat|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191351/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/the-donegal-electoral-area-independents-to-the-fore-1-6080360|archivedate=9 March 2015}} Overall while Fianna Fáil made gains in Letterkenny and Glenties they lost a seat in Donegal compared to 2009. Michael Farren retained a solitary seat for Labour in Inishowen. Fine Gael lost 2 seats overall in the Donegal and Inishowen LEAs. Sinn Féin won a second seat in each LEA except Donegal.{{cite news|url=http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Donegal|title=Donegal Council Elections|publisher=Irish Independent|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=18 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529083549/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Donegal|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

Results by party

Results published [http://donegalcouncilblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/election-results-2014/ here]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191457/https://donegalcouncilblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/election-results-2014/ (archive link)]

class=wikitable

! colspan=2 align=center|Party

! Seats

! ±

! {{abbr|1st pref|First preference votes}}

! {{abbr|FPv%|First preference votes percentage}}

! ±%

| align=right|11

| align=right|+1

| align=right|21,069

| align=right|29.1%

| align=right|

| align=right|9

| align=right|+5

| align=right|14,204

| align=right|19.6%

| align=right|

| align=right|6

| align=right

2

| align=right|11,351

| align=right|15.7%

| align=right|

| align=right|1

| align=right

1

| align=right|2,723

| align=right|3.8%

| align=right|

| align=right|10

| align=right|+5

| align=right|21,258

| align=right|29.4%

| align=right|

style="font-weight:bold; background:rgb(232,232,232);"

| colspan=2 align=center|Total

| align=right |37

| align=center|+8

| align=right |72,306

| align=center|100.0%

| align=center|—

Results by local electoral area

=Donegal=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Donegal: 6 seats

|numcounts= 13

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Niamh Kennedy

|count1 = 1,738

|percentage = 12.52

|count2 = 1,742

|count3 = 1,755

|count4 = 1,790

|count5 = 1,838

|count6 = 1,886

|count7 = 1,940

|count8 = 2,174

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Sean McEniff{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,642

|percentage = 11.83

|count2 = 1,643

|count3 = 1,671

|count4 = 1,686

|count5 = 1,739

|count6 = 1,748

|count7 = 1,890

|count8 = 1,896

|count9 = 1,897

|count10 = 1,906

|count11 = 1,913

|count12 = 2,244

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Tom Conaghan

|count1 = 1,580

|percentage = 11.38

|count2 = 1,581

|count3 = 1,597

|count4 = 1,648

|count5 = 1,652

|count6 = 1,801

|count7 = 1,920

|count8 = 1,943

|count9 = 1,948

|count10 = 2,117

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = John Campbell{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,219

|percentage = 8.78

|count2 = 1,221

|count3 = 1,237

|count4 = 1,259

|count5 = 1,272

|count6 = 1,320

|count7 = 1,370

|count8 = 1,441

|count9 = 1,475

|count10 = 1,671

|count11 = 1,706

|count12 = 1,744

|count13 = 1,752

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Brendan Byrne{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,096

|percentage = 7.90

|count2 = 1,096

|count3 = 1,098

|count4 = 1,103

|count5 = 1,107

|count6 = 1,116

|count7 = 1,207

|count8 = 1,380

|count9 = 1,441

|count10 = 1,584

|count11 = 1,599

|count12 = 1,624

|count13 = 1,639

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Noel Jordan

|count1 = 1,088

|percentage = 7.84

|count2 = 1,088

|count3 = 1,101

|count4 = 1,112

|count5 = 1,122

|count6 = 1,162

|count7 = 1,194

|count8 = 1,219

|count9 = 1,242

|count10 = 1,355

|count11 = 1,366

|count12 = 1,827

|count13 = 1,888

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Barry O'Neill{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,062

|percentage = 7.65

|count2 = 1,064

|count3 = 1,072

|count4 = 1,089

|count5 = 1,125

|count6 = 1,141

|count7 = 1,163

|count8 = 1,227

|count9 = 1,235

|count10 = 1,542

|count11 = 1,566

|count12 = 1,703

|count13 = 1,785

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Michael McMahon

|count1 = 970

|percentage = 6.99

|count2 = 973

|count3 = 1,026

|count4 = 1,036

|count5 = 1,159

|count6 = 1,166

|count7 = 1,195

|count8 = 1,202

|count9 = 1,206

|count10 = 1,211

|count11 = 1,211

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = John Boyle{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 887

|percentage = 6.39

|count2 = 887

|count3 = 888

|count4 = 897

|count5 = 897

|count6 = 913

|count7 = 931

|count8 = 1,125

|count9 = 1,178

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = John McNulty

|count1 = 816

|percentage = 5.88

|count2 = 816

|count3 = 822

|count4 = 827

|count5 = 828

|count6 = 839

|count7 = 845

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Michael Naughton

|count1 = 590

|percentage = 4.25

|count2 = 591

|count3 = 604

|count4 = 621

|count5 = 628

|count6 = 651

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Jonathan Kennedy

|count1 = 376

|percentage = 2.71

|count2 = 376

|count3 = 381

|count4 = 407

|count5 = 412

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Joseph McNulty

|count1 = 356

|percentage = 2.56

|count2 = 364

|count3 = 376

|count4 = 379

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Bernie Mulhern

|count1 = 225

|percentage = 1.62

|count2 = 225

|count3 = 235

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Laurence McManus

|count1 = 209

|percentage = 1.51

|count2 = 211

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Patricia McCafferty

|count1 = 27

|percentage = 0.19

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 13

|electorate = 22,050

|valid = 13,881 (62.95%)

|spoilt = 132

|quota = 1,984

|turnout = 14,014 (63.55%)

}}

=Glenties=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Glenties: 6 seats

|numcounts= 10

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Seamus O Domhnaill{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,889

|percentage = 14.64

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Marie Therese Gallagher{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,754

|percentage = 13.60

|count2 = 1,792

|count3 = 1,794

|count4 = 1,816

|count5 = 1,890

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Enda Bonner

|count1 = 1,244

|percentage = 9.64

|count2 = 1,266

|count3 = 1,270

|count4 = 1,280

|count5 = 1,310

|count6 = 1,422

|count7 = 1,476

|count8 = 1,478

|count9 = 1,518

|count10 = 1,669

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = John O Fearraigh

|count1 = 1,227

|percentage = 9.51

|count2 = 1,230

|count3 = 1,239

|count4 = 1,269

|count5 = 1,270

|count6 = 1,431

|count7 = 1,616

|count8 = 1,628

|count9 = 1,864

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig

|count1 = 1,106

|percentage = 8.57

|count2 = 1,118

|count3 = 1,120

|count4 = 1,146

|count5 = 1,160

|count6 = 1,227

|count7 = 1,341

|count8 = 1,346

|count9 = 1,413

|count10 = 1,612

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Terence Slowey{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 925

|percentage = 7.17

|count2 = 931

|count3 = 931

|count4 = 1,025

|count5 = 1,104

|count6 = 1,106

|count7 = 1,163

|count8 = 1,169

|count9 = 1,211

|count10 = 1,399

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Ian Molloy

|count1 = 895

|percentage = 6.94

|count2 = 901

|count3 = 903

|count4 = 906

|count5 = 1,119

|count6 = 1,139

|count7 = 1,149

|count8 = 1,160

|count9 = 1,182

|count10 = 1,273

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Seamus Rodgers

|count1 = 742

|percentage = 5.75

|count2 = 762

|count3 = 764

|count4 = 797

|count5 = 858

|count6 = 886

|count7 = 1,009

|count8 = 1,019

|count9 = 1,096

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Michael McClafferty

|count1 = 721

|percentage = 5.59

|count2 = 726

|count3 = 736

|count4 = 868

|count5 = 888

|count6 = 903

|count7 = 962

|count8 = 963

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Padraig Doherty{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 650

|percentage = 5.04

|count2 = 661

|count3 = 664

|count4 = 736

|count5 = 745

|count6 = 832

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Brian Carr

|count1 = 550

|percentage = 4.26

|count2 = 555

|count3 = 555

|count4 = 560

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Hughie MacGiolla Bhride

|count1 = 546

|percentage = 4.23

|count2 = 548

|count3 = 551

|count4 = 565

|count5 = 567

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = John Curran

|count1 = 504

|percentage = 3.91

|count2 = 504

|count3 = 513

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Direct Democracy Ireland

|candidate = Joe McCarron

|count1 = 146

|percentage = 1.13

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 10

|electorate = 22,325

|valid = 12,899 (57.78%)

|spoilt = 136

|quota = 1,843

|turnout = 13,035 (58.39%)

}}

=Inishowen=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Inishowen: 9 seats

|numcounts= 12

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Martin McDermott

|count1 = 2,002

|percentage = 12.51

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Jack Murray{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,476

|percentage = 9.23

|count2 = 1,483

|count3 = 1,499

|count4 = 1,546

|count5 = 1,553

|count6 = 1,582

|count7 = 1,591

|count8 = 1,594

|count9 = 1,706

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Albert Doherty

|count1 = 1,399

|percentage = 8.75

|count2 = 1,459

|count3 = 1,463

|count4 = 1,483

|count5 = 1,486

|count6 = 1,511

|count7 = 1,636

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Paul Canning{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,318

|percentage = 8.24

|count2 = 1,334

|count3 = 1,336

|count4 = 1,342

|count5 = 1,346

|count6 = 1,406

|count7 = 1,422

|count8 = 1,423

|count9 = 1,436

|count10 = 1,436

|count11 = 1,462

|count12 = 1,466

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Nicholas Crossan

|count1 = 1,252

|percentage = 7.83

|count2 = 1,258

|count3 = 1,284

|count4 = 1,327

|count5 = 1,430

|count6 = 1,441

|count7 = 1,506

|count8 = 1,510

|count9 = 1,652

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Bernard McGuinness{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,180

|percentage = 7.38

|count2 = 1,271

|count3 = 1,278

|count4 = 1,287

|count5 = 1,310

|count6 = 1,340

|count7 = 1,488

|count8 = 1,499

|count9 = 1,519

|count10 = 1,523

|count11 = 1,726

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Rena Donaghey{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,139

|percentage = 7.12

|count2 = 1,184

|count3 = 1,193

|count4 = 1,207

|count5 = 1,264

|count6 = 1,368

|count7 = 1,406

|count8 = 1,409

|count9 = 1,473

|count10 = 1,477

|count11 = 1,536

|count12 = 1,539

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Martin Farren{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,038

|percentage = 6.49

|count2 = 1,051

|count3 = 1,054

|count4 = 1,064

|count5 = 1,068

|count6 = 1,199

|count7 = 1,219

|count8 = 1,223

|count9 = 1,256

|count10 = 1,258

|count11 = 1,403

|count12 = 1,427

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = John Ryan{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,013

|percentage = 6.33

|count2 = 1,017

|count3 = 1,027

|count4 = 1,052

|count5 = 1,147

|count6 = 1,155

|count7 = 1,176

|count8 = 1,177

|count9 = 1,207

|count10 = 1,213

|count11 = 1,360

|count12 = 1,452

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Ciaran McLaughlin

|count1 = 980

|percentage = 6.13

|count2 = 989

|count3 = 1,009

|count4 = 1,034

|count5 = 1,063

|count6 = 1,074

|count7 = 1,093

|count8 = 1,096

|count9 = 1,224

|count10 = 1,268

|count11 = 1,307

|count12 = 1,310

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Mickey Doherty{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 638

|percentage = 3.99

|count2 = 652

|count3 = 654

|count4 = 676

|count5 = 686

|count6 = 754

|count7 = 800

|count8 = 803

|count9 = 819

|count10 = 820

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = People Before Profit Alliance

|candidate = Joe Murphy

|count1 = 601

|percentage = 3.76

|count2 = 609

|count3 = 655

|count4 = 711

|count5 = 724

|count6 = 738

|count7 = 785

|count8 = 788

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Patrick McCarroll

|count1 = 555

|percentage = 3.47

|count2 = 595

|count3 = 612

|count4 = 648

|count5 = 654

|count6 = 671

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Mary McCauley

|count1 = 516

|percentage = 3.23

|count2 = 592

|count3 = 596

|count4 = 602

|count5 = 605

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Peter McLaughlin

|count1 = 359

|percentage = 2.24

|count2 = 362

|count3 = 369

|count4 = 374

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Ryan Stewart

|count1 = 332

|percentage = 2.08

|count2 = 340

|count3 = 361

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Direct Democracy Ireland

|candidate = Eilis Haden

|count1 = 106

|percentage = 0.66

|count2 = 107

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Paul Ferguson

|count1 = 93

|percentage = 0.58

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 12

|electorate = 30,653

|valid = 15,997 (52.19%)

|spoilt = 212

|quota = 1,600

|turnout = 16,209 (52.88%)

}}

=Letterkenny=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Letterkenny: 10 seats

|numcounts= 17

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Liam Blaney{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,763

|percentage = 9.33

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Ciaran Brogan{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,698

|percentage = 8.98

|count2 = 1,701

|count3 = 1,707

|count4 = 1,718

|count5 = 1,718

|count6 = 1,730

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = John O'Donnell

|count1 = 1,692

|percentage = 8.95

|count2 = 1,697

|count3 = 1,708

|count4 = 1,721

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Ian McGarvey{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,338

|percentage = 7.08

|count2 = 1,345

|count3 = 1,352

|count4 = 1,366

|count5 = 1,367

|count6 = 1,403

|count7 = 1,424

|count8 = 1,424

|count9 = 1,447

|count10 = 1,478

|count11 = 1,504

|count12 = 1,541

|count13 = 1,648

|count14 = 1,744

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = James Pat McDaid

|count1 = 1,314

|percentage = 6.95

|count2 = 1,321

|count3 = 1,328

|count4 = 1,331

|count5 = 1,331

|count6 = 1,340

|count7 = 1,373

|count8 = 1,373

|count9 = 1,430

|count10 = 1,459

|count11 = 1,496

|count12 = 1,645

|count13 = 1,759

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Gerry McMonagle{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,213

|percentage = 6.42

|count2 = 1,214

|count3 = 1,232

|count4 = 1,249

|count5 = 1,249

|count6 = 1,272

|count7 = 1,280

|count8 = 1,280

|count9 = 1,307

|count10 = 1,312

|count11 = 1,372

|count12 = 1,414

|count13 = 1,441

|count14 = 1,530

|count15 = 1,533

|count16 = 1,546

|count17 = 1,552

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Michael McBride

|count1 = 1,138

|percentage = 6.02

|count2 = 1,141

|count3 = 1,144

|count4 = 1,160

|count5 = 1,161

|count6 = 1,181

|count7 = 1,203

|count8 = 1,204

|count9 = 1,231

|count10 = 1,268

|count11 = 1,289

|count12 = 1,330

|count13 = 1,456

|count14 = 1,522

|count15 = 1,533

|count16 = 1,633

|count17 = 1,698

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Mick Quinn

|count1 = 1,076

|percentage = 5.69

|count2 = 1,078

|count3 = 1,085

|count4 = 1,090

|count5 = 1,090

|count6 = 1,106

|count7 = 1,118

|count8 = 1,118

|count9 = 1,122

|count10 = 1,132

|count11 = 1,144

|count12 = 1,157

|count13 = 1,212

|count14 = 1,244

|count15 = 1,254

|count16 = 1,297

|count17 = 1,304

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Dessie Shiels

|count1 = 955

|percentage = 5.05

|count2 = 956

|count3 = 969

|count4 = 993

|count5 = 993

|count6 = 1,019

|count7 = 1,056

|count8 = 1,056

|count9 = 1,120

|count10 = 1,151

|count11 = 1,229

|count12 = 1,300

|count13 = 1,381

|count14 = 1,514

|count15 = 1,522

|count16 = 1,555

|count17 = 1,573

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Jimmy Kavanagh

|count1 = 896

|percentage = 4.74

|count2 = 896

|count3 = 900

|count4 = 920

|count5 = 920

|count6 = 942

|count7 = 984

|count8 = 985

|count9 = 1,050

|count10 = 1,177

|count11 = 1,224

|count12 = 1,283

|count13 = 1,347

|count14 = 1,587

|count15 = 1,590

|count16 = 1,977

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Donal Cullen

|count1 = 883

|percentage = 4.67

|count2 = 887

|count3 = 903

|count4 = 914

|count5 = 914

|count6 = 928

|count7 = 960

|count8 = 962

|count9 = 973

|count10 = 984

|count11 = 999

|count12 = 1,010

|count13 = 1,032

|count14 = 1,074

|count15 = 1,077

|count16 = 1,224

|count17 = 1,258

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Noel McBride{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 828

|percentage = 4.38

|count2 = 830

|count3 = 833

|count4 = 836

|count5 = 836

|count6 = 847

|count7 = 872

|count8 = 874

|count9 = 879

|count10 = 944

|count11 = 952

|count12 = 972

|count13 = 1,012

|count14 = 1,038

|count15 = 1,040

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Pascal Blake{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 648

|percentage = 3.43

|count2 = 649

|count3 = 658

|count4 = 676

|count5 = 676

|count6 = 698

|count7 = 723

|count8 = 723

|count9 = 767

|count10 = 803

|count11 = 853

|count12 = 913

|count13 = 957

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Charlie McClafferty

|count1 = 607

|percentage = 3.21

|count2 = 608

|count3 = 615

|count4 = 624

|count5 = 624

|count6 = 630

|count7 = 659

|count8 = 661

|count9 = 716

|count10 = 749

|count11 = 772

|count12 = 800

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = John Watson

|count1 = 480

|percentage = 2.54

|count2 = 483

|count3 = 489

|count4 = 495

|count5 = 495

|count6 = 505

|count7 = 526

|count8 = 527

|count9 = 547

|count10 = 570

|count11 = 622

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Letterkenny Residents Party

|candidate = Tom Crossan

|count1 = 428

|percentage = 2.26

|count2 = 429

|count3 = 441

|count4 = 457

|count5 = 457

|count6 = 467

|count7 = 487

|count8 = 488

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = David Fisher

|count1 = 415

|percentage = 2.20

|count2 = 415

|count3 = 429

|count4 = 446

|count5 = 446

|count6 = 465

|count7 = 497

|count8 = 497

|count9 = 522

|count10 = 537

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Grace Boyle

|count1 = 413

|percentage = 2.19

|count2 = 414

|count3 = 417

|count4 = 422

|count5 = 422

|count6 = 461

|count7 = 490

|count8 = 491

|count9 = 503

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Christy Galligan

|count1 = 377

|percentage = 1.99

|count2 = 378

|count3 = 381

|count4 = 385

|count5 = 385

|count6 = 419

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Siobhan McLaughlin

|count1 = 338

|percentage = 1.79

|count2 = 338

|count3 = 352

|count4 = 353

|count5 = 353

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Peter Cutliffe

|count1 = 218

|percentage = 1.15

|count2 = 219

|count3 = 225

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = People Before Profit Alliance

|candidate = Billy Banda

|count1 = 183

|percentage = 0.97

|count2 = 183

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

|count10 =

|count11 =

|count12 =

|count13 =

|count14 =

|count15 =

|count16 =

|count17 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 17

|electorate = 31,406

|valid = 18,901 (60.18%)

|spoilt = 163

|quota = 1,719

|turnout = 19,064 (60.70%)

}}

Tom Crossan had been elected for the Letterkenny Residents Party at the 2009 Letterkenny Town Council election. Following his failure to be elected to Donegal County Council, the party dissolved and in December 2014, the acting registrar of political parties proposed to cancel the party's registration.{{cite journal |title=Register of Political Parties |journal=Iris Oifigiúil |date=26 December 2014 |volume=2014 |issue=103 |pages=3016 |url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2014/december/Ir261214.PDF#page=2 |access-date=11 November 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403194357/https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2014/december/Ir261214.PDF#page=2 |url-status=live }} It was not included in the February 2015 register.{{cite web | url = https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/members/partyRegister/2015/2015-02-15_register-of-political-parties-9-february-2015_en.pdf | website = Oireachtas | title = Register of Political Parties 9 February 2015 | date = 9 February 2015 | accessdate = 10 May 2023 | archive-date = 24 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220124005548/https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/members/partyRegister/2015/2015-02-15_register-of-political-parties-9-february-2015_en.pdf | url-status = live }}

=Stranorlar=

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Stranorlar: 6 seats

|numcounts= 9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Gary Doherty{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,967

|percentage = 18.51

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Frank McBrearty Jnr{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,591

|percentage = 14.97

|count2 =

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Patrick McGowan{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,414

|percentage = 13.30

|count2 = 1,439

|count3 = 1,444

|count4 = 1,452

|count5 = 1,491

|count6 = 1,509

|count7 = 1,619

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Gerry Crawford{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,220

|percentage = 11.48

|count2 = 1,247

|count3 = 1,247

|count4 = 1,265

|count5 = 1,277

|count6 = 1,285

|count7 = 1,332

|count8 = 1,371

|count9 = 1,393

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Martin Harley{{cref|*}}

|count1 = 1,136

|percentage = 10.69

|count2 = 1,153

|count3 = 1,159

|count4 = 1,165

|count5 = 1,222

|count6 = 1,250

|count7 = 1,315

|count8 = 1,334

|count9 = 1,421

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Liam Doherty

|count1 = 1,054

|percentage = 9.92

|count2 = 1,356

|count3 = 1,357

|count4 = 1,372

|count5 = 1,390

|count6 = 1,447

|count7 = 1,474

|count8 = 1,482

|count9 = 1,559

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fine Gael

|candidate = Bert Galbraith

|count1 = 694

|percentage = 6.53

|count2 = 701

|count3 = 705

|count4 = 713

|count5 = 719

|count6 = 720

|count7 = 724

|count8 = 724

|count9 = 730

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Seamus Kee

|count1 = 430

|percentage = 4.08

|count2 = 474

|count3 = 476

|count4 = 482

|count5 = 498

|count6 = 539

|count7 = 549

|count8 = 552

|count9 = 619

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Alan McMenamin

|count1 = 312

|percentage = 2.94

|count2 = 319

|count3 = 330

|count4 = 335

|count5 = 351

|count6 = 395

|count7 = 419

|count8 = 424

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Fianna Fáil

|candidate = Claudia Kennedy

|count1 = 303

|percentage = 2.85

|count2 = 309

|count3 = 311

|count4 = 313

|count5 = 340

|count6 = 350

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = People Before Profit Alliance

|candidate = Charlotte (Charlie) McDyer

|count1 = 237

|percentage = 2.23

|count2 = 247

|count3 = 252

|count4 = 255

|count5 = 262

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Brian McCrea

|count1 = 228

|percentage = 2.15

|count2 = 234

|count3 = 234

|count4 = 235

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|candidate = Tim Meehan

|count1 = 38

|percentage = 0.36

|count2 = 39

|count3 =

|count4 =

|count5 =

|count6 =

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 19,396

|valid = 10,628 (54.79%)

|spoilt = 147

|quota = 1,519

|turnout = 10,775 (55.55%)

}}

Changes

= Co-options =

{{Council co-option

|party = Sinn Féin

|outgoing = Mick Quinn

|elec_area = Letterkenny

|reason = Health issues.{{cite news |last1=Farrar |first1=Carolyn |title=Donegal councillor to step down |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/home/242191/donegal-councillor-to-step-down.html |access-date=31 October 2024 |date=28 March 2017}}

|date = 27 March 2017

|cooptee = Adrian Glackin{{cite news |last1=Staff Reporter |title=Cllr. Adrian Glackin takes his seat on Donegal County Council |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/gallery/donegal-news/252338/cllr-adrian-glackin-takes-his-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html |access-date=31 October 2024 |agency=Donegallive |date=29 May 2017}}

}}

{{Council co-option

|party = Fianna Fáil

|outgoing = Sean McEniff

|elec_area = Donegal

|reason = Death.{{cite news |last1=Clancy |first1=Paddy |title=Hotelier, politician and ‘Mr Bundoran’, Seán McEniff, dies aged 81 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/hotelier-politician-and-mr-bundoran-sean-mceniff-dies-aged-81-1.3057087 |access-date=1 November 2024 |agency=The Irish Times |date=21 April 2017}}

|date = 21 April 2017

|cooptee = Micheál Naughton{{cite news |last1=Magee |first1=Declan |title=Micheál Naughton takes seat on Donegal County Council |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/home/261477/micheal-naughton-takes-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |agency=Donegallive |date=24 July 2017}}

}}

{{Council co-option

|party = Fine Gael

|outgoing = John Ryan

|elec_area = Inishowen

|reason = Work commitments.{{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Rachel |title=A fond farewell as John Ryan retires from Donegal County Council |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2018/05/28/a-fond-farewell-as-john-ryan-retires-from-donegal-county-council/ |access-date=1 November 2024 |agency=Donegal Daily |date=28 May 2018}}

|date = 15 May 2018

|cooptee = Mickey Doherty{{cite news |last1=Staff Reporter |title=Councillor Mickey Doherty glad to be back in council |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/325466/councillor-mickey-doherty-said-he-is-glad-to-be-back-in-council.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |agency=Donegallive |date=23 July 2018}}

}}

{{Council co-option

|party = Independent politician (Ireland)

|outgoing = John Campbell

|elec_area = Donegal

|reason = Personal reasons.{{cite web |last1=Pringle |first1=Thomas |title=Campbell resigns from Donegal County Council |url=https://thomaspringle.ie/2019/01/08/campbell-resigns-from-donegal-county-council/ |website=thomaspringle.ie |access-date=1 November 2024}}

|date = 8 January 2019

|cooptee = Seamus Maguire{{cite news |last1=Magee |first1=Declan |title=New councillor, Seamus Maguire, takes his seat on Donegal County Council |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/361907/new-councillor-seamus-maguire-takes-his-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |agency=Donegallive |date=3 February 2019}}

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20140515153726/http://www.donegalcoco.ie/council/localelections2014/ Official website]

Donegal

Category:Donegal County Council elections