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2014 Irish local elections

{{Short description|Nationwide local authority elections}}

{{About|the local elections in the Republic of Ireland|other elections in Ireland in 2014|2014 Irish elections (disambiguation){{!}}2014 Irish elections}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2014 Irish local elections

| country = Ireland

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2009 Irish local elections

| previous_year = 2009

| next_election = 2019 Irish local elections

| next_year = 2019

| turnout = 51.70% {{decrease}}6.07pp

| seats_for_election = 949 County and City Council Seats

| election_date = 23 May 2014

| 1blank = Largest party

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Micheal Martin (official portrait) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| colour1 =

| leader1 = Micheál Martin

| leader_since1 = 26 January 2011

| leaders_seat1 =

| party1 = Fianna Fáil

| last_election1 =

| seats1 = 267

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}49

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 = 25.5%

| swing1 = {{increase}}0.1%

| 1data1 = 19

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Enda Kenny 2009.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| colour2 =

| leader2 = Enda Kenny

| leader_since2 = 2 June 2002

| party2 = Fine Gael

| last_election2 =

| seats2 = 235

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}105

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 = 24.0%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}8.2%

| 1data2 = 7

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Gerry Adams 2015.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| colour3 =

| leader3 = Gerry Adams

| leader_since3 = 13 November 1983

| leaders_seat3 =

| party3 = Sinn Féin

| last_election3 =

| seats3 = 159

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}105

| popular_vote3 =

| percentage3 = 15.2%

| swing3 = {{increase}}7.8%

| 1data3 = 4

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Eamon Gilmore TD 2014 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| colour4 =

| leader4 = Eamon Gilmore

| leader_since4 = September 2007

| leaders_seat4 =

| party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

| last_election4 =

| seats4 = 51

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}81

| popular_vote4 =

| percentage4 = 7.2%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}7.5%

| 1data4 =

| image5 =

PBP

| colour5 =

| leader5 = —

| leader_since5 = —

| leaders_seat5 =

| party5 = People Before Profit

| last_election5 =

| seats5 = 14

| seat_change5 = {{increase}}9

| popular_vote5 =

| percentage5 = 1.7%

| swing5 = {{increase}}0.9%

| 1data5 =

| 2data5 =

| 3data5 =

| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Anti-Austerity Alliance Logo infobox.png|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = -20|oLeft = 0 |Location = center}}

| colour6 =

| leader6 = —

| leader_since6 = —

| leaders_seat6 =

| party6 = Anti-Austerity Alliance

| last_election6 =

| seats6 = 14

| seat_change6 = {{increase}}10

| popular_vote6 =

| percentage6 = 1.2%

| swing6 = {{increase}}0.3%

| image7 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Eamon Ryan 2020 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| colour7 =

| leader7 = Eamon Ryan

| leader_since7 = 27 May 2011

| leaders_seat7 =

| party7 = Green Party (Ireland)

| last_election7 =

| seats7 = 12

| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 9

| popular_vote7 =

| percentage7 = 1.59%

| swing7 = {{decrease}}0.7%

}}

The 2014 Irish local elections were held in all local government areas 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).{{cite news|title=Local and European elections to be held on 23 May|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0122/499422-local-and-european-elections-to-be-held-on-23-may/|access-date=22 January 2014|newspaper=RTÉ|date=22 January 2014|archive-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124010827/http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0122/499422-local-and-european-elections-to-be-held-on-23-may/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/european-elections-brought-forward-871787-Apr2013/|title=MEPs ask for next year's local and European elections to be moved|last=Reilly|first=Gavan|date=16 April 2013|work=The Journal|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021135725/http://www.thejournal.ie/european-elections-brought-forward-871787-Apr2013/|url-status=live}}[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:169:0069:0069:EN:PDF 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013135000/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:169:0069:0069:EN:PDF |date=13 October 2019 }}, published on 21 June 2013 by the Official Journal of the European Union, L 169/69 The poll in the Ballybay–Clones LEA on Monaghan County Council was deferred due to the death of a candidate.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/monaghan-local-election-candidate-dies-suddenly-1.1806978|title=Monaghan local election candidate dies suddenly|last=McArdle|first=Patsy|date=23 May 2013|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=23 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523194249/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/monaghan-local-election-candidate-dies-suddenly-1.1806978|url-status=live}}

Administrative changes

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.{{cite press release|url=http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/LocalGovernmentAdministration/News/MainBody,33303,en.htm|title=Report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee|date=30 May 2013|publisher=Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government|quote=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.|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024173745/http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/LocalGovernmentAdministration/News/MainBody,33303,en.htm|url-status=live}} It also saw the abolition of borough and town councils. Municipal districts were created within counties outside of Dublin. Generally, a municipal district contained a single LEA, though a few districts around larger urban areas contain multiple LEAs.

Overview

The elections took 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. As a result of its disastrous performance, the Labour leader Eamon Gilmore resigned.

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.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Opinion polls on voting intentions.

Date

!Source

!Polling agency

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}}; width:60px"|Fine Gael

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width:60px"|Labour Party

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}; width:60px"|Fianna Fáil

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}; width:60px"|Sinn Féin

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}; width:60px"|Green Party

!class=unsortable style="background:{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}; width:60px"|AAA–PBP{{efn|Single party from September 2015. Includes the Socialist Party.}}

!class=unsortable style="width:60px"|Others

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|06|07}}

|Sunday Independent{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/coalition-as-unpopular-as-last-days-of-cowen-government-30336147.html|title=Coalition as unpopular as last days of Cowen government|date=7 June 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=7 June 2014|archive-date=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608023310/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/coalition-as-unpopular-as-last-days-of-cowen-government-30336147.html|url-status=live}}

|Millward Brown

|20

|5

|20

|style="background:#9BCD9B"|26

|2

|2

|25

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|05|23}}

|European election

| {{N/A}}

|22.3

|5.3

|style="background:#D3F2D0"|22.3

|19.5

|4.9

|3.3{{efn|name=separate|Contested as separate parties.}}

|23.9

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|05|23}}

|Local elections

| {{N/A}}

|24.0

|7.2

|style="background:#D3F2D0"|25.3

|15.2

|1.6

|2.9{{efn|name=separate}}

|25.5

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|05|19}}

|Sunday Independent{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/return-of-the-old-guard-sparks-fianna-fail-backlash-30284696.html|title=Return of the old guard sparks Fianna Fail backlash|date=19 May 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=19 May 2014|archive-date=19 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519185122/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/return-of-the-old-guard-sparks-fianna-fail-backlash-30284696.html|url-status=live}}

|Millward Brown

|20

|6

|21

|style="background:#9BCD9B"|23

|2

|

|27

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|05|01}}

|The Sunday Business Post{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/poll-shows-rise-in-support-for-labour-and-independents-629847.html|title=Poll shows rise in support for Labour and independents|date=7 May 2014|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=7 May 2014|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508042740/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/poll-shows-rise-in-support-for-labour-and-independents-629847.html|url-status=live}}

|Red C

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|25

|11

|21

|18

|{{N/A}}

|

|25

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|04|19}}

|Sunday Independent{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/support-for-labour-party-at-all-time-low-30200986.html|title=Support for Labour party at all time low|last=McConnell|first=Daniel|date=19 April 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419235551/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/support-for-labour-party-at-all-time-low-30200986.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/contrasting-fortunes-for-fg-in-polls-independents-rise-628320.html|title=Contrasting fortunes for FG in polls; Independents rise|date=19 April 2014|work=BreakingNews.ie|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420005752/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/contrasting-fortunes-for-fg-in-polls-independents-rise-628320.html|url-status=live}}

|Millward Brown

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|29

|6

|22

|20

|2

|

|21

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|04|19}}

|The Sunday Times{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/SarahAMcInerney/status/457561871273709569|title=Sunday Times/B&A|last=McInerney|first=Sarah|date=19 April 2014|work=Twitter|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420233328/https://twitter.com/SarahAMcInerney/status/457561871273709569|url-status=live}}

|Behaviour & Attitudes

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|21

|9

|20

|20

|4

|

|26

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|04|03}}

|The Irish Times{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-support-declines-as-fianna-fáil-recovers-ground-1.1749445|title=Fine Gael support declines as Fianna Fáil recovers ground|date=3 April 2014|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=3 April 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035658/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-support-declines-as-fianna-f%C3%A1il-recovers-ground-1.1749445|url-status=live}}

|Ipsos MRBI

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|25

|8

|style="background:#D3F2D0"|25

|21

|{{N/A}}

|

|21

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|03|30}}

|The Sunday Business Post{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/government-opinion-poll-1388153-Mar2014/|title=Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll|last=Bohan|first=Christine|date=29 March 2014|work=TheJournal.ie|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329213148/http://www.thejournal.ie/government-opinion-poll-1388153-Mar2014/|url-status=live}}

|Red C

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|26

|9

|22

|21

|{{N/A}}

|

|22

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|02|28}}

|Sunday Independent{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/fine-gael-labour-and-fianna-fail-all-down-in-dramatic-sunday-independent-millwardbrown-opinion-poll-30053555.html|title=Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all down in dramatic Sunday Independent MillwardBrown opinion poll - Independent.ie|last=Sheahan|first=Fionnan|date=1 March 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=1 March 2014|archive-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301204818/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/fine-gael-labour-and-fianna-fail-all-down-in-dramatic-sunday-independent-millwardbrown-opinion-poll-30053555.html|url-status=live}}

|Millward Brown

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|27

|8

|21

|22

|2

|

|20

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|02|22}}

|The Sunday Times{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/fine-gael-stay-top-but-mixed-news-for-labour-in-new-polls-623350.html|title=Fine Gael stay top but mixed news for Labour in new polls|date=22 February 2014|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=22 February 2014|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420005518/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/fine-gael-stay-top-but-mixed-news-for-labour-in-new-polls-623350.html|url-status=live}}

|Behaviour & Attitudes

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|30

|9

|19

|18

|{{N/A}}

|

|24

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|02|22}}

|The Sunday Business Post

|Red C

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|29

|11

|22

|16

|{{N/A}}

|

|22

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|01|24}}

|Sunday Independent{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/opinion-polls-coalition-good-bad-1283029-Jan2014/|title=Good news (and bad) for coalition as opinion polls give contrasting takes|last=Brophy|first=Daragh|date=25 January 2014|work=TheJournal.ie|access-date=25 January 2014|archive-date=27 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127031909/http://www.thejournal.ie/opinion-polls-coalition-good-bad-1283029-Jan2014/|url-status=live}}

|Millward Brown

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|30

|12

|26

|16

|1

|

|15

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|01|22}}

|The Sunday Business Post

|Red C

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|27

|9

|23

|16

|{{N/A}}

|

|25

{{dts|format=dmy|2014|01|09}}

|Paddy Power{{cite news|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/paddy-power-red-c-poll-3003970|title=Paddy Power Red C poll: Fine Gael and Labour lose support in first opinion poll of New Year|last=Ferry|first=Declan|date=9 January 2014|work=Irish Daily Mirror|access-date=9 January 2014|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109142759/http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/paddy-power-red-c-poll-3003970|url-status=live}}

|Red C

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|28

|10

|22

|18

|{{N/A}}

|

|22

{{dts|format=dmy|2013|12|15}}

|The Sunday Times{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1221/494277-sunday-times-poll/|title=Sunday Times poll boost for Coalition|date=21 December 2013|work=RTÉ News|access-date=21 December 2013|archive-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223194621/http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1221/494277-sunday-times-poll/|url-status=live}}

|Behaviour & Attitudes

|style="background:#D9E9F4"|30

|11

|21

|15

|3<{{efn|name="st20131215"|Others figure of 24% includes 3% for the Green Party.}}

|

|21{{efn|name="st20131215"}}

Results by party

class=wikitable

! colspan=2 align=center valign=top|Party

! valign=top|Seats{{citation|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QTlsH9I09RDOGO4iDRBVISGTk9AAL3KyQyVtwuKjos/edit|title=County & City Council results (by @gavreilly)|last=Reilly|first=Gavan|access-date=31 May 2014|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418092136/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QTlsH9I09RDOGO4iDRBVISGTk9AAL3KyQyVtwuKjos/edit|url-status=live}}

! valign=top|±

! valign=top|{{abbr|1st pref|First preference votes}}

! valign=top|{{abbr|FPv%|First preference votes percentage}}

! valign=top|±%

{{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}

| align=right|267

| align=right|{{increase}}49

| align=right|430,040

| align=right|25.20

| align=right|{{decrease}}0.2

{{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}

| align=right|235

| align=right|{{decrease}}105

| align=right|408,289

| align=right|23.92

| align=right|{{decrease}}8.3

{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

| align=right|159

| align=right|{{increase}}105

| align=right|258,650

| align=right|15.16

| align=right|{{increase}}7.8

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}

| align=right|51

| align=right|{{decrease}}81

| align=right|121,898

| align=right|7.14

| align=right|{{decrease}}7.6

{{Party name with colour|People Before Profit}}

| align=right|14

| align=right|{{increase}}9

| align=right|29,051

| align=right|1.70

| align=right|{{increase}}0.9

{{Party name with colour|Anti-Austerity Alliance}}

| align=right|14

| align=right|{{increase}}10

| align=right|21,097

| align=right|1.24

| align=right|{{increase}}0.3

{{Party name with colour|Green Party (Ireland)}}

| align=right|12

| align=right|{{increase}}9

| align=right|27,168

| align=right|1.59

| align=right|{{decrease}}0.7

{{Party name with colour|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}

| align=right|1

| align=right|{{decrease}}1

| align=right|3,147

| align=right|0.18

| align=right|{{decrease}}0.1

{{Party name with colour|United Left (Ireland)}}

| align=right|1

| align=right|New

| align=right|2,879

| align=right|0.17

| align=right|New

{{Party name with colour|South Kerry Independent Alliance}}

| align=right|1

| align=right|{{steady}}

| align=right|2,139

| align=right|0.12

| align=right|{{steady}}

{{Party name with colour|Workers and Unemployed Action}}

| align=right|1

| align=right|{{decrease}}1

| align=right|1,927

| align=right|0.11

| align=right|{{decrease}}0.1

{{Party name with colour|Republican Sinn Féin}}

| align=right|1

| align=right|{{steady}}

| align=right|1,561

| align=right|0.09

| align=right|{{steady}}

{{Party name with colour|Direct Democracy Ireland}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|New

| align=right|3,607

| align=right|0.21

| align=right|New

{{Party name with colour|Éirígí}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|{{steady}}

| align=right|3,120

| align=right|0.18

| align=right|New

{{Party name with colour|Independents for Equality Movement}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|New

| align=right|1,828

| align=right|0.11

| align=right|New

{{Party name with colour|Fís Nua}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|New

| align=right|930

| align=right|0.05

| align=right|New

{{Party name with colour|Letterkenny Residents Party}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|{{steady}}

| align=right|428

| align=right|0.03

| align=right|{{steady}}

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Ireland}}

| align=right|0

| align=right|{{steady}}

| align=right|215

| align=right|0.01

| align=right|{{steady}}

{{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}

| align=right|192

| align=right|{{increase}}70

| align=right|388,721

| align=right|22.78

| align=right|{{increase}}7.1

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

| colspan=2 align=center|Total

| align=right |949

| align=center|{{increase}}66

| align=right |1,706,695

| align=center|100%

| {{n/a}}

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.

=Detailed results by council=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; padding-left:1em"

!align="left"|Authority

| {{abbrev party name with color|Fianna Fáil}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Fine Gael}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Sinn Féin}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|People Before Profit Alliance}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Anti-Austerity Alliance}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Green Party (Ireland)}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Workers and Unemployed Action}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|United Left (Ireland)}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Republican Sinn Féin}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|South Kerry Independent Alliance}}

| {{abbrev party name with color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}

!align="left"|Total

!Details

align=left|Carlow

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|2

|18

|Details

align=left|Cavan

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|18

|Details

align=left|Clare

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|7

|28

|Details

align=left|Cork

|colspan=2|17

|colspan=2|16

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|10

|55

|Details

align=left|Cork City

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|4

|31

|Details

align=left|Donegal

|colspan=2|11

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|10

|37

|Details

align=left|Dublin City

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|16

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|12

|63

|Details

align=left|Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|11

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|6

|40

|Details

align=left|Fingal

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|10

|40

|Details

align=left|Galway

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1{{efn|Republican Sinn Féin is an unregistered party; therefore Curraoin appears on official lists as non-Party.}}

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|11

|39

|Details

align=left|Galway City

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|6

|18

|Details

align=left|Kerry

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|7

|33

|Details

align=left|Kildare

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|9

|40

|Details

align=left|Kilkenny

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|24

|Details

align=left|Laois

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|19

|Details

align=left|Leitrim

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|4

|18

|Details

align=left|Limerick

|colspan=2|13

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|40

|Details

align=left|Longford

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|18

|Details

align=left|Louth

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|3

|29

|Details

align=left|Mayo

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|7

|30

|Details

align=left|Meath

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|13

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|9

|40

|Details

align=left|Monaghan

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|2

|18

|Details

align=left|Offaly

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|5

|19

|Details

align=left|Roscommon

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|6

|18

|Details

align=left|Sligo

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|4

|18

|Details

align=left|South Dublin

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|4

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|8

|40

|Details

align=left|Tipperary

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|10

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|13

|40

|Details

align=left|Waterford

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|9

|32

|Details

align=left|Westmeath

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|3

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|2

|20

|Details

align=left|Wexford

|colspan=2|11

|colspan=2|9

|colspan=2|5

|colspan=2|2

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|6

|34

|Details

align=left|Wicklow

|colspan=2|7

|colspan=2|8

|colspan=2|6

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|

|colspan=2|10

|32

|Details

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

|align=left|Total

|colspan=2|267

|colspan=2|235

|colspan=2|159

|colspan=2|51

|colspan=2|14

|colspan=2|14

|colspan=2|12

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=2|192

|949

|

=Largest parties by council=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
Council

! colspan="2" | 1st party 2009

! colspan="2" | 2nd party 2009

! colspan="2" | 1st party 2014

! colspan="2" | 2nd party 2014

! Councillors

Carlow

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (5)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (5)

|align=center| 18

Cavan

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (13)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

|align=center colspan=4|Tied – FF/FG (7)

|align=center| 18

Clare

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

|align=center| 28

Cork

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (22)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (17)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (16)

|align=center| 55

Cork City

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (8)

|align=center| 31

Donegal

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (10)

|align=center| 37

Dublin City

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (19)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (16)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (12)

|align=center| 63

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

|align=center| 40

Fingal

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (9)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

|align=center| 40

Galway

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (13)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (8)

|align=center colspan=4|Tied – FF/FG (12)

|align=center| 39

Galway City

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (5)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (4)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (4)

|align=center| 18

Kerry

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

|align=center colspan=4|Tied – FF/FG (9)

|align=center| 33

Kildare

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (9)

|align=center colspan=2|Tied

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (12)

|align=center colspan=2|Tied

|align=center| 40

Kilkenny

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (7)

|align=center| 24

Laois

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (6)

|align=center| 19

Leitrim

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (6)

|align=center colspan=2|Tied

|align=center| 18

Limerick

|align=center colspan=4|New

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (13)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

|align=center| 40

Longford

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

|align=center| 18

Louth

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (7)

|align=center| 29

Mayo

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (17)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

|align=center colspan=4|Tied – FF/FG (10)

|align=center| 30

Meath

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (13)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (10)

|align=center| 40

Monaghan

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (5)

|align=center| 18

Offaly

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (9)

|colspan=2|Tied

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (5)

| 19

Roscommon

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (6)

|align=center| 18

Sligo

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (12)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (7)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (4)

|align=center| 18

South Dublin

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (9)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (8)

|align=center| 40

Tipperary

|align=center colspan=4|New

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (13)

|align=center colspan=2|Tied

|align=center| 40

Waterford

|align=center colspan=4|New

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (9)

|align=center colspan=2|Tied

|align=center| 32

Westmeath

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (9)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (8)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (5)

|align=center| 20

Wexford

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (5)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (11)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (9)

|align=center| 34

Wicklow

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (9)

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}} (6)

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}} (10)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (8)

|align=center| 32

style="background:rgb(232,232,232);"

| All Councils

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (340)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (218)

| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} (267)

| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}} (235)

|align=center| 949

Footnotes

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References

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=Sources=

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_elections_2014_results_book.pdf |title=Local Elections 2014: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics |publisher=Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government |location=Dublin |date=June 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907102200/http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_elections_2014_results_book.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2020}}

=Citations=

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://electionsireland.org/results/local/2014local.cfm Irish local elections, 2014] at Electionsireland.org

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