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The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties and county boroughs of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central).[1]
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Results
County, city, borough and town council seats
| Party | Seats | ± | |
| Fine Gael | |||
| Fianna Fáil | |||
| Labour Party | |||
| Sinn Féin | |||
| Green Party | |||
| Others | |||
| Total | |||
County and City Councils
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | % FPv | ±% | |
| Fine Gael | 340 | +47 | 605,333 | 32.2 | +4.6 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 218 | –84 | 477,342 | 25.4 | –6.4 | |
| Labour Party | 132 | +31 | 276,627 | 14.7 | +3.3 | |
| Sinn Féin | 54 | ±0 | 138,405 | 7.4 | –0.7 | |
| Green Party | 3 | –15 | 44,152 | 2.3 | –1.6 | |
| Others | 136 | +40 | 338,730 | 18.0 | +4.6 | |
| Total | 883 | — | 1,880,589 | 100 | — | |
County councils
| Authority | FG | FF | Lab | SF | PBP | Soc | GP | Other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cavan | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clare | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Cork | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Donegal | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Fingal | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Galway | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| Kerry | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Kildare | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Kilkenny | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Laois | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Leitrim | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Limerick | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Longford | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Louth | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Mayo | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Meath | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Monaghan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| North Tipperary | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[2] | ||||||||
| Offaly | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Roscommon | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Sligo | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| South Dublin | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| South Tipperary | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[3] | ||||||||
| Waterford | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Westmeath | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wexford | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Wicklow | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
City councils
| Authority | FG | FF | Lab | SF | PBP | GP | WP | Other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Dublin City | 12 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Galway City | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Limerick City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Waterford City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Borough councils
| Party | Seats | ± | |
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | ||
| Fine Gael | 16 | ||
| Labour Party | 13 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 8 | ||
| Green Party | 2 | ||
| Others | 10 | ||
| Total | 60 | ||
| Authority | FG | FF | Lab | SF | GP | Other | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[3] | ||||||
| Drogheda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Sligo | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Wexford | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Town councils
| Party | Seats | ± | |
| Fianna Fáil | |||
| Fine Gael | |||
| Labour Party | 84 | ||
| Sinn Féin | |||
| Green Party | |||
| Others | |||
| Total | |||
| Town | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Labour Party | Sinn Féin | Green Party | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Arklow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Athlone | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Athy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Balbriggan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Ballina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Ballinasloe | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Ballybay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ballyshannon | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Bandon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bantry | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Belturbet | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Birr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Boyle | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Bray | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Buncrana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Bundoran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Carlow | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Carrickmacross | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Carrick-on-Suir | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[3] | 9 |
| Cashel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Castlebar | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Castleblayney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Cavan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Clonakilty | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Clones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Cobh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Cootehill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dundalk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Dungarvan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Edenderry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Ennis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Enniscorthy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Fermoy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Gorey | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Granard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Greystones | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Kells | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Kilkee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Kilrush | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Kinsale | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Leixlip | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Letterkenny | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Lismore | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Listowel | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Longford | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Loughrea | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Macroom | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mallow | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Midleton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mountmellick | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Muine Bheag | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mullingar | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Naas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Navan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Nenagh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Newbridge | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| New Ross | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1[4] | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Passage West | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Portlaoise | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Shannon | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Skibbereen | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Templemore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[2] | 9 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[2] | 9 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Tralee | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Tramore | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Trim | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Tuam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Tullamore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Westport | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Wicklow | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Youghal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ "By-elections set for June 5th". The Irish Times. 28 April 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0428/breaking72.htm. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Michael Lowry's organisation has four County Councillors in North Tipperary, two Town Councillors in Thurles and one Town Councillor in Templemore.
- ^ a b c The Workers' and Unemployed Action Group has two County Councillors in South Tipperary, five Borough Councillors in Clonmel and one Town Councillor in Carrick-on-Suir.
- ^ John Dwyer resigned from Sinn Féin and changed designation to Non-Party before the first meeting of New Ross Town Council.
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