Fingal County Council election, 2009

Fingal County Council election, 2009
Republic of Ireland
5 June 2009
All 24 seats to Fingal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 9 6 4
Seat change +3 +1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Socialist Party Independent Green Party
Seats won 3 2 0
Seat change +1 - -3
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Progressive Democrats
Seats won 0 0
Seat change -1 -1

Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Fingal County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour Party 9 +3 21,117 25.66%
Fine Gael 6 +1 17,133 20.82%
Fianna Fáil 4 - 13,347 16.22%
Socialist Party 3 +1 11,502 13.98%
Independent 2 - 10,285 12.50%
Green Party 0 -3 4,861 5.91%
Sinn Féin 0 -1 4,037 4.91%
Progressive Democrats 0 -1 - -
Totals 24 - 82,282 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Balbriggan

Balbriggan - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Labour Party Ken Farrell 19.14 3,388                
Independent David O'Connor* 12.94 2,291 2,346 2,388 2,454 2,541 2,623 2,800 3,035  
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary 10.36 1,833 1,874 1,903 1,926 2,005 2,513 2,586 2,689 2,877
Green Party Joe Corr* 8.65 1,531 1,581 1,610 1,671 1,766 1,817 1,928 2,040 2,306
Labour Party Ciaran Byrne* 8.02 1,420 1,515 1,752 1,857 1,887 1,975 2,238 2,447 2,585
Independent May McKeon* 6.99 1,238 1,249 1,315 1,366 1,401 1,514 1,636 2,040 2,432
Independent Seán Brown 6.07 1,075 1,082 1,125 1,200 1,211 1,300 1,424    
Fine Gael Larry Dunne 5.71 1,010 1,024 1,059 1,087 1,108        
Fianna Fáil Dermot Murray 5.56 985 993 1,012 1,046 1,491 1,551 1,584 1,694  
Socialist Party Terry Kelleher 4.98 882 905 941 1,097 1,109 1,136      
Fianna Fáil Stephen O'Connell 4.79 848 894 898 911          
Sinn Féin Fergus Byrne 3.82 677 691 710            
Labour Party Grainne Kilmurray 2.95 523 596              
Electorate: 36,258   Valid: 17,701 (48.82%)   Spoilt: 248   Quota: 2,951   Turnout: 17,949 (49.50%)

    Castleknock

    Castleknock - 4 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Socialist Party Joe Higgins 28.07 3,787          
    Fine Gael Eithne Loftus* 22.45 3,028          
    Labour Party Peggy Hamill* 16.32 2,201 2,753        
    Fianna Fáil Mags Murray* 12.44 1,678 1,766 1,787 1,869 1,952 2,692
    Green Party Roderic O'Gorman 9.18 1,238 1,413 1,458 1,649 1,851 2,030
    Fianna Fáil Howard Mahony 6.95 938 983 997 1,033 1,077  
    Sinn Féin Charlie Maples 3.59 484 657 694 714    
    Independent Zahid Hussain 1.01 136 191        
    Electorate: 29,622   Valid: 13,490 (45.54%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 2,699   Turnout: 13,628 (46.01%)

      Howth-Malahide

      Howth-Malahide - 5 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
      Labour Party Peter Coyle* 16.99 3,781                  
      Fine Gael Alan Farrell* 12.31 2,739 2,754 2,795 2,832 2,859 2,948 3,002 3,161 3,387 3,499
      Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien* 10.26 2,283 2,288 2,311 2,338 2,360 2,421 2,440 2,500 2,592 3,634
      Labour Party Cian O'Callaghan 10.14 2,256 2,275 2,283 2,354 2,458 2,507 2,859 3,251 3,610 3,818
      Fine Gael Joan Maher* 10.66 2,372 2,376 2,383 2,454 2,478 2,515 2,582 2,821 3,058 3,283
      Independent Jimmy Guerin 8.15 1,814 1,820 1,842 1,984 2,062 2,099 2,279 2,445 2,871 3,052
      Fianna Fáil Averil Power 7.46 1,659 1,662 1,669 1,710 1,743 1,766 1,826 1,923 2,033  
      Independent John Wolfe 5.93 1,319 1,325 1,345 1,422 1,501 1,537 1,721 1,835    
      Socialist Party Brian Greene 4.64 1,032 1,036 1,044 1,063 1,207 1,229        
      Green Party David Healy* 4.32 962 965 972 1,009 1,041 1,329 1,450      
      Sinn Féin Colm O Murchadha 2.87 638 639 643 653            
      Green Party Robbie Kelly* 2.77 616 619 632 661 683          
      Independent Eamonn McKiernan 1.53 341 342 359              
      Independent John Seery 1.07 237 238 251              
      Independent Pat Joyce 0.91 202 203                
      Electorate: 41,843   Valid: 22,251 (53.18%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 3,709   Turnout: 22,452 (53.66%)

        Mulhuddart

        Mulhuddart - 4 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        Labour Party Patrick Nulty 14.32 1,898 1,924 1,957 1,965 2,014 2,065 2,178
        Socialist Party Ruth Coppinger* 12.86 1,705 1,733 1,784 1,795 2,241    
        Labour Party Michael O'Donovan* 12.80 1,696 1,708 1,749 1,758 1,785 1,845 1,987
        Fine Gael Kieran Dennison 12.44 1,649 1,661 1,698 1,707 1,726 1,803 2,320
        Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly* 11.44 1,517 1,532 1,557 1,565 1,641 1,672 1,699
        Fianna Fáil David McGuinness 9.08 1,203 1,213 1,225 1,337 1,347 1,850 1,999
        Fine Gael Adeola Ogunsina 7.28 965 974 1,083 1,294 1,297 1,368  
        Fianna Fáil Niamh Moran 5.45 723 729 760 885 890    
        Socialist Party Denis Keane 4.84 642 656 667 667      
        Fianna Fáil Idowu Sulyman Olafimihan 4.61 611 611 653        
        Independent Iggy Okafor 3.50 464 491          
        Independent Maria McGrail 1.37 182            
        Electorate: 30,735   Valid: 13,255 (43.13%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 2,210   Turnout: 13,427 (43.69%)

          Swords

          Swords - 5 seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
          Socialist Party Clare Daly* 20.48 3,192                  
          Labour Party Gerry McGuire* 10.09 1,572 1,617 1,623 1,678 1,737 1,848 1,923 2,322 2,433 2,670
          Labour Party Tom Kelleher* 10.02 1,561 1,637 1,658 1,705 1,790 1,916 1,993 2,221 2,342 2,616
          Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler* 9.54 1,487 1,508 1,517 1,525 1,590 1,628 2,154 2,212 2,285 2,448
          Fine Gael Anne Devitt* 8.75 1,364 1,404 1,426 1,440 1,496 1,539 1,601 1,659 2,028 2,155
          Fine Gael Bob Dowling 7.92 1,234 1,257 1,262 1,266 1,300 1,323 1,353 1,375 1,645 1,728
          Fine Gael James Lawless 6.03 939 960 971 986 1,030 1,056 1,104 1,164    
          Fianna Fáil John Hennessy 5.98 932 951 961 969 996 1,031        
          Labour Party Pat Ward 5.27 821 861 868 921 957 1,043 1,081      
          Independent Joe O'Neill 4.70 733 773 883 919 982 1,153 1,221 1,309 1,390  
          Sinn Féin Conor Kelly 4.63 721 776 778 863 895          
          Green Party Kenneth Duffy 3.30 514 542 569 584            
          Socialist Party John McCamley 1.68 262 421 433              
          Independent Carmel Diviney 1.62 253 280                
          Electorate: 35,652   Valid: 15,585 (43.71%)   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 2,598   Turnout: 15,742 (44.15%)

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            Preceded by
            Fingal County Council election, 2004            		 Fingal County Council elections Succeeded by
            Fingal County Council election, 2014
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