Kilkenny County Council election, 2009

Kilkenny County Council election, 2009
Republic of Ireland
5 June 2009
All 26 seats to Kilkenny County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour Party
Seats won 12 7 5
Seat change +1 -1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Party Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change - -

Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

 Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 12 +1
Fianna Fáil 7 -1
Labour Party 5 -
Green Party 1 -
Independent 1 -
Totals 26 - 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Labour Party Maurice Shortall* 22.99 2,004          
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh* 20.93 1,824          
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea* 14.55 1,268 1,295 1,391 1,427 1,501  
Fine Gael Catherine Connery* 10.96 955 1,021 1,129 1,168 1,202 1,259
Fine Gael Dan Brennan* 9.82 856 1,036 1,098 1,199 1,252 1,467
Independent Martin Carroll 6.90 601 717 733 837 921 1,111
Fianna Fáil Brid Mooney-Doyle 6.67 581 627 642 680 718  
Independent Gerard Ferris 3.63 316 390 405      
Sinn Féin Ray Quinlan 3.57 311 353 412 437    
Electorate: 13,162   Valid: 8,716 (66.22%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,453   Turnout: 8,870 (67.39%)

    Callan

    Callan - 4 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3
    Fine Gael Billy Ireland* 19.19 1,269 1,364  
    Fianna Fáil Matt Doran* 18.22 1,205 1,233 1,266
    Independent Patrick Crowley 17.89 1,183 1,277 1,461
    Fine Gael Tom Maher* 17.39 1,150 1,181 1,367
    Fianna Fáil Joe Brennan 13.62 901 967 1,007
    Labour Party Brian Harris 7.74 512 558  
    Independent John Eardly 5.96 394    
    Electorate: 10,435   Valid: 6,614 (63.38%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,323   Turnout: 6,706 (64.26%)

      Kilkenny

      Kilkenny - 7 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      Fianna Fáil Andrew McGuinness 17.58 1,880                
      Fine Gael Martin Brett* 11.24 1,202 1,231 1,258 1,279 1,334 1,418      
      Green Party Malcolm Noonan* 10.29 1,100 1,134 1,154 1,214 1,303 1,444      
      Fine Gael Betty Manning 9.16 979 1,002 1,020 1,047 1,092 1,154 1,189 1,200 1,290
      Fianna Fáil John Coonan* 9.14 977 1,071 1,090 1,111 1,153 1,191 1,201 1,214 1,295
      Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy* 8.76 937 951 978 995 1,027 1,069 1,086 1,108 1,186
      Labour Party Marie Fitzpatrick* 6.55 700 730 837 854 899 1,088 1,112 1,126 1,346
      Sinn Féin Kathleen Funchion 6.24 667 698 718 766 818 856 870 876  
      Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick* 5.90 631 851 860 878 897 921 928 929 983
      Labour Party Seán O hArgain 5.16 552 567 620 643 700        
      Independent Frank Kavanagh 4.14 443 456 466 513          
      Labour Party Seán Butler 3.01 322 331              
      Independent Eugene McGuinness 2.82 302 333 339            
      Electorate: 17,724   Valid: 10,692 (60.32%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,337   Turnout: 10,861 (61.28%)

        Piltown

        Piltown - 6 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Labour Party Tomás Breathnach* 15.98 1,653                  
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy* 15.17 1,570                  
        Fianna Fáil Eamon Aylward 11.00 1,138 1,151 1,156 1,256 1,295 1,325 1,329 1,417 1,664  
        Fine Gael Anne Maria Irish 10.61 1,098 1,137 1,157 1,174 1,234 1,550        
        Fine Gael Fidelis Doherty 9.85 1,019 1,039 1,052 1,065 1,087 1,209 1,240 1,352 1,461 1,493
        Fine Gael Paddy Gaule 7.25 750 760 772 779 798 835 856 908 1,054 1,079
        Fianna Fáil Pat Walsh* 6.44 666 669 670 692 706 730 734 756    
        Fine Gael Fintan Byrne 5.91 611 627 633 639 675          
        Fianna Fáil Cora Long* 5.54 573 593 607 703 732 753 759 930 1,076 1,201
        Independent Ann Blackmore 4.52 468 491 499 604 693 716 721      
        Fianna Fáil Robert Duggan 3.93 407 412 418              
        Sinn Féin Peadar de Bluit 3.81 394 419 425 437            
        Electorate: 16,342   Valid: 10,347 (63.32%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,479   Turnout: 10,458 (63.99%)

          Thomastown

          Thomastown - 4 seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
          Fine Gael Pat O'Neill* 19.24 1,459 1,504 1,534          
          Labour Party Ann Phelan* 15.60 1,183 1,296 1,454 1,508 1,514 1,574    
          Labour Party Michael O'Brien* 11.13 844 892 925 1,021 1,023 1,082 1,276 1,289
          Independent Dixie Doyle* 10.47 794 882 887 972 972 1,076 1,234 1,242
          Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan* 8.87 673 687 730 745 747      
          Fianna Fáil Seán Treacy 8.47 642 678 725 793 794 1,141 1,242 1,257
          Fine Gael Willie Barron 7.71 585 615 687 873 879 922    
          Fine Gael Joey O'Hanrahan 6.82 517 536 548          
          Independent Joan Murphy 6.16 467 516            
          Green Party Duncan Russell 3.11 236              
          Sinn Féin Jamie Roche 2.43 184              
          Electorate: 11,284   Valid: 7,584 (67.21%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,517   Turnout: 7,687 (68.12%)

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