Cork County Council election, 2014
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The area governed by Cork County Council
A Cork County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Fifty-five councillors were elected from a field of 114 candidates for a five-year term of office from eight local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.[1][2][3][4]
Cork County Council was expanded by 7 seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991 having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won 3 seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took 2 seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats in total to see their numbers rise to 10 seats.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Ballincollig-Carrigaline
Ballincollig-Carrigaline - 10 |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 | Count 15 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Seamus McGrath* |
20.13 |
4,700 |
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Sinn Féin |
Donnchadh O Laoghaire |
10.99 |
2,567 |
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Fine Gael |
Derry Canty* |
6.51 |
1,521 |
1,559
| 1,570
| 1,570
| 1,574
| 1,595
| 1,603
| 1,610
| 1,652
| 1,671
| 1,710
| 1,711
| 1,831
| 1,906
| 1,963 |
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Fine Gael |
Deirdre Forde* |
6.23 |
1,455 |
1,678
| 1,683
| 1,685
| 1,704
| 1,791
| 1,801
| 1,813
| 1,875
| 1,887
| 1,970
| 1,977
| 2,073
| 2,491
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Fianna Fáil |
Daithi O Donnabhain |
6.04 |
1,411 |
1,839
| 1,852
| 1,853
| 1,858
| 1,861
| 1,865
| 1,872
| 1,896
| 1,911
| 1,936
| 1,938
| 2,040
| 2,095
| 2,103 |
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Independent |
Marcia D'Alton |
5.74 |
1,341 |
1,557
| 1,566
| 1,582
| 1,630
| 1,640
| 1,723
| 1,806
| 1,860
| 1,997
| 2,220
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Fine Gael |
Garret Kelleher |
5.48 |
1,279 |
1,307
| 1,313
| 1,313
| 1,317
| 1,342
| 1,345
| 1,352
| 1,386
| 1,413
| 1,430
| 1,431
| 1,548
| 1,680
| 1,727 |
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Fine Gael |
John A. Collins* |
5.43 |
1,269 |
1,520
| 1,523
| 1,538
| 1,543
| 1,566
| 1,579
| 1,593
| 1,668
| 1,674
| 1,708
| 1,709
| 1,749
| 1,846
| 1,934 |
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Fine Gael |
Shane O'Callaghan |
4.37 |
1,020 |
1,133
| 1,141
| 1,142
| 1,145
| 1,194
| 1,197
| 1,202
| 1,243
| 1,247
| 1,305
| 1,308
| 1,369
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Fianna Fáil |
Mary Rose Desmond |
4.36 |
1,019 |
1,608
| 1,616
| 1,617
| 1,620
| 1,634
| 1,640
| 1,649
| 1,672
| 1,679
| 1,773
| 1,782
| 1,828
| 1,975
| 2,019 |
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Sinn Féin |
Michael Murphy* |
3.91 |
914 |
1,071
| 1,357
| 1,368
| 1,401
| 1,403
| 1,474
| 1,573
| 1,604
| 1,631
| 1,684
| 1,697
| 1,786
| 1,810
| 1,811 |
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Green Party |
Cormac Manning |
3.81 |
890 |
946
| 962
| 965
| 973
| 998
| 1,010
| 1,056
| 1,134
| 1,199
| 1,237
| 1,245
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Independent |
David Boyle* |
3.48 |
813 |
908
| 923
| 931
| 934
| 943
| 971
| 1,017
| 1,040
| 1,105
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Independent |
Joe Harris |
3.01 |
702 |
784
| 795
| 828
| 834
| 836
| 901
| 955
| 974
| 1,172
| 1,359
| 1,461
| 1,618
| 1,712
| 1,739 |
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Independent |
Shirley Griffin |
2.02 |
472 |
494
| 509
| 557
| 559
| 570
| 629
| 699
| 713
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People Before Profit |
Rob Galligan Long |
1.96 |
458 |
494
| 510
| 524
| 532
| 538
| 579
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Labour Party |
Liam O'Connor |
1.73 |
403 |
475
| 481
| 485
| 609
| 627
| 635
| 654
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Independent |
Elizabeth Hourihane |
1.57 |
366 |
432
| 438
| 471
| 483
| 485
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Fine Gael |
Farah Deeba |
1.34 |
312 |
333
| 337
| 339
| 344
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Labour Party |
Angela Murphy |
1.10 |
258 |
315
| 316
| 316
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Independent |
Terry Hume |
0.78 |
181 |
208
| 213
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Electorate: 51,714 Valid: 23,351 (45.15%) Spoilt: 341 Quota: 2,123 Turnout: 23,692 (45.81%) |
Bandon-Kinsale
Bandon-Kinsale - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Sinn Féin |
Rachel McCarthy |
14.68 |
2,344 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Alan Coleman* |
14.33 |
2,288 |
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Fine Gael |
Tim Lombard* |
13.87 |
2,214 |
2,217
| 2,224
| 2,225
| 2,247
| 2,392
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Fianna Fáil |
Margaret Murphy-O'Mahony |
12.89 |
2,057 |
2,069
| 2,081
| 2,084
| 2,173
| 2,233
| 2,249
| 2,349 |
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Fine Gael |
James O'Donovan |
12.37 |
1,975 |
1,982
| 1,986
| 1,986
| 2,045
| 2,079
| 2,089
| 2,222 |
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Fine Gael |
Kevin Murphy* |
10.46 |
1,670 |
1,675
| 1,708
| 1,709
| 1,738
| 1,781
| 1,827
| 2,368 |
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Labour Party |
Tomas O'Brien |
6.87 |
1,097 |
1,101
| 1,156
| 1,157
| 1,188
| 1,294
| 1,312
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Independent |
Michael Ring |
5.96 |
951 |
963
| 1,009
| 1,010
| 1,208
| 1,339
| 1,352
| 1,532 |
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Green Party |
Liz Dunphy |
3.63 |
579 |
586
| 599
| 599
| 671
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Independent |
Denis Boyle |
3.47 |
554 |
564
| 596
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Independent |
Cormac Hayes |
1.47 |
235 |
238
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Electorate: 31,472 Valid: 15,964 (50.72%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 2,281 Turnout: 16,165 (51.36%) |
Blarney-Macroom
Blarney-Macroom - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Aindrias Moynihan* |
20.19 |
3,816 |
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Fine Gael |
Michael Creed* |
18.02 |
3,406 |
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Sinn Féin |
Des O'Grady |
13.97 |
2,639 |
2,777
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Fine Gael |
Damian Boylan |
8.83 |
1,584 |
1,621
| 1,732
| 1,743
| 1,773
| 1,776
| 1,811
| 1,847
| 2,043 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Bob Ryan |
7.99 |
1,509 |
1,961
| 1,989
| 2,011
| 2,036
| 2,062
| 2,110
| 2,214
| 2,336 |
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Independent |
Kevin Conway |
7.20 |
1,361 |
1,383
| 1,389
| 1,415
| 1,541
| 1,548
| 1,686
| 2,018
| 2,154 |
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Fine Gael |
Ted Lucey |
6.52 |
1,233 |
1,314
| 1,628
| 1,651
| 1,659
| 1,664
| 1,751
| 1,857
| 2,348 |
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Labour Party |
Martin Coughlan* |
5.74 |
1,085 |
1,232
| 1,338
| 1,372
| 1,420
| 1,427
| 1,646
| 1,805
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Independent |
Connie Foley |
3.84 |
726 |
795
| 835
| 914
| 1,017
| 1,025
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Independent |
Jerry O'Sullivan |
3.70 |
699 |
805
| 867
| 947
| 1,036
| 1,055
| 1,273
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Anti-Austerity Alliance |
Liz Feehan |
2.77 |
524 |
543
| 549
| 588
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Independent |
Mary O'Callaghan-Hallissey |
1.67 |
315 |
360
| 393
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Electorate: 34,079 Valid: 18,897 (55.45%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 2,700 Turnout: 19,142 (56.17%) |
Cobh
Cobh - 7 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Pádraig O'Sullivan |
14.72 |
2,628 |
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Sinn Féin |
Kieran McCarthy |
13.84 |
2,471 |
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Sinn Féin |
Ger Keohane |
12.40 |
2,214 |
2,244
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Fine Gael |
Anthony Barry |
8.86 |
1,583 |
1,605
| 1,605
| 1,610
| 1,620
| 1,637
| 1,739
| 2,010 |
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Fine Gael |
Conor Murphy |
8.04 |
1,436 |
1,465
| 1,466
| 1,469
| 1,488
| 1,496
| 1,618
| 1,701 |
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Fine Gael |
Sinead Sheppard |
7.43 |
1,327 |
1,372
| 1,398
| 1,422
| 1,460
| 1,519
| 1,869
| 2,067 |
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Labour Party |
Cathal Rasmussen* |
7.08 |
1,264 |
1,272
| 1,309
| 1,352
| 1,366
| 1,485
| 1,718
| 1,869 |
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Labour Party |
Noel Costello* |
7.06 |
1,261 |
1,299
| 1,301
| 1,304
| 1,349
| 1,356
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Ahern |
7.01 |
1,251 |
1,434
| 1,441
| 1,465
| 1,477
| 1,518
| 1,596
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Independent |
Claire Cullinane |
6.30 |
947 |
962
| 1,026
| 1,082
| 1,288
| 1,687
| 1,761
| 1,934 |
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Independent |
Paddy Histon |
3.53 |
631 |
636
| 700
| 765
| 910
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Independent |
Seán O'Sullivan |
3.20 |
572 |
590
| 618
| 636
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Independent |
Noel Maguire |
1.52 |
272 |
274
| 274
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Electorate: 39,323 Valid: 17,857 (45.41%) Spoilt: 317 Quota: 2,233 Turnout: 18,174 (46.22%) |
East Cork
East Cork - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 |
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Independent |
Noel Collins* |
15.66 |
2,267 |
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Sinn Féin |
Patrick Buckley |
12.11 |
1,753 |
1,755
| 1,797
| 1,828
| 1,889
| 1,991
| 2,019
| 2,173
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Fine Gael |
Michael Hegarty |
10.05 |
1,455 |
1,458
| 1,478
| 1,484
| 1,553
| 1,640
| 1,897
| 2,041
| 2,099
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Fianna Fáil |
Aaron O'Sullivan |
9.24 |
1,337 |
1,342
| 1,349
| 1,368
| 1,388
| 1,416
| 1,658
| 2,280
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Sinn Féin |
Michelle Hennessy* |
9.33 |
1,350 |
1,354
| 1,365
| 1,416
| 1,457
| 1,516
| 1,578
| 1,622
| 1,662
| 1,690 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Niall O'Neill |
8.68 |
1,257 |
1,258
| 1,287
| 1,291
| 1,339
| 1,444
| 1,515
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Fine Gael |
Barbara Murray* |
7.86 |
1,138 |
1,139
| 1,146
| 1,155
| 1,198
| 1,234
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Independent |
Mary Linehan-Foley |
7.83 |
1,134 |
1,157
| 1,169
| 1,229
| 1,281
| 1,455
| 1,675
| 1,733
| 1,797
| 1,809 |
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Fine Gael |
Susan McCarthy |
7.10 |
1,028 |
1,035
| 1,058
| 1,060
| 1,202
| 1,297
| 1,538
| 1,766
| 1,816
| 1,844 |
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Independent |
Wayne Halloran |
5.15 |
745 |
756
| 781
| 848
| 906
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Labour Party |
Eric Nolan |
2.34 |
338 |
339
| 345
| 348
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Green Party |
Natasha Harty |
1.67 |
301 |
305
| 316
| 334
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Independent |
Paddy Bullman |
1.98 |
287 |
299
| 305
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Independent |
Aisling Murray |
0.59 |
85 |
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Electorate: 30,579 Valid: 14,475 (47.34%) Spoilt: 190 Quota: 2,068 Turnout: 14,665 (47.96%) |
Fermoy
Fermoy - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
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Labour Party |
Noel McCarthy* |
20.02 |
3,511 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Kevin O'Keeffe* |
16.67 |
2,923 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Frank O'Flynn* |
14.01 |
2,457 |
2,839
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Fianna Fáil |
Ian Doyle |
12.58 |
2,206 |
2,221
| 2,346
| 2,367
| 2,377
| 2,427
| 2,450
| 2,466
| 2,731 |
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Sinn Féin |
June Murphy |
9.55 |
1,675 |
1,857
| 1,909
| 1,946
| 1,964
| 2,076
| 2,164
| 2,381
| 2,408 |
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Fine Gael |
Kay Dawson |
9.23 |
1,618 |
1,775
| 1,860
| 1,909
| 1,914
| 1,933
| 1,985
| 2,079
| 2,691 |
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Fine Gael |
Aileen Browne |
5.63 |
988 |
1,047
| 1,070
| 1,083
| 1,092
| 1,120
| 1,154
| 1,160
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Independent |
Frank Roche |
4.24 |
743 |
803
| 859
| 886
| 928
| 1,003
| 1,145
| 1,240
| 1,308 |
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Independent |
Tim White |
2.71 |
475 |
516
| 550
| 569
| 578
| 617
| 663
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People Before Profit |
Michael McCarthy |
2.32 |
406 |
446
| 454
| 461
| 470
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Independent |
Pat Fouhy |
2.26 |
396 |
448
| 478
| 497
| 534
| 573
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Independent |
Ross Cannon |
0.79 |
138 |
155
| 159
| 160
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Electorate: 32,812 Valid: 17,536 (53.44%) Spoilt: 284 Quota: 2,506 Turnout: 17,820 (54.31%) |
Kanturk-Mallow
Kanturk-Mallow - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Independent |
John Paul O'Shea* |
20.53 |
4,374 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Bernard Moynihan |
11.65 |
2,481 |
2,568
| 2,636
| 2,914
| 2,935
| 2,956
| 3,231
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Fianna Fáil |
Dan Joe Fitzgerald* |
10.66 |
2,271 |
2,510
| 2,546
| 2,915
| 3,240
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Sinn Féin |
Melissa Mullane |
10.11 |
2,154 |
2,365
| 2,497
| 2,610
| 2,715
| 2,732
| 2,840
| 2,877 |
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Fine Gael |
Gerard Murphy* |
9.81 |
2,090 |
2,156
| 2,223
| 2,356
| 2,631
| 2,653
| 3,551
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Independent |
Timmy Collins* |
8.35 |
1,779 |
1,961
| 2,191
| 2,317
| 2,354
| 2,364
| 2,680
| 2,862 |
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Fine Gael |
Noel Buckley* |
7.70 |
1,641 |
1,694
| 1,709
| 1,742
| 1,935
| 1,949
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Labour Party |
Ronan Sheehan* |
6.25 |
1,332 |
1,499
| 1,537
| 1,583
| 1,954
| 2,066
| 2,136
| 2,346 |
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Fine Gael |
Noel O'Connor* |
6.11 |
1,302 |
1,442
| 1,458
| 1,474
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Fianna Fáil |
Bart Donegan* |
5.78 |
1,231 |
1,258
| 1,276
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Independent |
Dennis O'Brien |
2.37 |
505 |
610
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Independent |
Grzegorz Zalewski |
0.66 |
141 |
194
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Electorate: 37,129 Valid: 21,301 (57.37%) Spoilt: 303 Quota: 3,044 Turnout: 21,604 (58.19%) |
West Cork
West Cork - 8 |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 |
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Independent |
Michael Collins |
12.50 |
3,409 |
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Fine Gael |
Noel O'Donovan* |
9.29 |
2,534 |
2,535
| 2,540
| 2,632
| 2,657
| 2,684
| 2,791
| 2,884
| 2,999
| 3,010
| 3,256
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Fianna Fáil |
Joe Carroll |
7.46 |
2,035 |
2,038
| 2,063
| 2,117
| 2,120
| 2,158
| 2,395
| 2,486
| 2,596
| 2,780
| 3,272
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Fianna Fáil |
Christopher O'Sullivan* |
7.03 |
1,916 |
1,916
| 1,923
| 1,953
| 1,957
| 1,989
| 2,183
| 2,216
| 2,780
| 2,833
| 2,929
| 3,006 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Murphy* |
6.63 |
1,807 |
1,809
| 1,852
| 1,868
| 2,172
| 2,195
| 2,325
| 2,417
| 2,466
| 2,501
| 2,519
| 2,523 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Paul Hayes |
5.55 |
1,514 |
1,516
| 1,533
| 1,565
| 1,572
| 1,681
| 1,714
| 1,733
| 1,842
| 2,480
| 2,513
| 2,530 |
|
Fine Gael |
John O'Sullivan* |
5.39 |
1,469 |
1,469
| 1,471
| 1,494
| 1,521
| 1,540
| 1,544
| 1,649
| 1,811
| 1,824
| 1,936
| 1,959 |
|
Independent |
Declan Hurley* |
5.25 |
1,431 |
1,444
| 1,467
| 1,656
| 1,661
| 1,782
| 1,990
| 2,025
| 2,059
| 2,119
| 2,189
| 2,220 |
|
Fine Gael |
Mary Hegarty* |
5.22 |
1,425 |
1,427
| 1,470
| 1,506
| 1,642
| 1,700
| 1,735
| 2,055
| 2,066
| 2,105
| 2,468
| 2,541 |
|
Fine Gael |
Adrian Healy* |
5.14 |
1,401 |
1,403
| 1,418
| 1,434
| 1,458
| 1,501
| 1,511
| 1,655
| 1,678
| 1,779
|
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Independent |
Finbarr Harrington |
4.49 |
1,225 |
1,241
| 1,289
| 1,313
| 1,502
| 1,645
| 1,696
| 1,788
| 1,794
| 1,863
| 1,910
| 1,926 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Donal O'Rourke* |
4.37 |
1,192 |
1,194
| 1,197
| 1,208
| 1,208
| 1,224
| 1,305
| 1,311
|
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Sinn Féin |
Donnchadh O Seaghdha |
4.22 |
1,152 |
1,153
| 1,178
| 1,198
| 1,211
| 1,314
| 1,340
| 1,394
| 1,402
|
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| |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Deirdre Kelly |
4.01 |
1,093 |
1,095
| 1,105
| 1,163
| 1,174
| 1,192
|
|
|
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| |
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Fine Gael |
Dermot Sheehan |
3.75 |
1,024 |
1,027
| 1,094
| 1,119
| 1,262
| 1,277
| 1,284
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Fine Gael |
Jerry Sullivan* |
3.49 |
953 |
955
| 958
| 968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
People Before Profit |
Ed Harper |
3.23 |
881 |
884
| 920
| 969
| 980
|
|
|
|
|
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| |
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Labour Party |
Norma Thomson |
2.75 |
749 |
832
| 838
| 871
| 883
| 885
|
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|
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| |
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Independent |
Michael O'Sullivan |
0.23 |
64 |
64
| 337
| 339
| 344
|
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Electorate: 46,249 Valid: 27,274 (58.97%) Spoilt: 382 Quota: 3,031 Turnout: 27,656 (59.80%) |
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