Leitrim County Council election, 2014
Leitrim County Council election, 2014
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Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council |
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Council control after election
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An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 18 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office, a reduction of 4 seats compared to 2009.
Fine Gael suffered large seat losses, losing 6 seats, and their previously held overall majority while Fianna Fáil also lost 2 seats. Independents and Sinn Féin both increased their numbers by 2 despite the Council being reduced by 4 seats as a whole.[1][2]
Results by party
Party |
Seats |
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First Pref. votes |
FPv% |
±% |
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Fianna Fáil |
6 |
-2 |
6,110 |
33.68 |
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Fine Gael |
4 |
-6 |
4,952 |
27.29 |
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Sinn Féin |
4 |
+2 |
3,481 |
19.19 |
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Independent |
4 |
+2 |
3,601 |
19.84 |
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Totals |
18 |
-4 |
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100% |
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Results by Electoral Area
Ballinamore
Ballinamore - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Paddy O'Rourke* |
13.88 |
948 |
958
| 965
| 1,006
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Fianna Fáil |
Caillian Ellis* |
11.61 |
793 |
821
| 873
| 983
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Sinn Féin |
Martin Kenny* |
10.57 |
722 |
737
| 917
| 925
| 929
| 951
| 954 |
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Fine Gael |
John McCartin* |
10.32 |
705 |
736
| 786
| 792
| 857
| 880
| 884 |
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Sinn Féin |
Brendan Barry |
10.00 |
683 |
691
| 784
| 897
| 1,078
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Fine Gael |
Gordon Hughes* |
9.29 |
635 |
674
| 732
| 751
| 823
| 847
| 848 |
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Fine Gael |
Enda McGloin* |
8.43 |
576 |
579
| 580
| 683
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Independent |
Gerry Dolan* |
8.42 |
575 |
597
| 630
| 735
| 998
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Fianna Fáil |
Francis Gilmartin* |
7.71 |
527 |
530
| 534
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Sinn Féin |
Maureen Martin |
6.79 |
464 |
498
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Independent |
Desmond Wisley |
2.99 |
204 |
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Electorate: 9,581 Valid: 6,832 (71.31%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 977 Turnout: 6,891 (71.92%) |
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrickon-Shannon - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 |
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Independent |
Enda Stenson* |
15.97 |
858 |
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Sinn Féin |
Séadhna Logan |
12.51 |
672 |
694
| 703
| 734
| 749 |
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Independent |
Des Guckian |
12.49 |
671 |
714
| 727
| 786
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Fianna Fáil |
Seán McGowan* |
12.27 |
659 |
695
| 707
| 755
| 862 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Sinéad Guckian* |
11.30 |
607 |
680
| 696
| 902
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Fianna Fáil |
Siobhán Finnegan-McElgunn |
9.92 |
533 |
560
| 572
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Fine Gael |
Finola Armstrong-McGuire |
9.55 |
513 |
595
| 607
| 804
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Fine Gael |
Thomas Mulligan* |
9.29 |
499 |
565
| 581
| 585
| 597 |
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Fine Gael |
John Ward* |
6.68 |
359 |
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Electorate: 8,872 Valid: 5,371 (60.54%) Spoilt: 40 Quota: 768 Turnout: 5,411 (60.99%) |
Manorhamilton
Manorhamilton - 6 seats |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
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Sinn Féin |
Padraig Fallon |
15.82 |
940 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Mary Bohan* |
13.67 |
812 |
836
| 872
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Independent |
Felim Gurn |
13.16 |
782 |
802
| 840
| 846
| 873
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Fine Gael |
Frank Dolan* |
10.30 |
612 |
619
| 636
| 641
| 697
| 838 |
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Fine Gael |
Séan McDermott* |
10.30 |
612 |
617
| 666
| 668
| 760
| 859 |
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Independent |
Thomas Kelly |
8.35 |
496 |
512
| 573
| 574
| 645
| 721 |
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Fine Gael |
Siobhán McGloin* |
7.42 |
441 |
445
| 470
| 471
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Fianna Fáil |
Justin Warnock |
7.41 |
440 |
443
| 512
| 513
| 682
| 789 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Pat Munday |
7.39 |
439 |
444
| 492
| 499
| 515
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Fianna Fáil |
Philip Rooney |
5.92 |
352 |
357
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Independent |
James Vincent Kelly |
0.25 |
15 |
17
| 492
| 499
| 515
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Electorate: 8,865 Valid: 5,941 (67.02%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 849 Turnout: 6,011 (67.81%) |
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