South Dublin County Council election, 2009

South Dublin County Council election, 2009
Republic of Ireland
5 June 2009
All 26 seats to South Dublin County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 9 8 4
Seat change +2 +5 -2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin People Before Profit Independent
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change - +1 -1
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Green Party Socialist Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 0 0 0
Seat change -2 -1 -2

Map showing the area of South Dublin County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to South Dublin 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 using the Single transferable vote system for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour Party 9 +2 21,813 24.13%
Fine Gael 8 +5 23,698 26.22%
Fianna Fáil 4 -2 15,290 16.92%
Sinn Féin 3 - 9,661 10.69%
People Before Profit 1 +1 5,721 6.33%
Independent 1 -1 7,997 8.85%
Green Party 0 -2 3,345 3.70%
Socialist Party 0 -1 2,159 2.39%
Progressive Democrats 0 -2 - -
Totals 26 - 90,389 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Clondalkin

Clondalkin - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Labour Party Robert Dowds* 15.66 2,449                  
Fine Gael Tony Delaney* 11.03 1,725 1,754 1,780 1,792 1,916 2,018 2,057 2,258    
Fine Gael Therese Ridge* 10.07 1,575 1,600 1,623 1,657 1,742 1,813 1,857 2,092 2,188 2,294
Sinn Féin Matthew McDonagh 9.61 1,502 1,507 1,511 1,546 1,564 1,574 1,767 1,936 2,896  
Fianna Fáil Jim Daly* 8.02 1,254 1,256 1,267 1,268 1,372 1,531 1,541 1,568 1,595 1,617
Sinn Féin Shane O'Connor* 7.81 1,221 1,227 1,250 1,278 1,311 1,324 1,402 1,489    
People Before Profit Gino Kenny 7.27 1,137 1,151 1,179 1,218 1,270 1,292 1,471 1,703 1,838 2,203
Fianna Fáil Trevor Gilligan* 6.61 1,034 1,046 1,079 1,104 1,174 1,476 1,513 1,587 1,652 1,713
Labour Party Margaret McCarthy 5.90 922 1,019 1,055 1,088 1,200 1,224 1,324      
Fianna Fáil Thyes Kavanagh 4.69 734 740 762 769 792          
Green Party Dorothy Corrigan* 4.37 683 690 718 725            
Independent John McCann 4.21 658 663 692 897 917 932        
Independent Mark Ward 2.62 410 413 453              
Independent Jim McHale 1.14 179 182                
Independent Gbemi Shogunle 0.97 151 152                
Electorate: 36,859   Valid: 15,634 (42.42%)   Spoilt: 295   Quota: 2,234   Turnout: 15,929 (43.22%)

Lucan

Lucan - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
Fine Gael Derek Keating* 26.88 4,146                    
Independent Guss O'Connell* 13.89 2,143 2,244 2,253 2,316 2,402 2,526 2,689        
Labour Party Eamon Tuffy* 11.66 1,799 2,123 2,155 2,206 2,269 2,438 2,493 2,511 2,727    
Fine Gael William Lavelle 8.47 1,307 1,939 1,957 2,022 2,057 2,122 2,191 2,207 2,340 2,608  
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan 5.63 868 939 994 1,013 1,029 1,062 1,495 1,537 1,625 1,810 1,834
Labour Party Caitriona Jones* 5.55 856 969 1,006 1,054 1,132 1,257 1,309 1,319 1,471 1,944 2,040
Fianna Fáil Edno Cooney 4.89 754 783 940 946 968 985          
Green Party Kevin Farrell 4.77 736 840 865 936 994 1,057 1,125 1,139 1,310    
Workers' Party Mick Finnegan 4.57 705 745 752 774 871            
Independent Jim Doyle 3.71 572 632 638 811 885 1,037 1,081 1,088      
Sinn Féin Robert Ballesty 3.68 568 588 597 610              
Independent Tom Dowling 3.39 523 587 594                
Fianna Fáil Shaleem Ahmed 2.90 448 465                  
Electorate: 30,945   Valid: 15,425 (49.85%)   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 2,571   Turnout: 15,603 (50.42%)

Rathfarnam

Rathfarnam - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fine Gael Cáit Keane* 21.01 3,639          
Fianna Fáil John Lahart* 20.81 3,605          
Labour Party Paddy Cosgrave* 19.80 3,431 3,460 3,482      
Fine Gael Emma Coburn 17.44 3,022 3,138 3,158 3,230 3,330 3,516
Independent Vincent Kenny 6.31 1,093 1,100 1,110 1,282 1,435 1,509
Green Party Elizabeth Davidson 5.66 981 992 1,006 1,056 1,172 1,348
Fianna Fáil John Phelan 3.45 597 603 670 687 720  
Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 3.18 551 553 556 586    
Independent Gerard Dolan 1.32 228 229 231      
Independent Frank O'Gorman 1.02 177 179 181      
Electorate: 32,136   Valid: 17,324 (53.91%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 3,465   Turnout: 17,514 (54.50%)

Tallaght Central

Tallaght Central - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Labour Party Mick Duff 13.15 3,125 3,151 3,206 3,287 3,373 3,460      
Fine Gael Colm Brophy* 12.98 3,085 3,094 3,170 3,211 3,307 3,369 3,378 4,270  
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe* 11.42 2,715 2,759 2,787 2,844 3,006 3,050 3,061 3,194 3,441
Labour Party Pamela Kearns 11.12 2,643 2,664 2,733 2,808 2,925 2,986 2,998 3,181 3,275
Labour Party Dermot Looney 9.80 2,329 2,346 2,382 2,418 2,849 2,894 2,902 3,105 3,318
Socialist Party Mick Murphy* 9.08 2,159 2,205 2,226 2,320 2,628 2,684 2,692 2,883 2,940
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Walsh 7.44 1,768 1,777 1,816 1,851 1,899 3,098 3,108 3,195 3,241
Fine Gael Gay Kelly 7.02 1,668 1,682 1,706 1,737 1,794 1,848 1,854    
Fianna Fáil Joe Neville* 6.65 1,580 1,594 1,621 1,653 1,700        
People Before Profit Pat Dunne 5.56 1,346 1,357 1,404 1,495          
Independent David Hutchinson-Edgar 2.36 562 630 655            
Green Party Arthur Doohan 2.02 479 488              
Independent Ray Kelly 1.30 309                
Electorate: 44,783   Valid: 23,768 (53.07%)   Spoilt: 295   Quota: 3,396   Turnout: 24,063 (53.73%)

Tallaght South

Tallaght South - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Labour Party Eamonn Maloney* 15.40 2,344 2,377 2,445 2,499 2,540      
Sinn Féin Cathal King* 15.19 2,312 2,347 2,376 2,427 2,981      
Fine Gael Brian Lawlor 12.65 1,926 1,962 1,997 2,042 2,076 2,105 2,219 2,296
Labour Party Marie Corr* 12.58 1,915 2,000 2,148 2,193 2,318 2,452 2,799  
Fine Gael Karen Warren* 10.87 1,655 1,680 1,724 1,793 1,816 1,863 2,108 2,196
Fianna Fáil John Hannon* 10.13 1,542 1,616 1,647 2,038 2,060 2,087 2,167 2,211
Independent Baby Perrepadan 5.25 799 877 1,032 1,091 1,118 1,216    
Sinn Féin Sinead Cooke 5.20 792 817 844 878        
Fianna Fáil Tara de Buitlear 4.66 710 804 828          
Green Party Tendai Madondo 4.18 636 674            
Fianna Fáil Dermot Flanagan 2.60 396              
Independent Frank O'Gorman 1.27 193              
Electorate: 35,234   Valid: 15,220 (43.20%)   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 2,537   Turnout: 15,437 (43.81%)

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South Dublin County Council election, 2004		 South Dublin County Council elections Succeeded by
South Dublin County Council election, 2014