Mayo County Council election, 2014

The area governed by Mayo County Council

A Mayo County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Thirty councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from four local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.[1][2][3] This represented a reduction of 1 councillor since 2009 and 1 a reduction in 2 electoral areas.

While Fine Gael remained the most popular party in Mayo in terms of vote share the party surrendered its previously held overall majority on Mayo County Council and lost 7 seats in the process to be reduced to 10 councillors. Several long-serving members lost their seats in the process and the Taoiseach's brother, Henry Kenny, was a near casualty in Castlebar. Fianna Fáil gained 3 seats in the election to return with 10 councillors, the same numbers as Fine Gael. Their gains came in Ballina, Castlebar and in Claremorris. The party missed out on an additional seat in West Mayo due to running too many candidates, transfer leakage and the fact that the previous incumbents had retired. Sinn Féin made modest gains by gaining a seat in Castlebar to add to their delegation, although the party was very close in Ballina. Independents garnered a large vote share in each LEA and increased their numbers to 7 seats.

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Fine Gael 10 −7 21,538 34.49
Fianna Fáil 10 +3 18,286 29.28
Independent 7 +2 15,336 24.56
Sinn Féin 3 +1 6,449 10.33
Labour Party 0 0 607 0.97
Green Party 0 239 0.38
Totals 30 −1 62,455 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Ballina

Ballina- 8 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
Fine Gael John O'Hara* 9.9% 1,612 1,614 1,672 1,712 1,741 1,746 1,846            
Independent Seamus Weir* 9.7% 1,589 1,590 1,630 1,670 1,672 1,762 1,812 1,817          
Fianna Fáil Annie May Raepe* 7.7% 1,256 1,260 1,263 1,314 1,330 1,392 1,652 1,662 1,822        
Fianna Fáil Michael Smyth 6.6% 1,069 1,087 1,091 1,093 1,297 1,410 1,416 1,416 1,434 1,450 1,480 1,521 1,523
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly* 6.4% 1,042 1,043 1,122 1,127 1,160 1,166 1,196 1,199 1,565 1,834      
Fianna Fáil Michael Loftus 6.4% 1,037 1,037 1,098 1,105 1,109 1,137 1,186 1,187 1,372 1,432 2,100    
Sinn Féin John Sheahan 6.3% 1,026 1,059 1,062 1,096 1,218 1,266 1,278 1,278 1,314 1,355 1,393 1,440 1,453
Independent Enda Lavelle 6.0% 980 983 1,062 1,071 1,075 1,081 1,088 1,090 1,190 1,244      
Independent Gerry Ginty* 5.7% 935 938 948 1,155 1,159 1,169 1,290 1,295 1,340 1,736 1,846    
Fianna Fáil Eamon Moore 5.5% 901 901 987 999 1,001 1,018 1,043 1,043          
Fine Gael Neil Cruise 5.2% 848 854 871 882 1,004 1,253 1,253 1,258 1,274 1,344 1,406 1,500 1,510
Fine Gael Mark Winters 5.1% 830 830 858 909 914 919 1,081 1,088 1,111        
Fianna Fáil Johnnie O'Malley 4.9% 798 693 799 808 849 851 872            
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Maloney* 4.2% 682 685 687 688 709                
Fine Gael Joe Mellet* 3.6% 585 609 611 613                  
Independent Peter Clarke 5.2% 528 528 530                    
Fine Gael Padraic Staunton 2.9% 486 486                      
Independent Martin Peyton 0.7% 111                        
Electorate: 26,103   Valid: 16,315   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,813   Turnout: 16,482 (63.1%)

    Sources:

    Castlebar

    Castlebar- 8 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    Independent Michael Kilcoyne* 18.9% 2,922              
    Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers† 9.6% 1,481 1,610 1,621 1,644 1,681 1,826    
    Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell* 9.2% 1,419 1,531 1,534 1,549 1,578 1,597 1,606 1,682
    Sinn Féin Thérèse Ruane 8.9% 1,375 1,517 1,539 1,581 1,607 1,719    
    Fine Gael Cyril Burke* 7.7% 1,185 1,231 1,234 1,242 1,296 1,347 1,355 1,641
    Fianna Fáil K. Blackie Gavin* 7.3% 1,127 1,263 1,265 1,293 1,341 1,415 1,438 1,539
    Independent Frank Durcan* 7.1% 1,100 1,345 1,366 1,419 1,464 1,562 1,585 1,664
    Fine Gael Eugene Lavin* 7.0% 1,083 1,106 1,108 1,112 1,163 1,181 1,186  
    Fine Gael Henry Kenny* 7.0% 1,075 1,150 1,152 1,168 1,384 1,435 1,441 1,674
    Fine Gael Brendan Henaghan 6.1% 934 1,026 1,036 1,080 1,266 1,383 1,410 1,522
    Fine Gael Eugene McCormack 4.5% 690 736 739 754        
    Labour Party Harry Barrett 3.9% 606 712 721 759 793      
    Independent Donal Geraghty 1.7% 265 307 324          
    Independent Mohammed Kamal Uddin 0.9% 132 146            
    Electorate: 26,263   Valid: 15,397 (58.6%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,806   Turnout: 15,532 (59.1%)

      Sources:

      Claremorris

      Claremorris- 7 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Fine Gael Patsy O'Brien* 15.1% 2,347          
      Independent Richard Finn* 13.2% 2,050          
      Sinn Féin Gerry Murray* 12.7% 1,971          
      Fine Gael John Cribben* 11.3% 1,750 1,770 1,843 1,862 1,879 1,926
      Fianna Fáil John Caulfield 9.8% 1,518 1,523 1,565 1,576 1,585 1,771
      Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan* 7.3% 1,250 1,319 1,336 1,339 1,697 1,913
      Fine Gael Tom Connolly* 7.1% 1,203 1,263 1,331 1,369 1,396 1,823
      Fine Gael Michael Burke* 7.2% 1,120 1,218 1,255 1,258 1,524 1,559
      Fianna Fáil John P. Kean 6.4% 1,001 1,048 1,142 1,170 1,209  
      Independent Harry Walsh 5.3% 826 911 977 982    
      Independent Marie Kilcullen 2.6% 403 418        
      Green Party Margaret (Mags) Sheehan 0.7% 103 108        
      Electorate: 25,099   Valid: 15,542 (61.9%)   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 1,943   Turnout: 15,719 (62.6%)

        Sources:

        West Mayo

        West Mayo- 7 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
        Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh*†† 13.7% 2,075                      
        Independent Michael Holmes* 10.9% 1,667 1,701 1,714 1,747 1,867 1,919            
        Fianna Fáil Paul McNamara 8.9% 1,351 1,356 1,359 1,363 1,370 1,373 1,547 1,576 1,662 1,675 1,698 1,701
        Fine Gael Tereasa McGuire 6.4% 1,200 1,203 1,229 1,236 1,254 1,291 1,350 1,428 1,436 1,700 2,136  
        Fianna Fáil Seán Carey 7.9% 1,197 1,250 1,251 1,254 1,255 1,257 1,264 1,299 1,508 1,515 1,530 1,533
        Fine Gael Gerry Coyle* 7.9% 1,194 1,223 1,225 1,226 1,230 1,232 1,326 1,329 1,505 1,526 1,606 1,729
        Independent Christy Hyland 7.6% 1,160 1,167 1,186 1,210 1,232 1,281 1,295 1,370 1,378 1,580 1,892 1,979
        Fine Gael Austin O'Malley* 6.6% 1,004 1,006 1,010 1,101 1,114 1,128 1,141 1,184 1,185 1,406    
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Mulroy 5.5% 913 916 923 943 980 1,045 1,073 1,278 1,298 1,468 1,618 1,638
        Fine Gael John O'Malley* 5.5% 836 838 846 851 885 933 968 1,011 1,019      
        Fianna Fáil Frank Leneghan 4.6% 544 558 558 559 566 568 618 630        
        Fine Gael Breege Grealis 3.4% 511 517 525 525 540 545            
        Fianna Fáil Joan Geraghty 3.2% 486 489 546 558 585 592          
        Independent Joe Lavelle 2.2% 337 340 354 357 374              
        Independent Michael O'Donnell 2.2% 331 336 346                  
        Fianna Fáil Tommie Joe Jennings 1.7% 257 258 260                  
        Green Party Caroline Fitzgerald 0.9% 136 141                    
        Electorate: 24,947   Valid: 15,199   Spoilt: 152   Quota: 1,900   Turnout: 15,351 (61.53%)

          Sources:

          References

          1. ↑ Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.
          2. ↑ Mayo profile Irish Times, 2014-05-16.
          3. ↑ Local Election Results for Mayo County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-05-30.

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