2014 Clare County Council election

A Clare County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Twenty-eight 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] This was a reduction in 4 council seats and 2 LEAs when compared to the previous elections held in 2009.

2014 Clare County Council election
23 May 2014
All 28 seats to Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 12 8 1
Seat change +1 -4 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Labour Party Green Party
Seats won 7 0 0
Seat change - -1 -1
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Mayor before election

Joe Arkins
FG

 Subsequent Mayor

John Crowe
FG

Fianna Fáil re-emerged as the largest party in Clare after the elections with 12 seats. In addition Clare Colleran-Molloy, a sister of the journalist Ger Colleran, won a seat for the party in Ennis and became the party's first ever female elected councillor. Brian Meaney, formerly of the Green Party, had defected to Fianna Fáil but failed to be re-elected. Fine Gael lost 4 seats in the election including that of the Council's outgoing Mayor, Joe Arkins, in Killaloe. The Labour Party lost their sole representative while Sinn Féin won a seat on the Council for the first time since 1974. Despite some retirements Independents retained a share of 7 seats.[3]

Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Fianna Fáil 12 +1 18,432 35.73
Fine Gael 8 -4 16,239 31.48
Sinn Féin 1 +1 2,188 4.24
Independent 7 - 11,100 21.52
Labour Party 0 -1 1,622 3.14
Green Party 0 -1 490 0.95
Totals 28 -4 51,583 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Ennis
Ennis - 8 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13Count 14Count 15Count 16Count 17Count 18Count 19Count 20
Independent James Breen* 8.81 1,134 1,141 1,157 1,188 1,199 1,218 1,235 1,279 1,339 1,387 1,449                  
Fine Gael Johnny Flynn* 8.55 1,100 1,104 1,118 1,138 1,168 1,184 1,210 1,227 1,254 1,322 1,351 1,481                
Fianna Fáil Tom McNamara* 8.15 1,049 1,053 1,055 1,061 1,068 1,075 1,115 1,119 1,128 1,150 1,173 1,221 1,223 1,223 1,265 1,299 1,320 1,360 1,371 1,379
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly* 7.77 1,000 1,003 1,006 1,022 1,027 1,037 1,072 1,086 1,104 1,122 1,138 1,167 1,171 1,173 1,287 1,367 1,418 1,579    
Independent Ann Norton 6.38 821 1,121 1,125 1,129 1,153 1,224 1,311 1,484                        
Fine Gael Paul Murphy* 6.25 804 805 807 807 814 815 826 833 842 871 889 923 928 928 1,061 1,083 1,127 1,167 1,173 1,179
Fine Gael Gerard O'Halloran 6.25 804 805 808 829 839 841 844 848 853 868 872 912 917 918 933 937 958 985 990 996
Fine Gael Mary Howard* 5.59 720 724 729 738 761 771 806 832 848 894 936 1,014 1,033 1,034 1,072 1,137 1,238 1,316 1,343 1,357
Fianna Fáil Claire Colleran-Molloy 4.54 584 586 593 599 608 618 647 658 669 684 708 741 746 747 815 851 892 945 979 999
Fianna Fáil Bernard Hanrahan 3.89 501 502 505 514 516 524 532 534 542 554 569 579 579 579            
Independent Michael Guilfoyle 3.62 466 468 473 486 493 499 507 518 531 551 579 594 596 603 630          
Independent Frankie Neylon 3.42 440 443 448 458 460 467 475 486 528 559 588 598 601 603 640 810 881      
Fine Gael Cillian Griffey 3.30 425 426 433 440 457 465 479 492 501 529 549                  
Fine Gael Tony Mulqueen* 3.08 396 404 404 414 420 424 446 458 472                      
Sinn Féin Cathal O'Reilly 3.05 392 396 403 408 413 421 427 442                        
Labour Party Dermot Hayes 2.59 333 343 364 376 421 472 481 514 533 564 603 622 624 625 642 671        
Independent Paula McNamara 2.56 330 343 356 365 383 407 414 452 497 512                    
Fianna Fáil Brian Meaney* 2.35 302 304 305 306 317 320                            
Independent Paul O'Shea 2.00 257 265 276 286 301 326 330                          
Independent Felix Omorodion 1.83 236 239 292 292 298                              
Labour Party Seamus Ryan 1.78 229 252 260 263                                
Independent Joe Corbett 1.62 208 211 217                                  
Independent George Atijohn 1.53 197 209                                    
Green Party Gerben Uunk 0.71 92                                      
Fís Nua Vera Moloney 0.23 30                                      
Independent Tommy Kelly 0.09 12                                      
Fís Nua Damon Wise 0.05 7                                      
Electorate: 23,797   Valid: 12,869 (54.08%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,430   Turnout: 13,008 (54.66%)

    Killaloe
    Killaloe - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Fine Gael Joe Cooney* 25.63 2,843            
    Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes* 13.43 1,490 1,767          
    Independent Michael Begley* 12.53 1,390 1,468 1,475 1,529 1,799    
    Fianna Fáil Tony O'Brien 11.67 1,294 1,391 1,408 1,427 1,465 1,484 1,767
    Fine Gael Pat Burke* 7.44 825 1,119 1,148 1,184 1,255 1,270 1,406
    Fianna Fáil Alan O'Callaghan 7.13 791 916 936 991 1,100 1,119 1,323
    Fine Gael Joe Arkins* 6.81 755 851 870 925 992 1,019 1,116
    Fís Nua Niamh O'Brien 6.59 731 817 840 903      
    Fianna Fáil Liam Wiley 5.87 651 828 886 909 968    
    Labour Party Donal Higgins 2.91 323 351 360        
    Electorate: 17,593   Valid: 11,093 (63.05%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,585   Turnout: 11,181 (63.55%)

      Shannon
      Shannon - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
      Fianna Fáil Cathal Crowe* 18.26 1,929                  
      Fine Gael John Crowe* 11.54 1,219 1,261 1,267 1,276 1,280 1,294 1,304 1,401 1,443 1,615
      Independent Gerry Flynn* 9.84 1,040 1,045 1,103 1,140 1,225 1,290 1,343 1,375 1,471 1,510
      Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 9.69 1,024 1,053 1,055 1,067 1,072 1,130 1,134 1,161 1,188 1,356
      Independent P.J. Ryan* 7.44 825 866 894 899 910 949 973 999 1,072 1,389
      Sinn Féin Mike McKee 7.32 773 793 801 816 856 889 917 951 1,153 1,192
      Fine Gael Sean McLoughlin* 7.30 771 778 793 847 890 939 955 997 1,016 1,060
      Fianna Fáil Pat O'Gorman 7.09 749 813 816 819 822 885 889 933 960  
      Labour Party Pascal Fitzgerald* 5.87 506 644 645 685 691 692 702      
      Anti-Austerity Alliance David Houlihan 3.78 399 444 455 460 469 476 704 863    
      Fianna Fáil Louise Roche McNamara 3.26 344 361 366 373 392          
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Seónaidh Ní Shíomóin 3.10 327 342 358 375 398 423        
      Independent Cathy McCafferty 2.30 243 247 259 279            
      Labour Party Tony McMahon 2.19 231 234 239              
      Independent Mike Fleming 1.40 148 155                
      Fís Nua Karen Wise 0.17 18 19                
      Electorate: 20,294   Valid: 10,565 (52.06%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,510   Turnout: 10,654 (52.50%)

        West Clare
        West Clare - 8 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
        Independent Christy Curtin* 11.36 1,938                    
        Fianna Fáil Richard Nagle* 10.76 1,835 1,836 1,857 1,860 1,864 2,049          
        Fine Gael Bill Slattery* 10.37 1,769 1,772 1,788 1,792 1,834 2,046          
        Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery* 8.26 1,408 1,413 1,427 1,440 1,449 1,551 1,590 1,603 1,722 1,864 1,883
        Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly* 8.11 1,383 1,390 1,395 1,398 1,416 1,442 1,461 1,463 1,560 1,607 1,621
        Fine Gael Oliver Garry* 7.18 1,224 1,229 1,236 1,239 1,309 1,392 1,400 1,452 1,464 1,507 1,524
        Independent Ian Lynch 7.14 1,218 1,270 1,349 1,353 1,579 1,608 1,609 1,612 1,737 2,037  
        Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers* 6.53 1,113 1,124 1,132 1,136 1,212 1,244 1,252 1,254 1,510 1,594 1,619
        Sinn Féin Noeleen Moran 6.00 1,023 1,036 1,117 1,119 1,156 1,253 1,273 1,298 1,350    
        Fine Gael Gerard Kennedy 5.92 1,010 1,014 1,041 1,042 1,057            
        Fianna Fáil Patrick Keane* 5.78 985 989 1,024 1,025 1,063 1,120 1,136 1,141      
        Fine Gael Gabriel Keating* 5.58 952 957 988 991 1,078 1,144 1,155 1,203 1,505 1,569 1,590
        Fine Gael Marian McMahon-Jones 3.65 622 644 662 663              
        Green Party Kevin Heapes 2.33 398 415                  
        Independent Joseph Enright 0.53 90                    
        Independent Jackie Dale 0.52 88                    
        Electorate: 28,936   Valid: 17,056 (58.94%)   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 1,896   Turnout: 17,271 (59.69%)

          References
          1. Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.
          2. Local Election Results for Clare County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-05-31.
          3. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Clare County Council 2014 Election results. Retrieved: 2015-03-14.
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