2019 Leitrim County Council election

A Leitrim County Council election was held in County Leitrim in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 18 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 LEA boundary review committee made no changes to the LEAs used in the 2014 elections.

2019 Leitrim County Council election
24 May 2019
All 18 seats to Leitrim County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 6 6 2
Seat change 2 2
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 4
Seat change
Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 6 6,128 34.39% 0.71%
Fine Gael 6 2 4,394 24.66% 2.63%
Sinn Féin 2 2 3,061 17.18% 2.01%
Green Party 0 389 2.18% 2.18%
Renua 0 43 0.24% 0.24%
Independent 4 3,806 21.36% 1.52%
Totals 18 17,821 100%

Candidates by LEA

Ballinamore
Ballinamore — 6 Seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke[c 1] 20.87% 1,365              
Fianna Fáil Caillian Ellis[c 1] 14.57% 953              
Sinn Féin Brendan Barry[c 1] 11.70% 765 781 787 790 855 981    
Fine Gael Enda McGloin 11.52% 753 772 777 778 882 888 890 895
Fine Gael Ita Reynolds-Flynn 10.63% 695 816 821 825 855 950    
Sinn Féin Pat Gilhooley 9.73% 636 673 675 678 700 807 841 845
Independent Gerry Dolan[c 1] 8.63% 564 628 650 653 786 835 845 851
Independent Sean Wynne 6.10% 399 436 455 456        
Sinn Féin Caroline Mulvey 5.18% 339 457 464 467 492      
Renua Oisín O'Dwyer 0.66% 43 55            
Independent Denis O'Brien 0.41% 27 34            
Electorate: 9,892   Valid: 6,539   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 935   Turnout: 6,613 (66.85%)

    Carrick-on–Shannon
    Carrick-on-Shannon — 6 Seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Fianna Fáil Sean McGowan[c 1] 14.96% 847            
    Independent Enda Stenson[c 1] 12.88% 729 737 768 810      
    Fine Gael Thomas Mulligan 12.19% 690 696 708 720 737 824  
    Fianna Fáil Fintan Cox 11.29% 639 642 659 667 703 737 738
    Fine Gael Finola Armstrong-Maguire[c 1] 10.87% 615 616 645 670 727 752 754
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell 9.72% 550 556 583 611 658 737 742
    Independent Des Guckian[c 1] 9.36% 530 538 548 577 639 751 758
    Sinn Féin Séadhna Logan[c 1] 7.17% 406 408 428 440 481    
    Independent Yvonne Hollidge 4.73% 268 270 289 321      
    Independent Sean Wynne 3.43% 194 195 203        
    Green Party Leslie O'Hora 1.82% 103 104          
    Independent Denis O'Brien 1.57% 89 89          
    Electorate: 9,027   Valid: 5,660   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 809   Turnout: 5,729 (63.47%)

      Manorhamilton
      Manorhamilton — 6 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
      Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan[c 1] 16.67% 937        
      Sinn Féin Padraig Fallon[c 1] 16.28% 915        
      Fianna Fáil Justin Warnock[c 1] 14.89% 837        
      Fine Gael Frank Dolan[c 1] 12.54% 705 749 768 828  
      Independent Felim Gurn[c 1] 12.33% 693 733 769 798 808
      Fine Gael Seán McDermott[c 1] 11.76% 661 676 695 767 778
      Independent Jamie Murphy 5.57% 313 322 340 360 366
      Green Party Bláithín Gallagher 5.09% 286 306 320 345 351
      Fine Gael John Joe Dowdican 4.89% 275 280 285    
      Electorate: 9,058   Valid: 5,622   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 804   Turnout: 5,693 (62.85%)

        Footnotes
        1. Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.

        References

        Sources
        • "Leitrim County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
        • "Election Results 2019". Leitrim County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
        • Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 60–63, 151. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
        • Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 623/2018 — County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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