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Part of the 2014 Irish local elections
2014 Galway County Council election
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections , an increase from 30 seats at the 2009 election . County Galway was divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). In addition, the town councils of Ballinasloe , Loughrea and Tuam were all abolished.
Fine Gael remained the largest party in terms of votes while having the same seats as Fianna Fáil. Fine Gael lost 1 seat overall, in Loughrea, while Fianna Fáil made 5 gains; 1 each in Ballinasloe, Connemara, Athenry-Oranmore and 2 in Loughrea. Independents had another good election winning 4 additional seats while Sinn Féin made gains in Connemara and in Athenry-Oranmore. Republican Sinn Féin retained their solitary seat in Connemara.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Results by local electoral area [ edit ] ^ *: Outgoing councillor.
Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Fine Gael
Peter Feeney [*] 12.28
1,572
1,582
1,649
Independent
Jim Cuddy [*] 11.51
1,473
1,527
1,534
1,535
1,603
Independent
James Charity ††
11.12
1,424
1,454
1,464
1,465
1,522
1,562
1,628
Fianna Fáil
Malachy Noone [*] 10.38
1,329
1,333
1,337
1,338
1,405
1,529
1,689
Fianna Fáil
Cathal Moran
7.80
998
1,001
1,023
1,032
1,047
1,051
1,069
1,079
1,119
1,191
1,249
1,257
Sinn Féin
Gabriel Cronnelly †††††
7.25
928
953
990
1,001
1,028
1,041
1,075
1,078
1,112
1,252
1,298
1,304
Fianna Fáil
Martina Kinane
6.92
886
918
930
933
948
965
979
985
1,195
1,249
1,270
1,276
Fine Gael
Frank Kearney
6.50
832
835
840
844
873
979
1,038
1,068
1,355
1,773
Independent
David Collins
6.40
820
845
852
856
886
910
953
977
1,049
Fine Gael
Liam Carroll[*]
5.85
749
785
798
799
809
850
893
903
Fine Gael
Josette Farrell
3.44
441
448
461
466
485
Independent
Michael Ryan
3.09
395
422
428
430
Labour
Clement Shevlin
2.76
354
363
452
458
489
556
Labour
Madge Dean
2.43
311
317
Independent
Roderick O'Driscoll
1.86
238
Fís Nua
Suzanne O'Keeffe
0.41
53
Electorate: 23,659 Valid: 12,803 (54.11%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,601 Turnout: 12,914 (54.58%)
Ballinasloe: 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Independent
Tim Broderick [*] 27.9%
3,275
Sinn Féin
Dermot Connolly [*] 17.5%
2,059
Fianna Fáil
Michael Connolly [*] 12.9%
1,514
1,800
Fianna Fáil
Donal Burke
9.8%
1,154
1,389
1,463
1,489
1,554
1,616
Fine Gael
Michael Finnerty [*] 7.2%
845
1,021
1,084
1,092
1,305
1,544
Fine Gael
Kevin Ryan[*]
7.1%
835
970
992
1,027
1,081
Fine Gael
Aidan Donohue
6.7%
785
1,164
1,206
1,227
1,312
1,702
Labour
Johnny Walsh
5.7%
664
826
919
923
Fianna Fáil
Pat O'Sullivan
5.7%
615
838
924
951
1,161
1,225
Electorate: 20,380 Valid: 11,746 Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,679 Turnout: 11,886 (58.3%)
Connemara: 9 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Independent
Thomas Welby [*] 13.6%
2,291
Fianna Fáil
Seán Ó Tuairisg [*] 7.5%
1,270
1,297
1,302
1,309
1,316
1,356
1,393
1,456
1,514
1,581
1,688
Fine Gael
Eileen Mannion-Mullen [*] 7.4%
1,251
1,310
1,333
1,375
1,421
1,429
1,436
1,442
1,545
1,556
1,627
1,870
Fianna Fáil
Seamus Walsh [*] 7.1%
1,203
1,297
1,307
1,312
1,319
1,355
1,366
1,384
1,415
1,431
1,467
1,629
1,670
Fine Gael
Niamh Byrne
7.1%
1,183
1,310
1,329
1,400
1,429
1,465
1,468
1,479
1,592
1,614
1,725
Independent
Seosamh Ó Cualáin
6.9%
1,172
1,208
1,218
1,228
1,255
1,264
1,438
1,489
1,552
1,689
Fianna Fáil
Noel Thomas
6.6%
1,114
1,187
1,192
1,198
1,214
1,254
1,258
1,266
1,285
1,300
1,311
1,382
1,390
Republican Sinn Féin
Tomás Ó Curraoin [*] 6.4%
1,072
1,109
1,112
1,144
1,160
1,240
1,297
1,360
1,433
1,526
1,602
1,620
1,623
Fianna Fáil
Máirtín Lee
5.2%
882
885
885
887
888
915
934
991
1,106
1,140
1,224
1,306
1,311
Fianna Fáil
Josie Conneely
4.8%
800
819
838
839
851
870
887
891
893
894
904
Sinn Féin
Tom Healy
4.6%
768
805
832
832
867
869
880
889
893
1,218
1,265
1,432
1,501
Labour
Joe Curran
3.9%
667
677
682
692
713
727
744
796
845
891
Sinn Féin
Máirín Mhic Lochlainn
3.7%
627
639
648
649
663
669
718
776
814
Fine Gael
Seosamh Ó Laoi[*]
3.6%
610
615
619
668
673
686
695
718
Independent
Dáithí Ó Cualáin
2.6%
440
446
458
459
471
473
551
Independent
Pádraic Ó Conghaile
2.1%
354
359
403
404
411
414
Fianna Fáil
Mac Dara Hosty
2.1%
345
350
351
393
402
Fine Gael
Mary McHugh
1.8%
302
309
309
Independent
Ronan Garvey
1.5%
256
288
325
336
Independent
Liam Allen
1.1%
185
198
Independent
Chris Walsh
0.3%
45
54
Electorate: 30,734 Valid: 16,847 Spoilt: 244 Quota: 1,685 Turnout: 17,091 (55.6%)
Loughrea: 8 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Anne Rabbitte 10.6%
1,729
1,731
1,793
1,840
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Finnerty [*] 10.5%
1,706
1,799
1,812
Fine Gael
Michael 'Moegie' Maher [*] 10.2%
1,651
1,663
1,775
1,951
Fine Gael
Jimmy McClearn [*] 10.0%
1,630
1,636
1,719
1,770
1,785
1,793
1,841
Fine Gael
Joe Byrne
9.6%
1,560
1,602
1,626
1,642
1,647
1,647
1,693
1,699
Independent
Michael (Stroke) Fahy [*] 8.8%
1,437
1,525
1,542
1,543
1,588
1,593
1,736
1,790
Independent
Pat Hynes [*] 8.6%
1,394
1,416
1,498
1,704
1,755
1,761
1,988
Fianna Fáil
Shane Donnellan
7.7%
1,257
1,268
1,348
1,472
1,522
1,534
1,619
1,639
Fine Gael
Bridie Willers[*]
7.4%
1,200
1,284
1,324
1,372
1,387
1,388
1,448
1,455
Sinn Féin
Eoghan Mac Cormaic
4.8%
775
814
858
898
902
904
Independent
James Regan
4.6%
745
766
834
Labour
Dessie O'Brien
4.1%
672
693
Independent
Adrian Feeney
3.0%
495
Electorate: 28,343 Valid: 16,251 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,806 Turnout: 16,442 (58.0%)
Tuam: 9 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Independent
Seán Canney [*] 17.0%
3,171
Fine Gael
Pete Roche [*] 14.6%
2,708
Independent
Michael Fitzmaurice 14.1%
2,621
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hoade [*] 10.1%
1,886
Fine Gael
Tom McHugh [*] 8.6%
1,598
1,854
2,102
Fianna Fáil
Donagh Mark Killilea
5.2%
968
1,188
1,258
1,303
1,319
1,341
1,386
1,438
1,447
1,559
1,731
Independent
Karey McHugh
5.0%
934
1,118
1,272
1,360
1,388
1,469
1,624
1,880
Independent
Shaun Cunniffe [*] 4.8%
900
1,007
1,033
1,053
1,056
1,206
1,272
1,361
1,362
1,453
1,495
Fine Gael
Peter Keaveney
4.2%
780
809
854
1,149
1,189
1,194
1,205
1,222
1,222
1,421
1,687
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Kitt
3.6%
661
819
913
942
969
979
1,017
1,042
1,045
1,127
1,313
Fianna Fáil
Nora Fahy
3.1%
585
629
666
853
856
862
876
915
917
935
Sinn Féin
Maeve O'Brien
3.2%
598
649
686
732
736
766
793
Fine Gael
Larry Bane
2.8%
521
667
741
756
806
828
864
885
894
Independent
Teresa Killeen-Kelly
1.9%
362
430
473
495
501
523
Independent
Thomas (T.P.) Niland
1.7%
323
369
387
399
403
Electorate: 31,525 Valid: 18,616 Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,862 Turnout: 18,791 (59.6%)
† On 11 October 2014 Michael Fitzmaurice was elected to the 31st Dáil at the 2014 Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election . In November 2014 Independent Des Joyce was co-opted to his seat.[1]
†† On 21 May 2015 Athenry-Oranmore Independent Cllr James Charity joined Renua and ceased to be an Independent.[2] He left the party on 30 July 2015.[3]
†††Loughrea Fianna Fáil Councillor Anne Rabbitte was elected to the 32nd Dáil in the 2016 general election for the Galway East constituency. Ivan Canning was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.[4]
††††Tuam Independent Councillor Seán Canney was elected to the 32nd Dáil in the 2016 general election for the Galway East constituency. Billy Connelly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 16 March 2016.[5]
††††† Athenry-Oranmore Sinn Féin Councillor Gabriel Cronnelly resigned from the party and became an Independent citing ongoing unrest around the way the party dealt with unethical behaviour on 3 December 2017.[6]
†††††† Loughrea Independent Councillor Michael (Stroke) Fahy joined Fianna Fáil on 16 December 2018.[7] He died on 3 April 2019 following a short illness.[8]
