2014 Cork County Council election

2014 Cork County Council election
23 May 2014
All 55 seats on Cork County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 17 16 10
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 6 Increase 9
Popular vote 44,885 43,350 22,747
Percentage 28.65% 27.67% 14.52%
Swing Decrease 4.28% Decrease 9.52% Increase 8.38%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 2 10
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 4
Popular vote 11,298 30,336
Percentage 7.21% 19.36%
Swing Decrease 2.98% Increase 11.4%
Cathaoirleach before election

Noel O'Connor
Fine Gael

Subsequent Cathaoirleach

Alan Coleman
Fianna Fáil

The area governed by Cork County Council

An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 114 candidates. County Cork was divided into 8 local electoral areas 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).[1][2][3][4]

Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats, bringing their total to 10 seats.

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Fianna Fáil 17 Increase 5 44,885 28.65
Fine Gael 16 Decrease6 43,350 27.67
Sinn Féin 10 Increase9 22,747 14.52
Labour 2 Decrease5 11,298 7.21
Independent 10 Increase4 30,336 19.36
Total 55 Increase7 156,655 100.00

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Ballincollig–Carrigaline

Ballincollig–Carrigaline: 10 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Séamus McGrath[*] 20.13 4,700                            
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 10.99 2,567                            
Fine Gael Derry Canty[*] 6.51 1,521 1,559 1,570 1,570 1,574 1,595 1,603 1,610 1,652 1,671 1,710 1,711 1,831 1,906 1,963
Fine Gael Deirdre Forde[*] 6.23 1,455 1,678 1,683 1,685 1,704 1,791 1,801 1,813 1,875 1,887 1,970 1,977 2,073 2,491  
Fianna Fáil Daithi O Donnabhain 6.04 1,411 1,839 1,852 1,853 1,858 1,861 1,865 1,872 1,896 1,911 1,936 1,938 2,040 2,095 2,103
Independent Marcia D'Alton 5.74 1,341 1,557 1,566 1,582 1,630 1,640 1,723 1,806 1,860 1,997 2,220        
Fine Gael Garret Kelleher 5.48 1,279 1,307 1,313 1,313 1,317 1,342 1,345 1,352 1,386 1,413 1,430 1,431 1,548 1,680 1,727
Fine Gael John A. Collins[*] 5.43 1,269 1,520 1,523 1,538 1,543 1,566 1,579 1,593 1,668 1,674 1,708 1,709 1,749 1,846 1,934
Fine Gael Shane O'Callaghan 4.37 1,020 1,133 1,141 1,142 1,145 1,194 1,197 1,202 1,243 1,247 1,305 1,308 1,369    
Fianna Fáil Mary Rose Desmond 4.36 1,019 1,608 1,616 1,617 1,620 1,634 1,640 1,649 1,672 1,679 1,773 1,782 1,828 1,975 2,019
Sinn Féin Michael Murphy[*] 3.91 914 1,071 1,357 1,368 1,401 1,403 1,474 1,573 1,604 1,631 1,684 1,697 1,786 1,810 1,811
Green Cormac Manning 3.81 890 946 962 965 973 998 1,010 1,056 1,134 1,199 1,237 1,245      
Independent David Boyle[*] 3.48 813 908 923 931 934 943 971 1,017 1,040 1,105          
Independent Joe Harris 3.01 702 784 795 828 834 836 901 955 974 1,172 1,359 1,461 1,618 1,712 1,739
Independent Shirley Griffin 2.02 472 494 509 557 559 570 629 699 713            
People Before Profit Rob Galligan Long 1.96 458 494 510 524 532 538 579                
Labour Liam O'Connor 1.73 403 475 481 485 609 627 635 654              
Independent Elizabeth Hourihane 1.57 366 432 438 471 483 485                  
Fine Gael Farah Deeba 1.34 312 333 337 339 344                    
Labour Angela Murphy 1.10 258 315 316 316                      
Independent Terry Hume 0.78 181 208 213                        
Electorate: 51,714   Valid: 23,351 (45.15%)   Spoilt: 341   Quota: 2,123   Turnout: 23,692 (45.81%)  

Bandon–Kinsale

Bandon-Kinsale: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 14.68 2,344              
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman[*] 14.33 2,288              
Fine Gael Tim Lombard[*] 13.87 2,214 2,217 2,224 2,225 2,247 2,392    
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 12.89 2,057 2,069 2,081 2,084 2,173 2,233 2,249 2,349
Fine Gael James O'Donovan 12.37 1,975 1,982 1,986 1,986 2,045 2,079 2,089 2,222
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy[*] 10.46 1,670 1,675 1,708 1,709 1,738 1,781 1,827 2,368
Labour Tomas O'Brien 6.87 1,097 1,101 1,156 1,157 1,188 1,294 1,312  
Independent Michael Ring 5.96 951 963 1,009 1,010 1,208 1,339 1,352 1,532
Green Liz Dunphy 3.63 579 586 599 599 671      
Independent Denis Boyle 3.47 554 564 596          
Independent Cormac Hayes 1.47 235 238            
Electorate: 31,472   Valid: 15,964 (50.72%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 2,281   Turnout: 16,165 (51.36%)  

Blarney–Macroom

Blarney–Macroom: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan[*] 20.19 3,816                
Fine Gael Michael Creed[*] 18.02 3,406                
Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 13.97 2,639 2,777              
Fine Gael Damian Boylan 8.83 1,584 1,621 1,732 1,743 1,773 1,776 1,811 1,847 2,043
Fianna Fáil Bob Ryan 7.99 1,509 1,961 1,989 2,011 2,036 2,062 2,110 2,214 2,336
Independent Kevin Conway 7.20 1,361 1,383 1,389 1,415 1,541 1,548 1,686 2,018 2,154
Fine Gael Ted Lucey 6.52 1,233 1,314 1,628 1,651 1,659 1,664 1,751 1,857 2,348
Labour Martin Coughlan[*] 5.74 1,085 1,232 1,338 1,372 1,420 1,427 1,646 1,805  
Independent Connie Foley 3.84 726 795 835 914 1,017 1,025      
Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 3.70 699 805 867 947 1,036 1,055 1,273    
Anti-Austerity Alliance Liz Feehan 2.77 524 543 549 588          
Independent Mary O'Callaghan-Hallissey 1.67 315 360 393            
Electorate: 34,079   Valid: 18,897 (55.45%)   Spoilt: 245   Quota: 2,700   Turnout: 19,142 (56.17%)  

Cobh

Cobh: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Pádraig O'Sullivan 14.72 2,628              
Sinn Féin Kieran McCarthy 13.84 2,471              
Sinn Féin Ger Keohane 12.40 2,214 2,244            
Fine Gael Anthony Barry 8.86 1,583 1,605 1,605 1,610 1,620 1,637 1,739 2,010
Fine Gael Conor Murphy 8.04 1,436 1,465 1,466 1,469 1,488 1,496 1,618 1,701
Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 7.43 1,327 1,372 1,398 1,422 1,460 1,519 1,869 2,067
Labour Cathal Rasmussen[*] 7.08 1,264 1,272 1,309 1,352 1,366 1,485 1,718 1,869
Labour Noel Costello[*] 7.06 1,261 1,299 1,301 1,304 1,349 1,356    
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 7.01 1,251 1,434 1,441 1,465 1,477 1,518 1,596  
Independent Claire Cullinane 6.30 947 962 1,026 1,082 1,288 1,687 1,761 1,934
Independent Paddy Histon 3.53 631 636 700 765 910      
Independent Seán O'Sullivan 3.20 572 590 618 636        
Independent Noel Maguire 1.52 272 274 274          
Electorate: 39,323   Valid: 17,857 (45.41%)   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 2,233   Turnout: 18,174 (46.22%)  

East Cork

East Cork: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Noel Collins[*] 15.66 2,267                  
Sinn Féin Pat Buckley 12.11 1,753 1,755 1,797 1,828 1,889 1,991 2,019 2,173    
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty 10.05 1,455 1,458 1,478 1,484 1,553 1,640 1,897 2,041 2,099  
Fianna Fáil Aaron O'Sullivan 9.24 1,337 1,342 1,349 1,368 1,388 1,416 1,658 2,280    
Sinn Féin Michelle Hennessy[*] 9.33 1,350 1,354 1,365 1,416 1,457 1,516 1,578 1,622 1,662 1,690
Fianna Fáil Niall O'Neill 8.68 1,257 1,258 1,287 1,291 1,339 1,444 1,515      
Fine Gael Barbara Murray[*] 7.86 1,138 1,139 1,146 1,155 1,198 1,234        
Independent Mary Linehan-Foley 7.83 1,134 1,157 1,169 1,229 1,281 1,455 1,675 1,733 1,797 1,809
Fine Gael Susan McCarthy 7.10 1,028 1,035 1,058 1,060 1,202 1,297 1,538 1,766 1,816 1,844
Independent Wayne Halloran 5.15 745 756 781 848 906          
Labour Eric Nolan 2.34 338 339 345 348            
Green Natasha Harty 1.67 301 305 316 334            
Independent Paddy Bullman 1.98 287 299 305              
Independent Aisling Murray 0.59 85                  
Electorate: 30,579   Valid: 14,475 (47.34%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 2,068   Turnout: 14,665 (47.96%)  

Fermoy

Fermoy: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Noel McCarthy[*] 20.02 3,511                
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe[*] 16.67 2,923                
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn[*] 14.01 2,457 2,839              
Fianna Fáil Ian Doyle 12.58 2,206 2,221 2,346 2,367 2,377 2,427 2,450 2,466 2,731
Sinn Féin June Murphy 9.55 1,675 1,857 1,909 1,946 1,964 2,076 2,164 2,381 2,408
Fine Gael Kay Dawson 9.23 1,618 1,775 1,860 1,909 1,914 1,933 1,985 2,079 2,691
Fine Gael Aileen Browne 5.63 988 1,047 1,070 1,083 1,092 1,120 1,154 1,160  
Independent Frank Roche 4.24 743 803 859 886 928 1,003 1,145 1,240 1,308
Independent Tim White 2.71 475 516 550 569 578 617 663    
People Before Profit Michael McCarthy 2.32 406 446 454 461 470        
Independent Pat Fouhy 2.26 396 448 478 497 534 573      
Independent Ross Cannon 0.79 138 155 159 160          
Electorate: 32,812   Valid: 17,536 (53.44%)   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 2,506   Turnout: 17,820 (54.31%)  

Kanturk–Mallow

Kanturk-Mallow: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent John Paul O'Shea[*] 20.53 4,374              
Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan 11.65 2,481 2,568 2,636 2,914 2,935 2,956 3,231  
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald[*] 10.66 2,271 2,510 2,546 2,915 3,240      
Sinn Féin Melissa Mullane 10.11 2,154 2,365 2,497 2,610 2,715 2,732 2,840 2,877
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy[*] 9.81 2,090 2,156 2,223 2,356 2,631 2,653 3,551  
Independent Timmy Collins[*] 8.35 1,779 1,961 2,191 2,317 2,354 2,364 2,680 2,862
Fine Gael Noel Buckley[*] 7.70 1,641 1,694 1,709 1,742 1,935 1,949    
Labour Ronan Sheehan[*] 6.25 1,332 1,499 1,537 1,583 1,954 2,066 2,136 2,346
Fine Gael Noel O'Connor[*] 6.11 1,302 1,442 1,458 1,474        
Fianna Fáil Bart Donegan[*] 5.78 1,231 1,258 1,276          
Independent Dennis O'Brien 2.37 505 610            
Independent Grzegorz Zalewski 0.66 141 194            
Electorate: 37,129   Valid: 21,301 (57.37%)   Spoilt: 303   Quota: 3,044   Turnout: 21,604 (58.19%)  

West Cork

West Cork: 8 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Michael Collins 12.50 3,409                      
Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan[*] 9.29 2,534 2,535 2,540 2,632 2,657 2,684 2,791 2,884 2,999 3,010 3,256  
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll 7.46 2,035 2,038 2,063 2,117 2,120 2,158 2,395 2,486 2,596 2,780 3,272  
Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan[*] 7.03 1,916 1,916 1,923 1,953 1,957 1,989 2,183 2,216 2,780 2,833 2,929 3,006
Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy[*] 6.63 1,807 1,809 1,852 1,868 2,172 2,195 2,325 2,417 2,466 2,501 2,519 2,523
Sinn Féin Paul Hayes 5.55 1,514 1,516 1,533 1,565 1,572 1,681 1,714 1,733 1,842 2,480 2,513 2,530
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan[*] 5.39 1,469 1,469 1,471 1,494 1,521 1,540 1,544 1,649 1,811 1,824 1,936 1,959
Independent Declan Hurley[*] 5.25 1,431 1,444 1,467 1,656 1,661 1,782 1,990 2,025 2,059 2,119 2,189 2,220
Fine Gael Mary Hegarty[*] 5.22 1,425 1,427 1,470 1,506 1,642 1,700 1,735 2,055 2,066 2,105 2,468 2,541
Fine Gael Adrian Healy[*] 5.14 1,401 1,403 1,418 1,434 1,458 1,501 1,511 1,655 1,678 1,779    
Independent Finbarr Harrington 4.49 1,225 1,241 1,289 1,313 1,502 1,645 1,696 1,788 1,794 1,863 1,910 1,926
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke[*] 4.37 1,192 1,194 1,197 1,208 1,208 1,224 1,305 1,311        
Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Seaghdha 4.22 1,152 1,153 1,178 1,198 1,211 1,314 1,340 1,394 1,402      
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Kelly 4.01 1,093 1,095 1,105 1,163 1,174 1,192            
Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan 3.75 1,024 1,027 1,094 1,119 1,262 1,277 1,284          
Fine Gael Jerry Sullivan[*] 3.49 953 955 958 968                
People Before Profit Ed Harper 3.23 881 884 920 969 980              
Labour Norma Thomson 2.75 749 832 838 871 983 985            
Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.23 64 64 337 339 344              
Electorate: 46,249   Valid: 27,274 (58.97%)   Spoilt: 382   Quota: 3,031   Turnout: 27,656 (59.80%)  

Changes

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald Kanturk-Mallow Death 8 March 2016 Daniel Fitzgerald[5]
Fianna Fáil Daniel Fitzgerald[6] Kanturk-Mallow Work Commitments 2016 Gearóid Murphy
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Ballincollig-Carrigaline Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Eoghan Jeffers[7]
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Bandon-Kinsale Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Gillian Coughlan[8]
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan Blarney-Macroom Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Gobnait Moynihan[9]
Sinn Féin Pat Buckley East Cork Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Danielle Twomey[10]
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe Fermoy Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Deirdre O'Brien[11]
Independent Michael Collins West Cork Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Danny Collins[12]
Fine Gael Tim Lombard Bandon-Kinsale Elected to 25th Seanad at the 2016 Seanad election. 26 February 2016 Aidan Lombard[13]
Independent Claire Cullinane Cobh Death 14 December 2016 Diarmaid Ó'Cadhla
Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan West Cork Resigned seat to join An Garda Síochána January 2017 John O'Sullivan[14]
Fianna Fáil Aaron O'Sullivan East Cork Work Commitments 24 November 2017 Michael Ahern

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Kieran McCarthy Cobh Sinn Féin Independent 22 June 2015[15]
Melissa Mullane Kanturk-Mallow Sinn Féin Independent 22 June 2015[16]
Alan Coleman Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Independent 25 June 2015[17]
Melissa Mullane Kanturk-Mallow Independent Sinn Féin September 2015[18]
June Murphy Fermoy Sinn Féin Independent 24 September 2015[19]
Noel McCarthy Fermoy Labour Independent 7 October 2015[20]
Ger Keohane Cobh Sinn Féin Independent 13 November 2015[21]
Noel McCarthy Fermoy Independent Fine Gael 27 November 2015[22]
Joe Harris Ballincollig-Carrigaline Independent Social Democrats 1 March 2017[23]
June Murphy Fermoy Independent Social Democrats 20 February 2018[24]
John Paul O'Shea Kanturk-Mallow Independent Fine Gael 27 February 2018[25]

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