Part of the 2014 Irish local elections
2014 Clare County Council election
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections . County Clare was divided into four 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).[ 1] [ 2] This was a reduction in 4 council seats and 2 LEAs compared to the previous elections held in 2009.
Fianna Fáil re-emerged as the largest party in County 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 including that of the council's outgoing cathaoirleach, 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
Results by local electoral area
^ *: Outgoing councillor.
Ennis
Ennis: 8 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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
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
Seamus Ryan
1.78
229
252
260
263
Independent
Joe Corbett
1.62
208
211
217
Independent
George Atijohn
1.53
197
209
Green
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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
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
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
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
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%)
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