2009 Fingal County Council election
5 June 2009
24 seats on Fingal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Seats won 9 6 4
Seat change Increase3 Increase1 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Socialist Party Independent Green
Seats won 3 2 0
Seat change Increase1 Steady Decrease3
  Seventh party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease1
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to all 24 seats on Fingal County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of the 2009 Irish local elections. Fingal 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).

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Labour 9 Increase3 21,117 25.66
Fine Gael 6 Increase1 17,133 20.82
Fianna Fáil 4 Steady 13,347 16.22
Socialist Party 3 Increase1 11,502 13.98
Green 0 Decrease3 4,861 5.91
Sinn Féin 0 Decrease1 4,037 4.91
Seniors Solidarity 0 Steady 1,319 1.60
Progressive Democrats — Decrease1 — —
Independent 2 Steady 8,966 10.90
Total 24 Steady 82,282 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Balbriggan

Balbriggan - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Ken Farrell 19.14 3,388                
Independent David O'Connor* 12.94 2,291 2,346 2,388 2,454 2,541 2,623 2,800 3,035  
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary 10.36 1,833 1,874 1,903 1,926 2,005 2,513 2,586 2,689 2,877
Green Joe Corr* 8.65 1,531 1,581 1,610 1,671 1,766 1,817 1,928 2,040 2,306
Labour Ciaran Byrne* 8.02 1,420 1,515 1,752 1,857 1,887 1,975 2,238 2,447 2,585
Independent May McKeon* 6.99 1,238 1,249 1,315 1,366 1,401 1,514 1,636 2,040 2,432
Independent Seán Brown 6.07 1,075 1,082 1,125 1,200 1,211 1,300 1,424    
Fine Gael Larry Dunne 5.71 1,010 1,024 1,059 1,087 1,108        
Fianna Fáil Dermot Murray 5.56 985 993 1,012 1,046 1,491 1,551 1,584 1,694  
Socialist Party Terry Kelleher 4.98 882 905 941 1,097 1,109 1,136      
Fianna Fáil Stephen O'Connell 4.79 848 894 898 911          
Sinn Féin Fergus Byrne 3.82 677 691 710            
Labour Grainne Kilmurray 2.95 523 596              
Electorate: 36,258   Valid: 17,701 (48.82%)   Spoilt: 248   Quota: 2,951   Turnout: 17,949 (49.50%)  

    Castleknock

    Castleknock - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Socialist Party Joe Higgins 28.07 3,787          
    Fine Gael Eithne Loftus* 22.45 3,028          
    Labour Peggy Hamill* 16.32 2,201 2,753        
    Fianna Fáil Mags Murray* 12.44 1,678 1,766 1,787 1,869 1,952 2,692
    Green Roderic O'Gorman 9.18 1,238 1,413 1,458 1,649 1,851 2,030
    Fianna Fáil Howard Mahony 6.95 938 983 997 1,033 1,077  
    Sinn Féin Charlie Maples 3.59 484 657 694 714    
    Independent Zahid Hussain 1.01 136 191        
    Electorate: 29,622   Valid: 13,490 (45.54%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 2,699   Turnout: 13,628 (46.01%)  

      Howth–Malahide

      Howth-Malahide - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Labour Peter Coyle* 16.99 3,781                  
      Fine Gael Alan Farrell* 12.31 2,739 2,754 2,795 2,832 2,859 2,948 3,002 3,161 3,387 3,499
      Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien* 10.26 2,283 2,288 2,311 2,338 2,360 2,421 2,440 2,500 2,592 3,634
      Labour Cian O'Callaghan 10.14 2,256 2,275 2,283 2,354 2,458 2,507 2,859 3,251 3,610 3,818
      Fine Gael Joan Maher* 10.66 2,372 2,376 2,383 2,454 2,478 2,515 2,582 2,821 3,058 3,283
      Independent Jimmy Guerin 8.15 1,814 1,820 1,842 1,984 2,062 2,099 2,279 2,445 2,871 3,052
      Fianna Fáil Averil Power 7.46 1,659 1,662 1,669 1,710 1,743 1,766 1,826 1,923 2,033  
      Seniors Solidarity Party John Wolfe 5.93 1,319 1,325 1,345 1,422 1,501 1,537 1,721 1,835    
      Socialist Party Brian Greene 4.64 1,032 1,036 1,044 1,063 1,207 1,229        
      Green David Healy* 4.32 962 965 972 1,009 1,041 1,329 1,450      
      Sinn Féin Colm O Murchadha 2.87 638 639 643 653            
      Green Robbie Kelly* 2.77 616 619 632 661 683          
      Independent Eamonn McKiernan 1.53 341 342 359              
      Independent John Seery 1.07 237 238 251              
      Independent Pat Joyce 0.91 202 203                
      Electorate: 41,843   Valid: 22,251 (53.18%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 3,709   Turnout: 22,452 (53.66%)  

        The Seniors Solidarity Party was founded in November 2008 by John Wolfe following changes to the medical card changes in the 2009 budget.[1] It was registered to contest local elections in Dublin.[2] This was the only election it contested. In December 2014, the registrar of political parties proposed to cancel its registration.[3]

        Mulhuddart

        Mulhuddart - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Labour Patrick Nulty 14.32 1,898 1,924 1,957 1,965 2,014 2,065 2,178
        Socialist Party Ruth Coppinger* 12.86 1,705 1,733 1,784 1,795 2,241    
        Labour Michael O'Donovan* 12.80 1,696 1,708 1,749 1,758 1,785 1,845 1,987
        Fine Gael Kieran Dennison 12.44 1,649 1,661 1,698 1,707 1,726 1,803 2,320
        Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly* 11.44 1,517 1,532 1,557 1,565 1,641 1,672 1,699
        Fianna Fáil David McGuinness 9.08 1,203 1,213 1,225 1,337 1,347 1,850 1,999
        Fine Gael Adeola Ogunsina 7.28 965 974 1,083 1,294 1,297 1,368  
        Fianna Fáil Niamh Moran 5.45 723 729 760 885 890    
        Socialist Party Denis Keane 4.84 642 656 667 667      
        Fianna Fáil Idowu Sulyman Olafimihan 4.61 611 611 653        
        Independent Iggy Okafor 3.50 464 491          
        Independent Maria McGrail 1.37 182            
        Electorate: 30,735   Valid: 13,255 (43.13%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 2,210   Turnout: 13,427 (43.69%)  

          Swords

          Swords - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Socialist Party Clare Daly* 20.48 3,192                  
          Labour Gerry McGuire* 10.09 1,572 1,617 1,623 1,678 1,737 1,848 1,923 2,322 2,433 2,670
          Labour Tom Kelleher* 10.02 1,561 1,637 1,658 1,705 1,790 1,916 1,993 2,221 2,342 2,616
          Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler* 9.54 1,487 1,508 1,517 1,525 1,590 1,628 2,154 2,212 2,285 2,448
          Fine Gael Anne Devitt* 8.75 1,364 1,404 1,426 1,440 1,496 1,539 1,601 1,659 2,028 2,155
          Fine Gael Bob Dowling 7.92 1,234 1,257 1,262 1,266 1,300 1,323 1,353 1,375 1,645 1,728
          Fine Gael James Lawless 6.03 939 960 971 986 1,030 1,056 1,104 1,164    
          Fianna Fáil John Hennessy 5.98 932 951 961 969 996 1,031        
          Labour Pat Ward 5.27 821 861 868 921 957 1,043 1,081      
          Independent Joe O'Neill 4.70 733 773 883 919 982 1,153 1,221 1,309 1,390  
          Sinn Féin Conor Kelly 4.63 721 776 778 863 895          
          Green Kenneth Duffy 3.30 514 542 569 584            
          Socialist Party John McCamley 1.68 262 421 433              
          Independent Carmel Diviney 1.62 253 280                
          Electorate: 35,652   Valid: 15,585 (43.71%)   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 2,598   Turnout: 15,742 (44.15%)  

            References

            Sources

            • Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2010). "Volume 1: City and County Councils". Local Elections 2009: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics (PDF). Dublin: Stationery Office. ISBN 9781406425109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014.

            Citations

            1. ↑ "John Wolfe, Senior Solidarity Party". Fingal Independent. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
            2. ↑ "Register of Political Parties". Iris Oifigiúil. 2009 (18): 280. 3 March 2009.
            3. ↑ "Register of Political Parties". Iris Oifigiúil. 2014 (103): 3017. 26 December 2014.
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