2014 Tipperary County Council election
23 May 2014
All 40 seats on Tipperary County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 10 5
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 2 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour WUA Independent
Seats won 1 1 13
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 1 Increase 3
Map showing the area of Tipperary County Council

An election to all 40 seats on Tipperary County Council election was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 85 candidates. This was a reduction from a combined total of 47 seats at the previous election: 21 at the 2009 North Tipperary election and 27 at the 2009 South Tipperary election. The former counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary were amalgamated under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The town councils of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Nenagh, Templemore, Tipperary and Thurles and the borough council of Clonmel were also abolished.

County Tipperary was divided into five 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][3]

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Independent 13 +3 22,197 29.48
Fine Gael 10 −6 19,599 26.03
Fianna Fáil 10 −2 17,833 23.68
Sinn Féin 5 +4 7,507 9.97
Labour 1 −5 5,989 7.95
WUA 1 −1 1,927 2.56
People Before Profit 0 0 174 0.23
Direct Democracy 0 0 73 0.10
Total 40 −7 75,299 100.00

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Carrick-on-Suir

Carrick-on-Suir: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin David Dunne 14.15 1,398 1,429          
Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 13.35 1,319 1,399 1,404 1,418      
Independent Eddie O'Meara[*]†††††† 10.80 1,067 1,091 1,092 1,132 1,252 1,291 1,418
Fine Gael Louise McLoughlin[*] 9.29 918 945 946 963 1,092 1,129 1,309
Independent Kieran Bourke†††† 9.22 911 916 917 1,060 1,066 1,283 1,318
Fine Gael Joe Brennan[*] 8.19 809 827 828 912 1,011 1,106 1,159
Fine Gael John Fahey[*]††††††† 7.99 789 865 868 872 979 999 1,250
Labour Liam Hayes 6.48 640 759 763 771 821 856  
Fine Gael Noel Fitzgerald 5.64 557 587 587 591      
Fianna Fáil Sylvia Cooney-Sheehan[*] 5.43 536 543 543 632 654    
Independent Pierce O'Loughlin 4.76 470 471 472        
Labour Michael Cleere[*] 4.69 463            
Electorate: 17,028   Valid: 9,877 (58.00%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,412   Turnout: 10,002 (58.74%)  

    Cashel–Tipperary

    Cashel–Tipperary: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald[*] 18.29 2,272                  
    Sinn Féin Martin Browne 11.26 1,399 1,458 1,499 1,515 1,563          
    Independent Denis Leahy[*] 9.32 1,157 1,230 1,250 1,324 1,325 1,485 1,512 1,767    
    Fine Gael Mary Hourigan[*] 9.22 1,145 1,277 1,288 1,323 1,364 1,427 1,564      
    Fine Gael John Crosse[*] 8.49 1,054 1,176 1,185 1,212 1,247 1,292 1,429 1,642    
    Fianna Fáil Roger Kennedy 8.17 1,015 1,066 1,083 1,118 1,162 1,183 1,377 1,444 1,482 1,519
    Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Connell 7.17 890 927 933 1,024 1,038 1,060 1,103 1,165 1,196 1,230
    Independent Tom Wood[*] 7.12 884 919 950 957 1,047 1,074 1,196 1,234 1,259 1,277
    Labour Mick Byrnes 5.44 676 728 730 747 751 822 847      
    Fine Gael Colm Taylor 5.12 636 694 703 710 786 800        
    Independent Jacqui Finnan 3.54 440 462 487 505 506          
    Fianna Fáil Brian Rafferty 2.59 322 342 350              
    Independent Eoghan Lawrence 2.58 320 367 382 383            
    Independent June Molony 1.10 137 144                
    Direct Democracy John O'Connor 0.59 73 77                
    Electorate: 21,539   Valid: 12,420 (57.66%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,553   Turnout: 12,560 (58.31%)  

      Clonmel

      Clonmel: 9 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314
      Independent Martin Lonergan 11.16 1,748                          
      Fine Gael Michael Murphy[*] 9.68 1,517 1,523 1,528 1,531 1,535 1,541 1,565 1,565 1,583          
      WUA Pat English[*] 9.41 1,474 1,480 1,495 1,526 1,563 1,575                
      Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose[*] 9.25 1,449 1,457 1,464 1,464 1,476 1,484 1,513 1,513 1,525 1,529 1,610      
      Independent Andy Moloney 8.98 1,407 1,430 1,438 1,453 1,457 1,484 1,499 1,500 1,629          
      Fine Gael Marie Murphy[*] 6.77 1,060 1,077 1,078 1,087 1,089 1,089 1,094 1,099 1,099 1,137 1,151 1,166 1,309 1,326
      Fianna Fáil Michael Anglim[*] 6.72 1,053 1,085 1,086 1,092 1,092 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,139 1,148 1,170 1,427 1,429 1,483
      Sinn Féin Catherine Carey 5.70 893 900 909 916 941 1,124 1,175 1,179 1,199 1,204 1,251 1,269 1,387 1,462
      Fine Gael Liam Ahearn[*] 5.59 875 883 885 889 891 894 896 896 917 930 950 966 982 1,098
      Independent Richie Molloy[*]† 4.72 739 771 779 787 805 811 844 844 865 869 971 994 1,185 1,403
      Fine Gael Joe Leahy 4.21 660 663 666 667 673 675 689 689 701 703 743 750 806  
      Fianna Fáil P.J. English 3.19 499 511 512 517 519 530 536 536 547 551 561      
      Independent Gabrielle Egan 2.96 463 465 470 474 489 491 545 545 557 560 652 660    
      Independent Darren Ryan 2.90 455 460 465 466 478 480 515 517 525 529        
      Labour Seanie Lonergan[*] 2.34 367 375 375 389 392 403 411 411            
      WUA Pearl Sheehan 1.90 298 299 303 336 351 354                
      Sinn Féin Kevin Brunnick 1.84 288 292 293 306 315                  
      People Before Profit Anne Condon 1.11 174 176 186 187                    
      WUA Martina Maher 0.99 155 159 159                      
      Independent Eoin O'Flaherty 0.59 92 93                        
      Electorate: 26,765   Valid: 15,666 (58.53%)   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,567   Turnout: 15,844 (59.20%)  

        Nenagh

        Nenagh: 9 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910111213
        Independent Joe Hannigan 10.89 2,028                        
        Sinn Féin Seamus Morris[*] 9.29 1,731 1,750 1,757 1,768 1,852 1,891              
        Independent Michael O'Meara[*] 8.36 1,557 1,592 1,624 1,692 1,701 1,718 1,777 1,795 1,819 1,829 1,883    
        Fianna Fáil John Carroll[*] 7.96 1,483 1,495 1,499 1,502 1,544 1,569 1,668 1,703 1,768 1,864      
        Fianna Fáil Mattie (Coole) Ryan[*] 7.18 1,338 1,343 1,343 1,345 1,347 1,359 1,487 1,513 1,554 1,729 1,786 1,788 1,923
        Fine Gael Dr. Phyll Bugler[*] 6.33 1,178 1,181 1,183 1,186 1,192 1,225 1,237 1,250 1,324 1,371 1,447 1,449 1,788
        Independent Hughie McGrath[*] 5.80 1,081 1,094 1,101 1,110 1,179 1,225 1,258 1,390 1,509 1,522 1,758 1,768 1,877
        Independent John McGrath[*] 5.49 1,023 1,027 1,027 1,031 1,048 1,062 1,073 1,084 1,097 1,294 1,311 1,312 1,409
        Fine Gael Gerard Darcy[*] 5.48 1,021 1,049 1,063 1,073 1,078 1,104 1,209 1,225 1,339 1,347 1,433 1,434 1,731
        Labour Fiona Bonfield 5.22 973 974 982 984 994 1,004 1,011 1,065 1,080 1,304 1,543 1,545 1,622
        Fine Gael Tom Berkery 5.12 953 958 958 960 974 1,027 1,034 1,055 1,178 1,197 1,288 1,288  
        Fianna Fáil Martin Kennedy 4.37 814 815 815 821 824 829 856 860 867        
        Labour Virginia O'Dowd 3.70 690 698 718 721 736 765 781 957 1,080 1,088      
        Fine Gael Tom Moylan 3.61 672 675 675 677 683 721 733 778          
        Labour Lalor McGee 2.95 550 553 564 566 581 623 626            
        Fianna Fáil Eamonn Spillane 2.83 527 535 541 551 554 558              
        Fine Gael Conor Delaney 2.20 409 410 410 417 422                
        Independent Michael Dillon 1.59 296 302 303 333                  
        Independent Patrick Cahalan 0.98 183 189 194                    
        Labour Greg Starr 0.63 117 121                      
        Electorate: 29,215   Valid: 18,624 (63.75%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 1,863   Turnout: 18,817 (64.41%)  

          Templemore–Thurles

          Templemore–Thurles: 9 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smith[*] 13.72 2,568                      
          Independent Jim Ryan[*] 9.75 1,825 1,849 1,856 1,896                
          Fianna Fáil Seamus Hanafin[*] 8.79 1,644 1,694 1,701 1,716 1,788 1,890            
          Independent Michael Lowry Jnr[*] 8.10 1,515 1,530 1,541 1,557 1,670 1,730 1,744 1,747 1,802 1,929    
          Independent Willie Kennedy†† 7.44 1,393 1,403 1,406 1,431 1,465 1,486 1,495 1,496 1,550 1,610 1,615 1,763
          Sinn Féin David Doran†††††††† 6.86 1,283 1,289 1,290 1,303 1,370 1,417 1,683 1,686 1,711 1,871 1,887  
          Fianna Fáil John Hogan[*] 6.84 1,279 1,387 1,397 1,428 1,451 1,469 1,496 1,497 1,571 1,616 1,621 1,774
          Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill††† 5.86 1,097 1,158 1,162 1,176 1,228 1,285 1,295 1,298 1,362 1,524 1,541 1,622
          Fine Gael Joe Bourke 4.57 856 887 937 1,047 1,053 1,110 1,123 1,124 1,456 1,514 1,518 1,887
          Independent Eddie Moran[*] 4.32 808 860 878 949 980 992 1,028 1,029 1,136 1,157 1,165  
          Labour Shane Lee 4.20 786 949 1,046 1,071 1,077 1,078 1,250 1,250 1,280 1,386 1,388 1,505
          Labour John Kennedy 3.89 727 729 733 739 783 853 859 863 899      
          Fine Gael Liam Brereton 3.16 591 605 640 730 744 844 853 854        
          Fine Gael Michael Cleary 2.84 531 532 553 574 604              
          Independent Evelyn Nevin 2.77 518 524 526 539                
          Sinn Féin Joan Delaney 2.75 515 601 626 635 641 647            
          Fine Gael Maura Byrne 2.50 467 483 520                  
          Fine Gael Michael Madden 1.65 309 360                    
          Electorate: 28,495   Valid: 18,712 (65.67%)   Spoilt: 241   Quota: 1,872   Turnout: 18,953 (66.51%)  

            Changes

            • † Clonmel Independent Cllr Richie Molloy joined Renua on 29 May 2015 and ceased to be an Independent. He subsequently quit the party and became an Independent again.
            • †† On 7 March 2016 Templemore-Thurles Independent Cllr Willie Kennedy was killed in a road traffic accident. Eddie Moran was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 11 April 2016.
            • ††† Templemore-Thurles Fianna Fáil Cllr Jackie Cahill was elected as a TD for Tipperary at the Irish general election, 2016. Sean Ryan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
            • †††† Carrick-on-Suir Independent Cllr Kieran Bourke re-joined Fianna Fáil in early July 2016.
            • ††††† Nenagh Sinn Féin Cllr Seamus Morris resigned from the party on 9 November 2017 citing rogue elements and unfounded allegations and became an Independent. He joined Peadar Tóibín's movement on 27 November 2018.
            • †††††† Carrick-on-Suir Independent Cllr Eddie O'Meara died suddenly on 13 April 2018 after a short illness. In September 2018 his son, Kevin, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
            • ††††††† Carrick-on-Suir Fine Gael Cllr John Fahey died suddenly on 28 October 2018. A co-option will occur in due course.
            • †††††††† Templemore-Thurles Sinn Féin Cllr David Doran resigned from the party and became an Independent on 24 January 2019 saying he was ostracised by elements in the party.

            References

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