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 local electoral area [ edit ] ^ *: Outgoing councillor.
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: 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: 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: 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%)