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The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central).[1]
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883 County and City Council seats; 744 Borough and Town Council seats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 57.77% 0.87pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election results were significant for a number of reasons:
The total number of the Irish electorate eligible to vote in the election was 3,259,253. A total of 1,880,589 first preference votes were cast, representing a turnout of 57.7%.
The Progressive Democrats and Independent Fianna Fáil did not compete in the elections. As they competed in the previous elections, totals for vote and seat changes may not total zero. People Before Profit Alliance figures are compared to Socialist Workers Party figures from the previous local elections.
Party | County | City | Borough | Town | Total | ± | |
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Fine Gael | 305 | 35 | 16 | 200 | 556 | +88 | |
Fianna Fáil | 201 | 17 | 11 | 178 | 407 | –135 | |
Labour | 94 | 38 | 13 | 86 | 231 | +43 | |
Sinn Féin | 41 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 127 | +2 | |
Green | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | –14 | |
Workers and Unemployed | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | +5 | |
Socialist Party | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +2 | |
People Before Profit | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +5 | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | |
SKIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | |
Letterkenny Residents Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New | |
Independent | 102 | 22 | 10 | 141 | 275 | +10 | |
Total | 753 | 130 | 60 | 684 | 1,627 | — |
Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fine Gael | 340 | +47 | 605,333 | 32.2 | +4.6 | |
Fianna Fáil | 218 | –84 | 477,342 | 25.4 | –6.4 | |
Labour | 132 | +31 | 276,627 | 14.7 | +3.3 | |
Sinn Féin | 54 | 138,405 | 7.4 | –0.6 | ||
People Before Profit | 5 | +5 | 15,879 | 0.8 | +0.5 | |
Socialist Party | 4 | 16,052 | 0.9 | +0.2 | ||
Green | 3 | –15 | 44,152 | 2.3 | –1.6 | |
Workers' Party | 2 | 4,771 | 0.3 | +0.1 | ||
Workers and Unemployed | 2 | 3,590 | 0.2 | |||
SKIA | 1 | 2,536 | 0.1 | — | ||
Seniors Solidarity | 0 | 1,319 | 0.1 | New | ||
Christian Solidarity | 0 | 467 | 0.0 | — | ||
Independent | 122 | +37 | 294,094 | 15.6 | +4.5 | |
Total | 883 | — | 1,880,589 | — | — |
Authority | FG | FF | Lab | SF | PBP | SP | GP | WUA | WP | SKIA | Ind | Total | Details | |||||||||||
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Carlow | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||
Clare | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Cork | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 48 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Cork City | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Donegal | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 29 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin City | 12 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 52 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Fingal | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Galway | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Galway City | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Kerry | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Kildare | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Kilkenny | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Laois | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Leitrim | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Limerick | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Limerick City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Longford | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||
Louth | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Mayo | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Meath | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
North Tipperary | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 21 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||
Roscommon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Sligo | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
South Dublin | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
South Tipperary | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Waterford | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Waterford City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Westmeath | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||
Wexford | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
Wicklow | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 340 | 218 | 132 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 883 |
Following the June 2009 local elections Fine Gael were the largest political party on 24 councils, the Labour Party on 4 councils, Fianna Fáil on 3 councils, Independents on 2 councils and Sinn Féin on 1 council.
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Fine Gael | 216 | 44 | |
Fianna Fáil | 189 | 53 | |
Labour | 99 | 12 | |
Sinn Féin | 73 | 2 | |
Green | 15 | 1 | |
Workers and Unemployed | 5 | ||
SKIA | 1 | ||
Letterkenny Residents Party | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 144 | 7 |
The five councils with the status of borough councils are marked as BC. All others are town councils.
Town | FG | Lab | FF | SF | GP | WUA | SKIA | Oth | Total | |||||||||
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Ardee | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||
Arklow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Athlone | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Athy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Balbriggan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Ballina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Ballinasloe | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ballybay | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Ballyshannon | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Bandon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Bantry | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Belturbet | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Birr | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Boyle | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Bray | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
Buncrana | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Bundoran | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Carlow | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Carrickmacross | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Carrick-on-Suir | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
Cashel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Castlebar | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Castleblayney | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Cavan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Clonakilty | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Clones | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Clonmel BC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Cobh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Cootehill | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Drogheda BC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Dundalk | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Dungarvan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Edenderry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ennis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Enniscorthy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Fermoy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Gorey | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Granard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Greystones | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Kells | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Kilkee | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Kilkenny BC | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Killarney | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Kilrush | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Kinsale | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
Leixlip | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Letterkenny | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Lismore | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Listowel | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Longford | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Loughrea | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Macroom | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Mallow | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Midleton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mountmellick | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Muine Bheag | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mullingar | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Naas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Navan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Nenagh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Newbridge | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
New Ross | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Passage West | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Portlaoise | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Shannon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Skibbereen | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Sligo BC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Templemore | 3 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Thurles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | ||||||||||||
Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Tralee | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Tramore | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Trim | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Tuam | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Tullamore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Westport | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Wexford BC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
Wicklow | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||
Youghal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Total | 216 | 189 | 99 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 744 |
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