2014 Donegal County Council election

Part of the 2014 Irish local elections April 2021 April 2021 2014 Donegal County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 2009 Donegal County Council election 2009 2019 Donegal County Council election 2019 All 37 seats on Donegal County Council 19 23 May 2014 58.1% https://electionsireland.org/results/local/2014local.cfm 2014 Local Elections 23 May 2014 electionsireland.org 17 July 2024 Fianna Fáil 11 +1 Sinn Féin 9 +5 Fine Gael 6 -2 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 -1 Independent politician (Ireland) 10 +5 Donegal in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Donegal County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 5 local electoral areas 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). In addition, the town councils of Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Letterkenny were all abolished. The arrest of one candidate, a woman, was ordered ahead of the election.http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/arrest-of-council-candidate-ordered-1.1799136 Arrest of council candidate ordered The Irish Times 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191015/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/arrest-of-council-candidate-ordered-1.1799136 9 March 2015http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/arrest-of-donegal-local-election-candidate-ordered-30280535.html Arrest of Donegal local election candidate ordered Irish Independent 16 May 2014 16 May 2014 4 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404030713/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/arrest-of-donegal-local-election-candidate-ordered-30280535.html live Gary Doherty of Sinn Féin and independent Frank McBrearty Jnr, a former county mayor and formerly of Labour, were the first candidates to be elected. Both were elected on the first count in the Stranorlar Electoral Area.Diarmaid Doherty http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/doherty-and-mcbrearty-first-councillors-elected-1-6080689 Doherty and McBrearty first councillors elected Donegal Democrat 25 May 2014 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191105/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/doherty-and-mcbrearty-first-councillors-elected-1-6080689 9 March 2015 Another candidate Ian McGarvey, who went into the election as Ireland's oldest Mayor, was re-elected in the Letterkenny Electoral Area.http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2014/0524/619419-the-count/ More stories to emerge from Local Elections RTÉ News 24 May 2014 24 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191154/http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2014/0524/619419-the-count/ 9 March 2015 The count concluded in Letterkenny in the early hours of Monday 26 May, when Mick Quinn of Sinn Féin narrowly triumphed over independent Donal Cullen just after 5 am.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/05/26/independents-day-sinn-fein-also-double-seats-as-fianna-fail-hold-firm-bad-day-for-fine-gael/ Independents Day! Sinn Féin also double seats as Fianna Fáil hold firm – Bad day for Fine Gael Donegal Daily 26 May 2014 26 May 2014 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145051/http://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/05/26/independents-day-sinn-fein-also-double-seats-as-fianna-fail-hold-firm-bad-day-for-fine-gael/ live Independents did well, according to local media in the Donegal LEA at the expense of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and would increase their representation by 5 overall on the council.Michael Daly http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/the-donegal-electoral-area-independents-to-the-fore-1-6080360 The Donegal Electoral Area Independents to the fore Donegal Democrat 24 May 2014 24 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309191351/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/the-donegal-electoral-area-independents-to-the-fore-1-6080360 9 March 2015 Overall while Fianna Fáil made gains in Letterkenny and Glenties they lost a seat in Donegal compared to 2009. Michael Farren retained a solitary seat for Labour in Inishowen. Fine Gael lost 2 seats overall in the Donegal and Inishowen LEAs. Sinn Féin won a second seat in each LEA except Donegal.http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Donegal Donegal Council Elections Irish Independent 24 May 2014 18 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529083549/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Donegal 29 May 2014 dead Results by party Results published here. (archive link) Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage ±% Fianna Fáil11+121,06929.1% Sinn Féin9+514,20419.6% Fine Gael6-211,35115.7% Labour Party (Ireland)1-12,7233.8% Independent politician (Ireland)10+521,25829.4%Total37+872,306100.0%— Results by local electoral area * Outgoing councillor. Donegal Donegal: 6 seats 13 Independent politician (Ireland) Niamh Kennedy 1,738 12.52 1,742 1,755 1,790 1,838 1,886 1,940 2,174         Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff* 1,642 11.83 1,643 1,671 1,686 1,739 1,748 1,890 1,896 1,897 1,906 1,913 2,244   Independent politician (Ireland) Tom Conaghan 1,580 11.38 1,581 1,597 1,648 1,652 1,801 1,920 1,943 1,948 2,117       Independent politician (Ireland) John Campbell* 1,219 8.78 1,221 1,237 1,259 1,272 1,320 1,370 1,441 1,475 1,671 1,706 1,744 1,752 Fianna Fáil Brendan Byrne* 1,096 7.90 1,096 1,098 1,103 1,107 1,116 1,207 1,380 1,441 1,584 1,599 1,624 1,639 Sinn Féin Noel Jordan 1,088 7.84 1,088 1,101 1,112 1,122 1,162 1,194 1,219 1,242 1,355 1,366 1,827 1,888 Fine Gael Barry O'Neill* 1,062 7.65 1,064 1,072 1,089 1,125 1,141 1,163 1,227 1,235 1,542 1,566 1,703 1,785 Sinn Féin Michael McMahon 970 6.99 973 1,026 1,036 1,159 1,166 1,195 1,202 1,206 1,211 1,211     Fine Gael John Boyle* 887 6.39 887 888 897 897 913 931 1,125 1,178         Fine Gael John McNulty 816 5.88 816 822 827 828 839 845             Fianna Fáil Michael Naughton 590 4.25 591 604 621 628 651               Independent politician (Ireland) Jonathan Kennedy 376 2.71 376 381 407 412                 Independent politician (Ireland) Joseph McNulty 356 2.56 364 376 379                   Independent politician (Ireland) Bernie Mulhern 225 1.62 225 235                     Independent politician (Ireland) Laurence McManus 209 1.51 211                       Independent politician (Ireland) Patricia McCafferty 27 0.19                         13 22,050 13,881 (62.95%) 132 1,984 14,014 (63.55%) Glenties Glenties: 6 seats 10 Fianna Fáil Seamus O Domhnaill* 1,889 14.64                   Sinn Féin Marie Therese Gallagher* 1,754 13.60 1,792 1,794 1,816 1,890           Fianna Fáil Enda Bonner 1,244 9.64 1,266 1,270 1,280 1,310 1,422 1,476 1,478 1,518 1,669 Sinn Féin John O Fearraigh 1,227 9.51 1,230 1,239 1,269 1,270 1,431 1,616 1,628 1,864   Independent politician (Ireland) Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig 1,106 8.57 1,118 1,120 1,146 1,160 1,227 1,341 1,346 1,413 1,612 Fine Gael Terence Slowey* 925 7.17 931 931 1,025 1,104 1,106 1,163 1,169 1,211 1,399 Fianna Fáil Ian Molloy 895 6.94 901 903 906 1,119 1,139 1,149 1,160 1,182 1,273 Labour Party (Ireland) Seamus Rodgers 742 5.75 762 764 797 858 886 1,009 1,019 1,096   Independent politician (Ireland) Michael McClafferty 721 5.59 726 736 868 888 903 962 963     Independent politician (Ireland) Padraig Doherty* 650 5.04 661 664 736 745 832         Independent politician (Ireland) Brian Carr 550 4.26 555 555 560             Fianna Fáil Hughie MacGiolla Bhride 546 4.23 548 551 565 567           Fine Gael John Curran 504 3.91 504 513               Direct Democracy Ireland Joe McCarron 146 1.13                   10 22,325 12,899 (57.78%) 136 1,843 13,035 (58.39%) Inishowen Inishowen: 9 seats 12 Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott 2,002 12.51                       Sinn Féin Jack Murray* 1,476 9.23 1,483 1,499 1,546 1,553 1,582 1,591 1,594 1,706       Sinn Féin Albert Doherty 1,399 8.75 1,459 1,463 1,483 1,486 1,511 1,636           Fianna Fáil Paul Canning* 1,318 8.24 1,334 1,336 1,342 1,346 1,406 1,422 1,423 1,436 1,436 1,462 1,466 Independent politician (Ireland) Nicholas Crossan 1,252 7.83 1,258 1,284 1,327 1,430 1,441 1,506 1,510 1,652       Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness* 1,180 7.38 1,271 1,278 1,287 1,310 1,340 1,488 1,499 1,519 1,523 1,726   Fianna Fáil Rena Donaghey* 1,139 7.12 1,184 1,193 1,207 1,264 1,368 1,406 1,409 1,473 1,477 1,536 1,539 Labour Party (Ireland) Martin Farren* 1,038 6.49 1,051 1,054 1,064 1,068 1,199 1,219 1,223 1,256 1,258 1,403 1,427 Fine Gael John Ryan* 1,013 6.33 1,017 1,027 1,052 1,147 1,155 1,176 1,177 1,207 1,213 1,360 1,452 Sinn Féin Ciaran McLaughlin 980 6.13 989 1,009 1,034 1,063 1,074 1,093 1,096 1,224 1,268 1,307 1,310 Fine Gael Mickey Doherty* 638 3.99 652 654 676 686 754 800 803 819 820     People Before Profit Alliance Joe Murphy 601 3.76 609 655 711 724 738 785 788         Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick McCarroll 555 3.47 595 612 648 654 671             Fianna Fáil Mary McCauley 516 3.23 592 596 602 605               Fine Gael Peter McLaughlin 359 2.24 362 369 374                 Independent politician (Ireland) Ryan Stewart 332 2.08 340 361                   Direct Democracy Ireland Eilis Haden 106 0.66 107                     Independent politician (Ireland) Paul Ferguson 93 0.58                       12 30,653 15,997 (52.19%) 212 1,600 16,209 (52.88%) Letterkenny Letterkenny: 10 seats 17 Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney* 1,763 9.33                                 Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan* 1,698 8.98 1,701 1,707 1,718 1,718 1,730                       Independent politician (Ireland) John O'Donnell 1,692 8.95 1,697 1,708 1,721                           Independent politician (Ireland) Ian McGarvey* 1,338 7.08 1,345 1,352 1,366 1,367 1,403 1,424 1,424 1,447 1,478 1,504 1,541 1,648 1,744       Fianna Fáil James Pat McDaid 1,314 6.95 1,321 1,328 1,331 1,331 1,340 1,373 1,373 1,430 1,459 1,496 1,645 1,759         Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle* 1,213 6.42 1,214 1,232 1,249 1,249 1,272 1,280 1,280 1,307 1,312 1,372 1,414 1,441 1,530 1,533 1,546 1,552 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael McBride 1,138 6.02 1,141 1,144 1,160 1,161 1,181 1,203 1,204 1,231 1,268 1,289 1,330 1,456 1,522 1,533 1,633 1,698 Sinn Féin Mick Quinn 1,076 5.69 1,078 1,085 1,090 1,090 1,106 1,118 1,118 1,122 1,132 1,144 1,157 1,212 1,244 1,254 1,297 1,304 Independent politician (Ireland) Dessie Shiels 955 5.05 956 969 993 993 1,019 1,056 1,056 1,120 1,151 1,229 1,300 1,381 1,514 1,522 1,555 1,573 Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh 896 4.74 896 900 920 920 942 984 985 1,050 1,177 1,224 1,283 1,347 1,587 1,590 1,977   Independent politician (Ireland) Donal Cullen 883 4.67 887 903 914 914 928 960 962 973 984 999 1,010 1,032 1,074 1,077 1,224 1,258 Fine Gael Noel McBride* 828 4.38 830 833 836 836 847 872 874 879 944 952 972 1,012 1,038 1,040     Independent politician (Ireland) Pascal Blake* 648 3.43 649 658 676 676 698 723 723 767 803 853 913 957         Independent politician (Ireland) Charlie McClafferty 607 3.21 608 615 624 624 630 659 661 716 749 772 800           Fianna Fáil John Watson 480 2.54 483 489 495 495 505 526 527 547 570 622             Letterkenny Residents Party Tom Crossan 428 2.26 429 441 457 457 467 487 488                   Independent politician (Ireland) David Fisher 415 2.20 415 429 446 446 465 497 497 522 537               Fine Gael Grace Boyle 413 2.19 414 417 422 422 461 490 491 503                 Labour Party (Ireland) Christy Galligan 377 1.99 378 381 385 385 419                       Labour Party (Ireland) Siobhan McLaughlin 338 1.79 338 352 353 353                         Independent politician (Ireland) Peter Cutliffe 218 1.15 219 225                             People Before Profit Alliance Billy Banda 183 0.97 183                               17 31,406 18,901 (60.18%) 163 1,719 19,064 (60.70%) Tom Crossan had been elected for the Letterkenny Residents Party at the 2009 Letterkenny Town Council election. Following his failure to be elected to Donegal County Council, the party dissolved and in December 2014, the acting registrar of political parties proposed to cancel the party's registration.Register of Political Parties Iris Oifigiúil 26 December 2014 2014 103 3016 https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2014/december/Ir261214.PDF#page=2 11 November 2023 3 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230403194357/https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2014/december/Ir261214.PDF#page=2 live It was not included in the February 2015 register. https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/members/partyRegister/2015/2015-02-15_register-of-political-parties-9-february-2015_en.pdf Oireachtas Register of Political Parties 9 February 2015 9 February 2015 10 May 2023 24 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124005548/https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/members/partyRegister/2015/2015-02-15_register-of-political-parties-9-february-2015_en.pdf live Stranorlar Stranorlar: 6 seats 9 Sinn Féin Gary Doherty* 1,967 18.51                 Independent politician (Ireland) Frank McBrearty Jnr* 1,591 14.97                 Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan* 1,414 13.30 1,439 1,444 1,452 1,491 1,509 1,619     Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford* 1,220 11.48 1,247 1,247 1,265 1,277 1,285 1,332 1,371 1,393 Fine Gael Martin Harley* 1,136 10.69 1,153 1,159 1,165 1,222 1,250 1,315 1,334 1,421 Sinn Féin Liam Doherty 1,054 9.92 1,356 1,357 1,372 1,390 1,447 1,474 1,482 1,559 Fine Gael Bert Galbraith 694 6.53 701 705 713 719 720 724 724 730 Independent politician (Ireland) Seamus Kee 430 4.08 474 476 482 498 539 549 552 619 Independent politician (Ireland) Alan McMenamin 312 2.94 319 330 335 351 395 419 424   Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy 303 2.85 309 311 313 340 350       People Before Profit Alliance Charlotte (Charlie) McDyer 237 2.23 247 252 255 262         Labour Party (Ireland) Brian McCrea 228 2.15 234 234 235           Independent politician (Ireland) Tim Meehan 38 0.36 39               9 19,396 10,628 (54.79%) 147 1,519 10,775 (55.55%) Changes Co-options Sinn Féin Mick Quinn Letterkenny Health issues.Farrar Carolyn Donegal councillor to step down https://www.donegallive.ie/news/home/242191/donegal-councillor-to-step-down.html 31 October 2024 28 March 2017 27 March 2017 Adrian GlackinStaff Reporter Cllr. Adrian Glackin takes his seat on Donegal County Council https://www.donegallive.ie/gallery/donegal-news/252338/cllr-adrian-glackin-takes-his-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html 31 October 2024 Donegallive 29 May 2017 Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff Donegal Death.Clancy Paddy Hotelier, politician and ‘Mr Bundoran’, Seán McEniff, dies aged 81 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/hotelier-politician-and-mr-bundoran-sean-mceniff-dies-aged-81-1.3057087 1 November 2024 The Irish Times 21 April 2017 21 April 2017 Micheál NaughtonMagee Declan Micheál Naughton takes seat on Donegal County Council https://www.donegallive.ie/news/home/261477/micheal-naughton-takes-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html 1 November 2024 Donegallive 24 July 2017 Fine Gael John Ryan Inishowen Work commitments.McLaughlin Rachel A fond farewell as John Ryan retires from Donegal County Council https://www.donegaldaily.com/2018/05/28/a-fond-farewell-as-john-ryan-retires-from-donegal-county-council/ 1 November 2024 Donegal Daily 28 May 2018 15 May 2018 Mickey DohertyStaff Reporter Councillor Mickey Doherty glad to be back in council https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/325466/councillor-mickey-doherty-said-he-is-glad-to-be-back-in-council.html 1 November 2024 Donegallive 23 July 2018 Independent politician (Ireland) John Campbell Donegal Personal reasons.Pringle Thomas Campbell resigns from Donegal County Council https://thomaspringle.ie/2019/01/08/campbell-resigns-from-donegal-county-council/ thomaspringle.ie 1 November 2024 8 January 2019 Seamus MaguireMagee Declan New councillor, Seamus Maguire, takes his seat on Donegal County Council https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/361907/new-councillor-seamus-maguire-takes-his-seat-on-donegal-county-council.html 1 November 2024 Donegallive 3 February 2019 References External links Official website Donegal Category:Donegal County Council elections