2014 Louth County Council election

Part of the 2014 Irish local elections November 2021 November 2021 2014 Louth County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 2009 Louth County Council election 2009 2019 Louth County Council election 2019 All 29 seats on Louth County Council 23 May 2014 Sinn Féin 10 +5 Fine Gael 7 -1 Fianna Fáil 5 - Labour Party (Ireland) 2 - Green Party (Ireland) 2 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 3 -2 Louth in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Louth County Council Council control Council control after election An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 26 seats at the 2009 election. County Louth 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).Patrick Logue https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/louth-profile-battle-royal-looms-in-the-wee-county-1.1804292 Louth profile: Battle royal looms in the Wee County The Irish Times 22 May 2014 22 May 2014http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections/results/louth-county-council-update-30302421.html Louth County Council: Update Irish Independent 25 May 2014 25 May 2014 Administrative changes Ahead of the 2014 election Louth was redrawn into four electoral areas, a reduction of one from five, and the number of councillors was increased to 29, from a previous total of 26. The borough council of Drogheda and the town councils of Dundalk and Ardee were all abolished. Results by party Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage ±% Sinn Féin10+514,15931.42 Fine Gael7-19,31920.68 Fianna Fáil5-8,57619.03 Labour Party (Ireland)2-2,2384.96 Green Party (Ireland)2+11,7383.85 Independent politician (Ireland)3-27,43516.50 Direct Democracy Ireland--8601.90 Anti-Austerity Alliance--4561.01 People Before Profit--2770.16Total29+345,058100.00— Results by local electoral area * Outgoing councillor. Ardee Ardee: 6 seats 15 Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough* 1,569 14.54                             Fine Gael Colm Markey* 1,258 11.67 1,259 1,266 1,288 1,304 1,312 1,314 1,369 1,435 1,465 1,645         Sinn Féin Tom Cunningham 1,107 10.27 1,122 1,140 1,149 1,154 1,185 1,196 1,210 1,260 1,316 1,410 1,416 1,443 1,506 1,514 Fianna Fáil Liam Reilly* 969 8.99 972 974 979 986 995 1,001 1,022 1,182 1,218 1,270 1,285 1,441 1,683   Fine Gael Jim Lennon* 671 6.22 672 674 685 699 706 720 755 763 775 793 807       Independent politician (Ireland) Hugh D. Conlon 628 5.83 629 652 658 679 737 760 771 794 869 1,052 1,097 1,137 1,173 1,193 Fianna Fáil Fintan Malone 611 5.67 611 614 616 621 636 662 701 764 809 828 831 878     Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Levins 599 5.56 601 614 624 631 638 646 651 694 737           Fine Gael Dolores Minogue 526 4.88 527 528 545 565 581 605 753 771 864 879 895 1,154 1,331 1,353 Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Tenanty 522 4.84 523 527 529 556 587 725 804 807 902 947 952 1,004 1,174 1,216 Fianna Fáil Tomás Wilkinson 487 4.52 487 487 496 498 499 500 512               Fine Gael Finnan McCoy* 452 4.19 453 454 459 470 475 487                 Independent politician (Ireland) Berenice McKeever 431 4.01 432 442 451 478 512 527 563 589             Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Farrelly 263 2.44 263 264 269 279 301                   Independent politician (Ireland) Kevin Bailey 252 2.34 253 265 269 274                     Independent politician (Ireland) Fred Matthews 180 1.67 180 189 191                       Labour Party (Ireland) Gavin Kierans 132 1.22 134 134                         Direct Democracy Ireland Pat Greene 124 1.15 124                           15 21,455 10,781 (50.25%) 159 1,541 10,940 (50.99%) Drogheda Drogheda: 10 seats 15 Sinn Féin Imelda Munster* 2,317 16.70                             Labour Party (Ireland) Paul Bell* 1,411 10.17                             Sinn Féin Alan Cassidy 1,188 8.56 1,521                           Fianna Fáil Tommy Byrne* 1,001 7.22 1,026 1,029 1,042 1,045 1,045 1,051 1,060 1,162 1,190 1,201 1,266       Fine Gael Kevin Callan 852 6.14 874 880 896 897 901 909 928 950 1,000 1,006 1,096 1,109 1,111 1,200 Fine Gael Oliver Tully* 734 5.29 743 745 747 748 750 761 773 792 854 857 982 991 991 1,032 Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Godfrey* 716 5.16 764 769 788 806 839 872 890 921 949 994 1,031 1,127 1,150 1,289 Fine Gael Richie Culhane 698 5.03 709 710 723 723 727 733 743 761 793 803 903 929 932 1,028 Labour Party (Ireland) Pio Martin Smith* 695 5.01 722 725 753 760 764 769 799 810 838 841 870 917 920 987 Fianna Fáil Frank Maher* 637 4.59 652 653 664 670 677 678 695 804 830 843 876 895 900   Sinn Féin Kenneth Flood 502 3.62 890 1,099 1,108 1,110 1,121 1,135 1,150 1,167 1,178 1,227 1,246 1,364     Anti-Austerity Alliance Ciaran McKenna 456 3.29 490 493 496 499 511 546 579 595 607 677 689       Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd* 433 3.12 442 444 449 452 453 455 465 474             Fine Gael Garrett O'Dowd 422 3.04 436 438 445 446 447 451 461 477 618 625         Fianna Fáil John Govern 416 3.00 427 431 435 435 438 442 449               Direct Democracy Ireland Anthony Connor 383 2.76 410 418 424 434 444 461 472 483 488           Direct Democracy Ireland Ronan Mooney 353 2.54 397 400 404 413 420 461 485 502 508 707 722 895 921 953 Green Party (Ireland) Michael McKeon 244 1.78 255 257 260 264 270 285                 People Before Profit Alliance Stephanie Valla-Black 179 1.29 197 199 201 223 244                   Independent politician (Ireland) Julia Feely 120 0.87 126 128 131 152                     Independent politician (Ireland) Jeff Rudd 112 0.81 118 119 120                       15 30,794 13,872 (45.05%) 273 1,262 14,145 (45.93%) Dundalk Carlingford Dundalk Carlingford: 6 seats 9 Sinn Féin Edel Corrigan* 1,564 15.96                 Sinn Féin Jim Loughran* 1,255 12.80 1,326 1,349 1,362 1,387 1,399 1,402     Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 1,239 12.64 1,241 1,253 1,273 1,368 1,424       Sinn Féin J.J. Quigley 777 7.93 836 870 889 897 974 974 1,101 1,150 Fine Gael John McGahon 762 7.77 765 774 799 877 932 936 1,010 1,381 Fianna Fáil Conor Keelan 737 7.52 740 743 775 786 952 961 1,074 1,154 Fine Gael Colin Goss 736 7.51 738 747 764 860 887 887 931   Green Party (Ireland) Mark Dearey 717 7.31 725 765 821 846 902 906 1,079 1,262 Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Ryan* 537 5.48 541 579 690 702 769 772     Fianna Fáil Seán Kelly 530 5.41 534 534 558 562         Fine Gael Martin Murnaghan* 380 3.88 380 385 389           Independent politician (Ireland) Eamonn P. O'Boyle 301 3.07 303 364             Independent politician (Ireland) Luke Martin 99 1.01 101               People Before Profit Alliance Syd Smith 98 0.99 99               Independent politician (Ireland) Sylwia Golbiewska Jokubas 71 0.72 73               9 19,299 9,806 178 1,401 9,984 (52%) Dundalk South Dundalk South: 7 seats 10 Sinn Féin Tomás Sharkey* 1,805 17.03                   Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach* 1,364 12.87                   Independent politician (Ireland) Meave Anna Yore 1,228 11.58 1,260 1,263 1,309 1,389           Sinn Féin Kevin Meenan 1,082 10.21 1,246 1,247 1,270 1,281 1,284 1,288 1,307 1,325 1,369 Sinn Féin Jennifer Green 992 9.36 1,191 1,193 1,212 1,233 1,236 1,247 1,269 1,291 1,350 Green Party (Ireland) Marianne Butler* 777 7.33 789 792 814 847 856 882 943 987 1,149 Fine Gael Maria Doyle 637 6.01 647 650 655 678 680 785 838 1,103 1,181 Fianna Fáil Stephen Egan 585 5.52 600 616 622 644 648 691 766 866 974 Independent politician (Ireland) Seán Bellew 473 4.46 482 485 511 552 569 595 712 740   Fine Gael Linus English* 405 3.82 413 415 417 431 434 524 574     Independent politician (Ireland) Brian O'Neill 375 3.54 382 383 400 454 464 511       Fine Gael Paddy Malone 352 3.32 358 359 359 382 390         Independent politician (Ireland) Eamonn P. O'Boyle 304 2.87 312 314 352             Independent politician (Ireland) Oliver Morgan 114 1.08 119 120               Independent politician (Ireland) Mark Fitzsimons 109 1.03 113 113               10 21,322 10,602 (49.72%) 160 1,326 10,762 (50.47%) Changes Co-options Sinn Féin Imelda Munster Drogheda Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 21 March 2016 Joanna Byrne Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach Dundalk South Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 21 March 2016 Emma CoffeyRyan Olivia Emma Coffey is selected by FF after election https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/dundalk-news/emma-coffey-is-selected-by-ff-after-election/34541576.html 28 July 2025 Irish Independent 19 March 2016 Sinn Féin Jim Loughran Dundalk-Carlingford Retirement. 18 October 2016 Antóin WattersWarm tributes from all sides as Sinn Fein's 'Gentleman Jim' calls it a day https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/220202/warm-tributes-from-all-sides-as-sinn-fein-s-gentleman-jim-calls-it-a-day.html 28 July 2025 Louth Live 18 October 2016 Sinn Féin Alan Cassidy Drogheda Resigned due to Family reasons. 12 May 2017 David SaurinSaurin to replace Cassidy in council https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/saurin-to-replace-cassidy-in-council/35692979.html 28 July 2025 Irish Independent 12 May 2017 Sinn Féin Kevin Meenan Dundalk South Health reasons.Dundalk councillor Kevin Meenan announces resignation from Louth County Council https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/260977/dundalk-councillor-kevin-meenan-announces-resignation-from-louth-county-council.html 28 July 2025 Louth Live 21 June 2017 18 September 2017 Ruairí Ó MurchúLouth County Council welcomes two new councillors https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/louth-county-council-welcomes-two-new-councillors 28 July 2025 LMFM 18 September 2017 Sinn Féin Jennifer Green Dundalk South Resigned due to Family reasons.Two new Sinn Féin councillors for Dundalk South https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/267642/two-new-sinn-fein-councillors-for-dundalk-south.html 28 July 2025 Louth Live 30 August 2017 18 September 2017 Anne CampbellLouth County Council welcomes two new councillors https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/louth-county-council-welcomes-two-new-councillors 28 July 2025 LMFM 18 September 2017 Changes in affiliation Kevin Callan Drogheda Fine Gael Independent politician (Ireland) 2 November 2014Hosford Paul Drogheda mayor left Fine Gael over Irish Water's 'cronyism, bonuses, allowances and privatisation' https://www.thejournal.ie/mayor-of-drogheda-leaves-fine-gael-1759106-Nov2014 28 July 2025 The Journal.ie 3 November 2014 References External links http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Louth Local Election: Louth County Council Irish Independent 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052153/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Louth 2014-05-29 dead Official website Louth Category:Louth County Council elections