2014 Tipperary County Council election

Part of 2014 Irish local elections October 2021 October 2021 2014 Tipperary County Council election Ireland Tipperary in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Tipperary County Council Parliamentary no yes 2009 North2009 South 2019 Tipperary County Council election 2019 All 40 seats on Tipperary County Council 21 23 May 2014 Fine Gael 10 6 Fianna Fáil 10 2 Sinn Féin 5 4 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 5 Workers and Unemployed Action 1 1 Independent politician 13 3 An election to all 40 seats on Tipperary County Council 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).Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.Tipperary profile: Independents to have say north and south due to Lowry and McGrath factors Irish Times, 2014-05-14.Local Election Results for Tipperary County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09. Results by party Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage Independent politician (Ireland)13+322,19729.48 Fine Gael10−619,59926.03 Fianna Fáil10−217,83323.68 Sinn Féin5+47,5079.97 Labour Party (Ireland)1−55,9897.95 Workers and Unemployed Action Group1−11,9272.56 People Before Profit Alliance001740.23 Direct Democracy Ireland00730.10Total40−775,299100.00 Results by local electoral area * Outgoing councillor. Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir: 6 seats 7 Sinn Féin David Dunne 1,398 14.15 1,429           Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 1,319 13.35 1,399 1,404 1,418       Independent politician (Ireland) Eddie O'Meara* 1,067 10.80 1,091 1,092 1,132 1,252 1,291 1,418 Fine Gael Louise McLoughlin* 918 9.29 945 946 963 1,092 1,129 1,309 Independent politician (Ireland) Kieran Bourke 911 9.22 916 917 1,060 1,066 1,283 1,318 Fine Gael Joe Brennan* 809 8.19 827 828 912 1,011 1,106 1,159 Fine Gael John Fahey* 789 7.99 865 868 872 979 999 1,250 Labour Party (Ireland) Liam Hayes 640 6.48 759 763 771 821 856   Fine Gael Noel Fitzgerald 557 5.64 587 587 591       Fianna Fáil Sylvia Cooney-Sheehan* 536 5.43 543 543 632 654     Independent politician (Ireland) Pierce O'Loughlin 470 4.76 471 472         Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Cleere* 463 4.69             7 17,028 9,877 (58.00%) 125 1,412 10,002 (58.74%) Cashel–Tipperary Cashel–Tipperary: 7 seats 10 Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald* 2,272 18.29                   Sinn Féin Martin Browne 1,399 11.26 1,458 1,499 1,515 1,563           Independent politician (Ireland) Denis Leahy* 1,157 9.32 1,230 1,250 1,324 1,325 1,485 1,512 1,767     Fine Gael Mary Hourigan* 1,145 9.22 1,277 1,288 1,323 1,364 1,427 1,564       Fine Gael John Crosse* 1,054 8.49 1,176 1,185 1,212 1,247 1,292 1,429 1,642     Fianna Fáil Roger Kennedy 1,015 8.17 1,066 1,083 1,118 1,162 1,183 1,377 1,444 1,482 1,519 Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Connell 890 7.17 927 933 1,024 1,038 1,060 1,103 1,165 1,196 1,230 Independent politician (Ireland) Tom Wood* 884 7.12 919 950 957 1,047 1,074 1,196 1,234 1,259 1,277 Labour Party (Ireland) Mick Byrnes 676 5.44 728 730 747 751 822 847       Fine Gael Colm Taylor 636 5.12 694 703 710 786 800         Independent politician (Ireland) Jacqui Finnan 440 3.54 462 487 505 506           Fianna Fáil Brian Rafferty 322 2.59 342 350               Independent politician (Ireland) Eoghan Lawrence 320 2.58 367 382 383             Independent politician (Ireland) June Molony 137 1.10 144                 Direct Democracy Ireland John O'Connor 73 0.59 77                 10 21,539 12,420 (57.66%) 140 1,553 12,560 (58.31%) Clonmel Clonmel: 9 seats 14 Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Lonergan 1,748 11.16                           Fine Gael Michael Murphy* 1,517 9.68 1,523 1,528 1,531 1,535 1,541 1,565 1,565 1,583           Workers and Unemployed Action Group Pat English* 1,474 9.41 1,480 1,495 1,526 1,563 1,575                 Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose* 1,449 9.25 1,457 1,464 1,464 1,476 1,484 1,513 1,513 1,525 1,529 1,610       Independent politician (Ireland) Andy Moloney 1,407 8.98 1,430 1,438 1,453 1,457 1,484 1,499 1,500 1,629           Fine Gael Marie Murphy* 1,060 6.77 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* 1,053 6.72 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 893 5.70 900 909 916 941 1,124 1,175 1,179 1,199 1,204 1,251 1,269 1,387 1,462 Fine Gael Liam Ahearn* 875 5.59 883 885 889 891 894 896 896 917 930 950 966 982 1,098 Independent politician (Ireland) Richie Molloy* 739 4.72 771 779 787 805 811 844 844 865 869 971 994 1,185 1,403 Fine Gael Joe Leahy 660 4.21 663 666 667 673 675 689 689 701 703 743 750 806   Fianna Fáil P.J. English 499 3.19 511 512 517 519 530 536 536 547 551 561       Independent politician (Ireland) Gabrielle Egan 463 2.96 465 470 474 489 491 545 545 557 560 652 660     Independent politician (Ireland) Darren Ryan 455 2.90 460 465 466 478 480 515 517 525 529         Labour Party (Ireland) Seanie Lonergan* 367 2.34 375 375 389 392 403 411 411             Workers and Unemployed Action Group Pearl Sheehan 298 1.90 299 303 336 351 354                 Sinn Féin Kevin Brunnick 288 1.84 292 293 306 315                   People Before Profit Alliance Anne Condon 174 1.11 176 186 187                     Workers and Unemployed Action Group Martina Maher 155 0.99 159 159                       Independent politician (Ireland) Eoin O'Flaherty 92 0.59 93                         14 26,765 15,666 (58.53%) 178 1,567 15,844 (59.20%) Nenagh Nenagh: 9 seats 13 Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Hannigan 2,028 10.89                         Sinn Féin Seamus Morris* 1,731 9.29 1,750 1,757 1,768 1,852 1,891               Independent politician (Ireland) Michael O'Meara* 1,557 8.36 1,592 1,624 1,692 1,701 1,718 1,777 1,795 1,819 1,829 1,883     Fianna Fáil John Carroll* 1,483 7.96 1,495 1,499 1,502 1,544 1,569 1,668 1,703 1,768 1,864       Fianna Fáil Mattie (Coole) Ryan* 1,338 7.18 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* 1,178 6.33 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 politician (Ireland) Hughie McGrath* 1,081 5.80 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 politician (Ireland) John McGrath* 1,023 5.49 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* 1,021 5.48 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 Party (Ireland) Fiona Bonfield 973 5.22 974 982 984 994 1,004 1,011 1,065 1,080 1,304 1,543 1,545 1,622 Fine Gael Tom Berkery 953 5.12 958 958 960 974 1,027 1,034 1,055 1,178 1,197 1,288 1,288   Fianna Fáil Martin Kennedy 814 4.37 815 815 821 824 829 856 860 867         Labour Party (Ireland) Virginia O'Dowd 690 3.70 698 718 721 736 765 781 957 1,080 1,088       Fine Gael Tom Moylan 672 3.61 675 675 677 683 721 733 778           Labour Party (Ireland) Lalor McGee 550 2.95 553 564 566 581 623 626             Fianna Fáil Eamonn Spillane 527 2.83 535 541 551 554 558               Fine Gael Conor Delaney 409 2.20 410 410 417 422                 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Dillon 296 1.59 302 303 333                   Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Cahalan 183 0.98 189 194                     Labour Party (Ireland) Greg Starr 117 0.63 121                       13 29,215 18,624 (63.75%) 193 1,863 18,817 (64.41%) Templemore–Thurles Templemore–Thurles: 9 seats 12 Fianna Fáil Michael Smith* 2,568 13.72                       Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Ryan* 1,825 9.75 1,849 1,856 1,896                 Fianna Fáil Seamus Hanafin* 1,644 8.79 1,694 1,701 1,716 1,788 1,890             Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Lowry Jnr* 1,515 8.10 1,530 1,541 1,557 1,670 1,730 1,744 1,747 1,802 1,929     Independent politician (Ireland) Willie Kennedy 1,393 7.44 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 1,283 6.86 1,289 1,290 1,303 1,370 1,417 1,683 1,686 1,711 1,871 1,887   Fianna Fáil John Hogan* 1,279 6.84 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 1,097 5.86 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 856 4.57 887 937 1,047 1,053 1,110 1,123 1,124 1,456 1,514 1,518 1,887 Independent politician (Ireland) Eddie Moran* 808 4.32 860 878 949 980 992 1,028 1,029 1,136 1,157 1,165   Labour Party (Ireland) Shane Lee 786 4.20 949 1,046 1,071 1,077 1,078 1,250 1,250 1,280 1,386 1,388 1,505 Labour Party (Ireland) John Kennedy 727 3.89 729 733 739 783 853 859 863 899       Fine Gael Liam Brereton 591 3.16 605 640 730 744 844 853 854         Fine Gael Michael Cleary 531 2.84 532 553 574 604               Independent politician (Ireland) Evelyn Nevin 518 2.77 524 526 539                 Sinn Féin Joan Delaney 515 2.75 601 626 635 641 647             Fine Gael Maura Byrne 467 2.50 483 520                   Fine Gael Michael Madden 309 1.65 360                     12 28,495 18,712 (65.67%) 241 1,872 18,953 (66.51%) Changes Co-options Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill Templemore-Thurles Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 14 March 2016 Sean RyanSean Ryan To Fill Vacant County Council Seat https://www.thurles.info/2016/03/13/sean-ryan-to-fill-vacant-county-council-seat/ 12 December 2025 Thurles Information 14 March 2016 Independent politician (Ireland) Willie Kennedy Templemore-Thurles Death.Flaherty Rachel Tipperary councillor Willie Kennedy dies after being hit by car https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tipperary-councillor-willie-kennedy-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-1.2564670 12 December 2025 The Irish Times 8 March 2016 11 April 2016 Eddie MoranMoran to be co-opted onto council this morning https://tippfm.com/news/moran_to_be_co_opted_onto_council_this_morning/ 12 December 2025 Tipp FM 11 April 2016 Independent politician (Ireland) Eddie O'Meara Carrick-on-Suir Death.Huge sadness at death of Tipperary councillor Eddie O'Meara from Mullinahone https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/307505/huge-sadness-at-death-of-tipperary-councillor-eddie-o-meara-from-mullinahone.html 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 13 April 2018 10 September 2018 Kevin O'MearaDundon Noel Son of the late Cllr Eddie O'Meara is co-opted onto Tipperary Co. Council https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/334863/son-of-the-late-cllr-eddie-o-meara-is-co-opted-onto-tipperary-co-council.html 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 10 September 2018 Fine Gael John Fahey Carrick-on-Suir Death.Tipperary County Councillor John Fahey (Fine Gael) has died https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/344617/tipperary-county-councillor-john-fahey-fine-gael-has-died.html 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 28 October 2018 16 January 2019 Mark FitzgeraldHahesy Aileen Fine Gael selects Cloneen man to take over the late Cllr John Fahey’s Tipperary Co. Council seat https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/358045/fine-gael-selects-cloneen-man-to-take-over-the-late-cllr-john-faheys-tipperary-co-council-seat.html 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 16 January 2019 Changes in affiliation Richie Molloy Clonmel Independent politician (Ireland) Renua 29 May 2015richie-molloy-rows-in-with-lucinda-creighton https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/local-news/richie-molloy-rows-in-with-lucinda-creighton-s-new-party-proposal-1-6506663 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 29 May 2015 Kieran Bourke Carrick-on-Suir Independent politician (Ireland) Fianna Fáil 7 July 2016Bourke back in Fianna Fáil party https://tippfm.com/news/bourke_back_in_fianna_fail_party/ 12 December 2025 Tipp FM 7 July 2016 Richie Molloy Clonmel Renua Independent politician (Ireland) November 2017 Seamus Morris Nenagh Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 9 November 2017Hayley Halpin Sinn Féin councillor resigns, claiming he was subjected to 'litany of bullying behaviour' https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-seamus-morris-resignation-3687956-Nov2017/ 12 December 2025 TheJournal.ie 9 November 2017 David Doran Templemore-Thurles Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 24 January 2019Dundon Noel Tipperary Cllr David Doran resigns from Sinn Fein https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/360044/tipperary-cllr-david-doran-resigns-from-sinn-fein.html 12 December 2025 Tipperary Live 24 January 2019 References External links http://www.tipperarycoco.ie/news/election-results-including-full-count-2014 Tipp Category:Tipperary County Council elections