2014 Cork County Council election

Part of the 2014 Irish local elections July 2021 July 2021 2014 Cork County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 2009 Cork County Council election 2009 2019 Cork County Council election 2019 All 55 seats on Cork County Council 28 23 May 2014 Fianna Fáil 17 5 44,885 28.65% 4.28% Fine Gael 16 6 43,350 27.67% 9.52% Sinn Féin 10 9 22,747 14.52% 8.38% Labour Party (Ireland) 2 5 11,298 7.21% 2.98% Independent politician (Ireland) 10 4 30,336 19.36% 11.4% Cathaoirleach Subsequent Cathaoirleach Noel O'Connor Fine Gael Alan Coleman Fianna Fáil thumb|300px|The area governed by Cork County Council An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 114 candidates. County Cork was divided into 8 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).Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.Cork county profile: SF look set to increase representation on Cork County Council Irish Times, 2014-05-15.Local Election Results for Cork County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120433/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Cork%20County 2015-04-02 Irish Independent Election Centre Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats, bringing their total to 10 seats. Results by party Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage Fianna Fáil17 544,88528.65 Fine Gael16643,35027.67 Sinn Féin10922,74714.52 Labour Party (Ireland)2511,2987.21 Independent politician (Ireland)10430,33619.36Total557156,655100.00 Results by local electoral area * Outgoing councillor. Ballincollig–Carrigaline Ballincollig–Carrigaline: 10 seats 15 Fianna Fáil Séamus McGrath* 4,700 20.13                             Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 2,567 10.99                             Fine Gael Derry Canty* 1,521 6.51 1,559 1,570 1,570 1,574 1,595 1,603 1,610 1,652 1,671 1,710 1,711 1,831 1,906 1,963 Fine Gael Deirdre Forde* 1,455 6.23 1,678 1,683 1,685 1,704 1,791 1,801 1,813 1,875 1,887 1,970 1,977 2,073 2,491   Fianna Fáil Daithi O Donnabhain 1,411 6.04 1,839 1,852 1,853 1,858 1,861 1,865 1,872 1,896 1,911 1,936 1,938 2,040 2,095 2,103 Independent politician (Ireland) Marcia D'Alton 1,341 5.74 1,557 1,566 1,582 1,630 1,640 1,723 1,806 1,860 1,997 2,220         Fine Gael Garret Kelleher 1,279 5.48 1,307 1,313 1,313 1,317 1,342 1,345 1,352 1,386 1,413 1,430 1,431 1,548 1,680 1,727 Fine Gael John A. Collins* 1,269 5.43 1,520 1,523 1,538 1,543 1,566 1,579 1,593 1,668 1,674 1,708 1,709 1,749 1,846 1,934 Fine Gael Shane O'Callaghan 1,020 4.37 1,133 1,141 1,142 1,145 1,194 1,197 1,202 1,243 1,247 1,305 1,308 1,369     Fianna Fáil Mary Rose Desmond 1,019 4.36 1,608 1,616 1,617 1,620 1,634 1,640 1,649 1,672 1,679 1,773 1,782 1,828 1,975 2,019 Sinn Féin Michael Murphy* 914 3.91 1,071 1,357 1,368 1,401 1,403 1,474 1,573 1,604 1,631 1,684 1,697 1,786 1,810 1,811 Green Party (Ireland) Cormac Manning 890 3.81 946 962 965 973 998 1,010 1,056 1,134 1,199 1,237 1,245       Independent politician (Ireland) David Boyle* 813 3.48 908 923 931 934 943 971 1,017 1,040 1,105           Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Harris 702 3.01 784 795 828 834 836 901 955 974 1,172 1,359 1,461 1,618 1,712 1,739 Independent politician (Ireland) Shirley Griffin 472 2.02 494 509 557 559 570 629 699 713             People Before Profit Alliance Rob Galligan Long 458 1.96 494 510 524 532 538 579                 Labour Party (Ireland) Liam O'Connor 403 1.73 475 481 485 609 627 635 654               Independent politician (Ireland) Elizabeth Hourihane 366 1.57 432 438 471 483 485                   Fine Gael Farah Deeba 312 1.34 333 337 339 344                     Labour Party (Ireland) Angela Murphy 258 1.10 315 316 316                       Independent politician (Ireland) Terry Hume 181 0.78 208 213                         15 51,714 23,351 (45.15%) 341 2,123 23,692 (45.81%) Bandon–Kinsale Bandon-Kinsale: 6 seats 8 Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 2,344 14.68               Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 2,288 14.33               Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 2,214 13.87 2,217 2,224 2,225 2,247 2,392     Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 2,057 12.89 2,069 2,081 2,084 2,173 2,233 2,249 2,349 Fine Gael James O'Donovan 1,975 12.37 1,982 1,986 1,986 2,045 2,079 2,089 2,222 Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 1,670 10.46 1,675 1,708 1,709 1,738 1,781 1,827 2,368 Labour Party (Ireland) Tomas O'Brien 1,097 6.87 1,101 1,156 1,157 1,188 1,294 1,312   Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Ring 951 5.96 963 1,009 1,010 1,208 1,339 1,352 1,532 Green Party (Ireland) Liz Dunphy 579 3.63 586 599 599 671       Independent politician (Ireland) Denis Boyle 554 3.47 564 596           Independent politician (Ireland) Cormac Hayes 235 1.47 238             8 31,472 15,964 (50.72%) 201 2,281 16,165 (51.36%) Blarney–Macroom Blarney–Macroom: 6 seats 9 Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan* 3,816 20.19                 Fine Gael Michael Creed* 3,406 18.02                 Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 2,639 13.97 2,777               Fine Gael Damian Boylan 1,584 8.83 1,621 1,732 1,743 1,773 1,776 1,811 1,847 2,043 Fianna Fáil Bob Ryan 1,509 7.99 1,961 1,989 2,011 2,036 2,062 2,110 2,214 2,336 Independent politician (Ireland) Kevin Conway 1,361 7.20 1,383 1,389 1,415 1,541 1,548 1,686 2,018 2,154 Fine Gael Ted Lucey 1,233 6.52 1,314 1,628 1,651 1,659 1,664 1,751 1,857 2,348 Labour Party (Ireland) Martin Coughlan* 1,085 5.74 1,232 1,338 1,372 1,420 1,427 1,646 1,805   Independent politician (Ireland) Connie Foley 726 3.84 795 835 914 1,017 1,025       Independent politician (Ireland) Jerry O'Sullivan 699 3.70 805 867 947 1,036 1,055 1,273     Anti-Austerity Alliance Liz Feehan 524 2.77 543 549 588           Independent politician (Ireland) Mary O'Callaghan-Hallissey 315 1.67 360 393             9 34,079 18,897 (55.45%) 245 2,700 19,142 (56.17%) Cobh Cobh: 7 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Pádraig O'Sullivan 2,628 14.72               Sinn Féin Kieran McCarthy 2,471 13.84               Sinn Féin Ger Keohane 2,214 12.40 2,244             Fine Gael Anthony Barry 1,583 8.86 1,605 1,605 1,610 1,620 1,637 1,739 2,010 Fine Gael Conor Murphy 1,436 8.04 1,465 1,466 1,469 1,488 1,496 1,618 1,701 Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 1,327 7.43 1,372 1,398 1,422 1,460 1,519 1,869 2,067 Labour Party (Ireland) Cathal Rasmussen* 1,264 7.08 1,272 1,309 1,352 1,366 1,485 1,718 1,869 Labour Party (Ireland) Noel Costello* 1,261 7.06 1,299 1,301 1,304 1,349 1,356     Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 1,251 7.01 1,434 1,441 1,465 1,477 1,518 1,596   Independent politician (Ireland) Claire Cullinane 947 6.30 962 1,026 1,082 1,288 1,687 1,761 1,934 Independent politician (Ireland) Paddy Histon 631 3.53 636 700 765 910       Independent politician (Ireland) Seán O'Sullivan 572 3.20 590 618 636         Independent politician (Ireland) Noel Maguire 272 1.52 274 274           8 39,323 17,857 (45.41%) 317 2,233 18,174 (46.22%) East Cork East Cork: 6 seats 10 Independent politician (Ireland) Noel Collins* 2,267 15.66                   Sinn Féin Pat Buckley 1,753 12.11 1,755 1,797 1,828 1,889 1,991 2,019 2,173     Fine Gael Michael Hegarty 1,455 10.05 1,458 1,478 1,484 1,553 1,640 1,897 2,041 2,099   Fianna Fáil Aaron O'Sullivan 1,337 9.24 1,342 1,349 1,368 1,388 1,416 1,658 2,280     Sinn Féin Michelle Hennessy* 1,350 9.33 1,354 1,365 1,416 1,457 1,516 1,578 1,622 1,662 1,690 Fianna Fáil Niall O'Neill 1,257 8.68 1,258 1,287 1,291 1,339 1,444 1,515       Fine Gael Barbara Murray* 1,138 7.86 1,139 1,146 1,155 1,198 1,234         Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Linehan-Foley 1,134 7.83 1,157 1,169 1,229 1,281 1,455 1,675 1,733 1,797 1,809 Fine Gael Susan McCarthy 1,028 7.10 1,035 1,058 1,060 1,202 1,297 1,538 1,766 1,816 1,844 Independent politician (Ireland) Wayne Halloran 745 5.15 756 781 848 906           Labour Party (Ireland) Eric Nolan 338 2.34 339 345 348             Green Party (Ireland) Natasha Harty 301 1.67 305 316 334             Independent politician (Ireland) Paddy Bullman 287 1.98 299 305               Independent politician (Ireland) Aisling Murray 85 0.59                   10 30,579 14,475 (47.34%) 190 2,068 14,665 (47.96%) Fermoy Fermoy: 6 seats 9 Labour Party (Ireland) Noel McCarthy* 3,511 20.02                 Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 2,923 16.67                 Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 2,457 14.01 2,839               Fianna Fáil Ian Doyle 2,206 12.58 2,221 2,346 2,367 2,377 2,427 2,450 2,466 2,731 Sinn Féin June Murphy 1,675 9.55 1,857 1,909 1,946 1,964 2,076 2,164 2,381 2,408 Fine Gael Kay Dawson 1,618 9.23 1,775 1,860 1,909 1,914 1,933 1,985 2,079 2,691 Fine Gael Aileen Browne 988 5.63 1,047 1,070 1,083 1,092 1,120 1,154 1,160   Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Roche 743 4.24 803 859 886 928 1,003 1,145 1,240 1,308 Independent politician (Ireland) Tim White 475 2.71 516 550 569 578 617 663     People Before Profit Alliance Michael McCarthy 406 2.32 446 454 461 470         Independent politician (Ireland) Pat Fouhy 396 2.26 448 478 497 534 573       Independent politician (Ireland) Ross Cannon 138 0.79 155 159 160           9 32,812 17,536 (53.44%) 284 2,506 17,820 (54.31%) Kanturk–Mallow Kanturk-Mallow: 6 seats 8 Independent politician (Ireland) John Paul O'Shea* 4,374 20.53               Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan 2,481 11.65 2,568 2,636 2,914 2,935 2,956 3,231   Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald* 2,271 10.66 2,510 2,546 2,915 3,240       Sinn Féin Melissa Mullane 2,154 10.11 2,365 2,497 2,610 2,715 2,732 2,840 2,877 Fine Gael Gerard Murphy* 2,090 9.81 2,156 2,223 2,356 2,631 2,653 3,551   Independent politician (Ireland) Timmy Collins* 1,779 8.35 1,961 2,191 2,317 2,354 2,364 2,680 2,862 Fine Gael Noel Buckley* 1,641 7.70 1,694 1,709 1,742 1,935 1,949     Labour Party (Ireland) Ronan Sheehan* 1,332 6.25 1,499 1,537 1,583 1,954 2,066 2,136 2,346 Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 1,302 6.11 1,442 1,458 1,474         Fianna Fáil Bart Donegan* 1,231 5.78 1,258 1,276           Independent politician (Ireland) Dennis O'Brien 505 2.37 610             Independent politician (Ireland) Grzegorz Zalewski 141 0.66 194             8 37,129 21,301 (57.37%) 303 3,044 21,604 (58.19%) West Cork West Cork: 8 seats 12 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Collins 3,409 12.50                       Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan* 2,534 9.29 2,535 2,540 2,632 2,657 2,684 2,791 2,884 2,999 3,010 3,256   Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll 2,035 7.46 2,038 2,063 2,117 2,120 2,158 2,395 2,486 2,596 2,780 3,272   Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan* 1,916 7.03 1,916 1,923 1,953 1,957 1,989 2,183 2,216 2,780 2,833 2,929 3,006 Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy* 1,807 6.63 1,809 1,852 1,868 2,172 2,195 2,325 2,417 2,466 2,501 2,519 2,523 Sinn Féin Paul Hayes 1,514 5.55 1,516 1,533 1,565 1,572 1,681 1,714 1,733 1,842 2,480 2,513 2,530 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan* 1,469 5.39 1,469 1,471 1,494 1,521 1,540 1,544 1,649 1,811 1,824 1,936 1,959 Independent politician (Ireland) Declan Hurley* 1,431 5.25 1,444 1,467 1,656 1,661 1,782 1,990 2,025 2,059 2,119 2,189 2,220 Fine Gael Mary Hegarty* 1,425 5.22 1,427 1,470 1,506 1,642 1,700 1,735 2,055 2,066 2,105 2,468 2,541 Fine Gael Adrian Healy* 1,401 5.14 1,403 1,418 1,434 1,458 1,501 1,511 1,655 1,678 1,779     Independent politician (Ireland) Finbarr Harrington 1,225 4.49 1,241 1,289 1,313 1,502 1,645 1,696 1,788 1,794 1,863 1,910 1,926 Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 1,192 4.37 1,194 1,197 1,208 1,208 1,224 1,305 1,311         Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Seaghdha 1,152 4.22 1,153 1,178 1,198 1,211 1,314 1,340 1,394 1,402       Fianna Fáil Deirdre Kelly 1,093 4.01 1,095 1,105 1,163 1,174 1,192             Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan 1,024 3.75 1,027 1,094 1,119 1,262 1,277 1,284           Fine Gael Jerry Sullivan* 953 3.49 955 958 968                 People Before Profit Alliance Ed Harper 881 3.23 884 920 969 980               Labour Party (Ireland) Norma Thomson 749 2.75 832 838 871 983 985             Independent politician (Ireland) Michael O'Sullivan 64 0.23 64 337 339 344               12 46,249 27,274 (58.97%) 382 3,031 27,656 (59.80%) Changes Co-options Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald Kanturk-Mallow Death 8 March 2016 Daniel FitzgeraldCork County Council gets two new members http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/cork-county-council-gets-two-new-members/2330385/ 29 October 2024 14 June 2016 15 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160615120957/http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/cork-county-council-gets-two-new-members/2330385/ bot: unknown Fianna Fáil Daniel FitzgeraldO'Riordan Sean Three places to fill on Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20437548.html 29 October 2024 irish Examiner 4 January 2017 Kanturk-Mallow Work Commitments 2016 Gearóid Murphy Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Ballincollig-Carrigaline Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Eoghan JeffersO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Bandon-Kinsale Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Gillian CoughlanO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan Blarney-Macroom Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Gobnait MoynihanO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Sinn Féin Pat Buckley East Cork Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Danielle TwomeyO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe Fermoy Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Deirdre O'BrienO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Collins West Cork Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 26 February 2016 Danny CollinsO'Riordan Sean A family affair as TDs pick siblings to ‘guard patch’ in Cork County Council https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20387419.html 29 October 2024 Irish Examiner 15 March 2016 Fine Gael Tim Lombard Bandon-Kinsale Elected to 25th Seanad at the 2016 Seanad election. 26 February 2016 Aidan LombardO'Riordan Sean Co-option in county council gives seat to another sibling - Aidan Lombard https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20403849.html 29 October 2024 irish Examiner 9 June 2016 Independent politician (Ireland) Claire Cullinane Cobh Death 14 December 2016 Diarmaid Ó'Cadhla Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan West Cork Resigned seat to join An Garda Síochána January 2017 John O'SullivanO'Sullivan is back in the ‘Council fold' https://www.southernstar.ie/news/osullivan-is-back-in-the-council-fold-4136914 Southern Star 30 October 2024 Fianna Fáil Aaron O'Sullivan East Cork Work Commitments 24 November 2017 Michael Ahern Changes in affiliation Kieran McCarthy Cobh Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 22 June 2015Ó'Cionnaith Fiachra McEnroe Juno O'Riordan Sean Sinn Féin councillor expelled amid row over bullying claims https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20338487.html 29 October 2024 23 June 2015 Melissa Mullane Kanturk-Mallow Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 22 June 2015Ó'Cionnaith Fiachra McEnroe Juno O'Riordan Sean Sinn Féin councillor expelled amid row over bullying claims https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20338487.html 29 October 2024 23 June 2015 Alan Coleman Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Independent politician (Ireland) 25 June 2015Ryan Órla Cork Mayor launches attack on Fianna Fáil as he resigns from party https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-mayor-resigns-from-fianna-fail-2181519-Jun2015/ 29 October 2024 25 June 2015 Melissa Mullane Kanturk-Mallow Independent politician (Ireland) Sinn Féin September 2015O'Connell Hugh 'An increasingly negative experience' forces Sinn Féin councillor to resign https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-councillor-resigns-2351448-Sep2015/ 29 October 2024 25 September 2015 June Murphy Fermoy Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 24 September 2015O'Connell Hugh 'An increasingly negative experience' forces Sinn Féin councillor to resign https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-councillor-resigns-2351448-Sep2015/ 29 October 2024 25 September 2015 Noel McCarthy Fermoy Labour Party (Ireland) Independent politician (Ireland) 7 October 2015Browne Bill Frustrated McCarthy leaves Labour https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/frustrated-mccarthy-leaves-labour/31591557.html 29 October 2024 10 October 2015 Ger Keohane Cobh Sinn Féin Independent politician (Ireland) 13 November 2015O'Riordan Sean Sinn Féin suffers another councillor defection in Cork as Ger Keohane leaves party https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20364889.html 29 October 2024 irish Examiner 14 November 2015 Noel McCarthy Fermoy Independent politician (Ireland) Fine Gael 27 November 2015Roche Barry Fine Gael adds ex-Labour councillor to Cork East ticket https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-adds-ex-labour-councillor-to-cork-east-ticket-1.2445882 29 October 2024 27 November 2015 Joe Harris Ballincollig-Carrigaline Independent politician (Ireland) Social Democrats (Ireland) 1 March 2017O'Driscoll Sean Councillor who lost home joins Social Democrats https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/councillor-who-lost-home-joins-socialdemocrats-zkw2wcqd2 The Times 29 October 2024 1 March 2017 June Murphy Fermoy Independent politician (Ireland) Social Democrats (Ireland) 20 February 2018Cork County Councillor June Murphy joins the Social Democrats https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/cork-county-councillor-june-murphy-joins-the-social-democrats/ socialdemocrats.ie 29 October 2024 John Paul O'Shea Kanturk-Mallow Independent politician (Ireland) Fine Gael 27 February 2018O'Shea John Paul Cllr. John Paul O’Shea joins the Fine Gael Party https://johnpauloshea.ie/cllr-john-paul-oshea-joins-fine-gael-party/ johnpauloshea.ie 30 October 2024 References External links http://www.corkcoco.ie/election/ Cork County Category:Cork County Council elections