2014 Sligo County Council election

Part of the 2014 Irish local elections October 2020 October 2020 2014 Sligo County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 2009 Sligo County Council election 2009 2019 Sligo County Council election 2019 All 18 seats on Sligo County Council 10 23 May 2014 Fianna Fáil 8 +1 Fine Gael 3 -9 Sinn Féin 2 +1 People Before Profit Alliance 1 +1 United Left (Ireland) 1 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 3 - Sligo in Ireland.svg 300px Area of Sligo County Council An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Sligo was divided into two local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councilors for a five-year term of officeon the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). In addition, the borough council of Sligo was abolished. Fianna Fáil increased their seats by 1 to 8 seats. Sinn Féin gained 1 seat, as did People Before Profit, and Independents increased their numbers by 1 seat to 4. In contrast, Fine Gael lost 9 seats, being reduced to just 3 councillors, while the Labour Party lost representation on the council for the first time since 1912.http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sligo-profile-focus-on-bread-and-butter-issues-1.1796905 Sligo profile: Focus on bread-and-butter issues The Irish Times 15 May 2014 15 May 2014 http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Sligo Sligo County Council Elections Irish Independent 24 May 2014 18 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140530050156/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Sligo 2014-05-30 dead "O'Boyle stormer laid its roots in Sligo town support", Sligo Today; accessed 30 March 2015. Results by party Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage ±% Fianna Fáil8+19,45429.7 Fine Gael3-97,95824.9 Sinn Féin2+13,29010.3 People Before Profit Alliance1+18422.6 United Left (Ireland)1+11,8485.80 Labour Party (Ireland)0-21,3124.1 Independent politician (Ireland)3-7,14222.40Total18-731,884100.00— Results by local electoral area * Outgoing councillor. Ballymote–Tubbercurry Ballymote–Tubbercurry: 8 seats 9 Independent politician (Ireland) Margaret Gormley* 2,701 17.84                 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Clarke* 1,502 9.92 1,541 1,644 1,654 1,781         Fianna Fáil Martin Baker* 1,454 9.60 1,485 1,491 1,521 1,563 1,574 1,585 1,620 1,634 Fianna Fáil Joe Queenan* 1,116 7.37 1,119 1,236 1,238 1,269 1,276 1,281 1,805   Fine Gael Gerard Mullaney* 1,108 7.32 1,133 1,141 1,204 1,205 1,304 1,304 1,424 1,438 Fianna Fáil Paul Taylor 1,107 7.31 1,303 1,312 1,344 1,395 1,499 1,502 1,535 1,556 Fianna Fáil Eamon Scanlon 1,106 7.31 1,260 1,267 1,429 1,506 1,532 1,538 1,595 1,621 Fine Gael Blair Feeney 1,069 7.06 1,076 1,159 1,171 1,213 1,262 1,280     Fianna Fáil Jerry Lundy* 1,032 6.82 1,230 1,233 1,255 1,299 1,569 1,575 1,599 1,607 Fine Gael Dara Mulvey* 883 5.83 967 1,001 1,118 1,150 1,284 1,289 1,505 1,544 Sinn Féin Stephen Edward McCarrick 614 4.06 680 709 717           Fine Gael Michael Fleming* 573 3.78 691 698 736 753         Fine Gael Pat McGrath* 450 2.97 510 515             Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Tuffy 424 2.80 461               9 22,833 15,139 (66.30%) 158 1,683 15,297 (67.0%) Sligo Sligo: 10 seats 17 United Left (Ireland) Declan Bree* 1,848 11.04                                 Sinn Féin Seán MacManus* 1,545 9.23                                 Independent politician (Ireland) Marie Casserly 1,195 7.14 1,223 1,227 1,228 1,269 1,306 1,371 1,441 1,458 1,563               Fine Gael Sinéad Maguire 1,152 6.88 1,163 1,164 1,165 1,176 1,196 1,226 1,278 1,368 1,401 1,549             Sinn Féin Tomas Healy 1,131 6.75 1,168 1,170 1,180 1,183 1,195 1,212 1,242 1,245 1,278 1,287 1,325 1,332 1,390 1,394 1,697   Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Grady* 1,089 6.50 1,101 1,102 1,103 1,105 1,114 1,122 1,164 1,216 1,268 1,332 1,463 1,469 1,587       Fianna Fáil Tom MacSharry 971 5.80 992 994 995 1,001 1,019 1,032 1,068 1,094 1,122 1,175 1,250 1,255 1,408 1,433 1,519 1,561 People Before Profit Alliance Seamie O'Boyle 842 5.03 907 913 916 922 950 959 1,008 1,015 1,087 1,116 1,205 1,210 1,238 1,240 1,271 1,284 Fianna Fáil Seamus Kilgannon 823 4.91 829 830 830 836 841 855 869 876 915 954 998 1,001 1,172 1,188 1,237 1,263 Fianna Fáil Dónal Gilroy 756 4.51 761 762 762 762 767 820 832 842 851 864 885 885         Fine Gael Thomas Collery* 753 4.50 759 760 760 763 765 786 792 859 873 939 971 976 1,004 1,006     Labour Party (Ireland) Jim McGarry* 726 4.34 745 747 749 750 778 785 805 825 857 922 1,049 1,052 1,082 1,086 1,134 1,151 Fine Gael Hubert Keaney* 618 3.69 623 623 623 623 627 709 716 746 771 884 939 945 1,045 1,055 1,273 1,301 Labour Party (Ireland) Marcella McGarry 586 3.50 607 609 610 612 659 665 695 726 767 796             Fine Gael Matt Lyons* 535 3.19 545 545 545 547 553 567 578 663 701               Independent politician (Ireland) Veronica Cawley* 481 2.87 507 507 508 516 549 557 587 614                 Fine Gael David Cawley* 447 2.67 460 460 460 463 473 483 498                   Independent politician (Ireland) Francis Cadden 426 2.54 443 445 446 459 478 479                     Fine Gael James Gilmartin 370 2.21 373 373 373 374 377                       Independent politician (Ireland) Patricia Gardiner 159 0.95 166 166 166 176                         Independent politician (Ireland) Kebba Cham 134 0.80 136 141 141 146                         Independent politician (Ireland) Martina Butler 120 0.72 130 133 133                           Fís Nua James Higgins 38 0.23 39                               17 30,180 16,745 (55.48%) 225 1,523 16,970 (56.23%) Changes Co-options People Before Profit Seamie O'Boyle Sligo Death.http://oceanfm.ie/sligo-councillor-seamie-oboyle-has-died/ Sligo councillor Seamie O'Boyle has died Ocean FM June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes August 2015 Gino O'Boyle Fianna Fáil Eamon Scanlon Ballymote–Tubbercurry Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 14 March 2016 Keith Henry Sinn Féin Seán MacManus Sligo Resignation.Mulcahy Claire Long-serving Sligo Councillor surprises colleagues announcing his retirement https://www.oceanfm.ie/news/breaking-long-serving-sligo-councillor-surprises-colleagues-announcing-his-retirement-219735 11 December 2025 Ocean FM 9 January 2017 20 February 2017 Chris MacManusKeaney Harry Chris MacManus selected to fill vacant Sinn Fein seat on Sligo Council https://www.oceanfm.ie/news/chris-macmanus-selected-to-fill-vacant-sinn-fein-seat-on-sligo-council-222820 11 December 2025 Ocean FM 20 February 2017 Independent politician (Ireland) Margaret Gormley Ballymote–Tubbercurry Death.Deering Paul South Sligo has lost a dedicated and true champion https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/south-sligo-has-lost-a-dedicated-and-true-champion/37991207.html 11 December 2025 Irish Independent 13 April 2019 12 April 2019 None Changes in affiliation Joe Queenan Ballymote–Tubbercurry Fianna Fáil Independent politician (Ireland) 8 December 2015Harrison Shane Joe Queenan: Councillor resigns from Fianna Fáil after RTÉ secret filming https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35038748 11 December 2025 BBC 8 December 2015 References External links http://www.rte.ie/news/election2014/#/local/A25 Local Election: Sligo County Council RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140531170504/http://www.rte.ie/news/election2014/ 2014-05-31 Official website Sligo Category:Sligo County Council elections