2014 Galway County Council election

Part of the 2014 Irish local elections

2014 Galway County Council election

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All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Sinn Féin
Seats won  | 12  | 12  | 3
Seat change  | -1  | +5  | +2

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Party  | Republican Sinn Féin | Labour | Independent
Seats won  | 1  | 0  | 11
Seat change  | \-  | -1  | +4

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Map showing the area of Galway County Council

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| Council control before election

Fine Gael

| Council control after election

Fine Gael

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An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 30 seats at the 2009 election. County Galway was divided into 5 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). In addition, the town councils of Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Tuam were all abolished.

Fine Gael remained the largest party in terms of votes while having the same seats as Fianna Fáil. Fine Gael lost 1 seat overall, in Loughrea, while Fianna Fáil made 5 gains; 1 each in Ballinasloe, Connemara, Athenry-Oranmore and 2 in Loughrea. Independents had another good election winning 4 additional seats while Sinn Féin made gains in Connemara and in Athenry-Oranmore. Republican Sinn Féin retained their solitary seat in Connemara.[1][2][3]

## Results by party

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Party  | Seats  | ±  | 1st pref | FPv% | ±%

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| Fine Gael | 12  | -1  | 21,063  | 27.6  |
| Fianna Fáil | 12  | +5  | 20,902  | 27.4  |
| Sinn Féin | 3  | +2  | 5,755  | 7.5  |
| Republican Sinn Féin | 1  | \-  | 1,072  | 1.4  |
| Labour | 0  | -1  | 2,668  | 3.5  |
| Independent | 11  | +4  | 21,258  | 29.4  |
Total  | 39  | +9  | 72,718  | 100.0  | —

## Results by local electoral area

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^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Athenry–Oranmore

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Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Fine Gael | Peter Feeney[*] | 12.28  | 1,572  | 1,582  | 1,649 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Jim Cuddy[*] | 11.51  | 1,473  | 1,527  | 1,534  | 1,535  | 1,603 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Charity | 11.12  | 1,424  | 1,454  | 1,464  | 1,465  | 1,522  | 1,562  | 1,628 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Malachy Noone[*] | 10.38  | 1,329  | 1,333  | 1,337  | 1,338  | 1,405  | 1,529  | 1,689 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Cathal Moran  | 7.80  | 998  | 1,001  | 1,023  | 1,032  | 1,047  | 1,051  | 1,069  | 1,079  | 1,119  | 1,191  | 1,249  | 1,257
| Sinn Féin | Gabriel Cronnelly | 7.25  | 928  | 953  | 990  | 1,001  | 1,028  | 1,041  | 1,075  | 1,078  | 1,112  | 1,252  | 1,298  | 1,304
| Fianna Fáil | Martina Kinane | 6.92  | 886  | 918  | 930  | 933  | 948  | 965  | 979  | 985  | 1,195  | 1,249  | 1,270  | 1,276
| Fine Gael | Frank Kearney | 6.50  | 832  | 835  | 840  | 844  | 873  | 979  | 1,038  | 1,068  | 1,355  | 1,773 |  |
| Independent | David Collins  | 6.40  | 820  | 845  | 852  | 856  | 886  | 910  | 953  | 977  | 1,049  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Liam Carroll[*] | 5.85  | 749  | 785  | 798  | 799  | 809  | 850  | 893  | 903  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Josette Farrell  | 3.44  | 441  | 448  | 461  | 466  | 485  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Ryan  | 3.09  | 395  | 422  | 428  | 430  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Clement Shevlin  | 2.76  | 354  | 363  | 452  | 458  | 489  | 556  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Madge Dean  | 2.43  | 311  | 317  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Roderick O'Driscoll  | 1.86  | 238  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fís Nua | Suzanne O'Keeffe  | 0.41  | 53  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 23,659  Valid: 12,803 (54.11%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,601  Turnout: 12,914 (54.58%)

### Ballinasloe

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Ballinasloe: 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent | Tim Broderick[*] | 27.9%  | 3,275 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly[*] | 17.5%  | 2,059 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly[*] | 12.9%  | 1,514  | 1,800 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Donal Burke | 9.8%  | 1,154  | 1,389  | 1,463  | 1,489  | 1,554  | 1,616
| Fine Gael | Michael Finnerty[*] | 7.2%  | 845  | 1,021  | 1,084  | 1,092  | 1,305  | 1,544
| Fine Gael | Kevin Ryan[*] | 7.1%  | 835  | 970  | 992  | 1,027  | 1,081  |
| Fine Gael | Aidan Donohue | 6.7%  | 785  | 1,164  | 1,206  | 1,227  | 1,312  | 1,702
| Labour | Johnny Walsh  | 5.7%  | 664  | 826  | 919  | 923  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Sullivan  | 5.7%  | 615  | 838  | 924  | 951  | 1,161  | 1,225
Electorate: 20,380  Valid: 11,746  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,679  Turnout: 11,886 (58.3%)

### Connemara

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Connemara: 9 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
| Independent | Thomas Welby[*] | 13.6%  | 2,291 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Ó Tuairisg[*] | 7.5%  | 1,270  | 1,297  | 1,302  | 1,309  | 1,316  | 1,356  | 1,393  | 1,456  | 1,514  | 1,581  | 1,688 |  |
| Fine Gael | Eileen Mannion-Mullen[*] | 7.4%  | 1,251  | 1,310  | 1,333  | 1,375  | 1,421  | 1,429  | 1,436  | 1,442  | 1,545  | 1,556  | 1,627  | 1,870 |
| Fianna Fáil | Seamus Walsh[*] | 7.1%  | 1,203  | 1,297  | 1,307  | 1,312  | 1,319  | 1,355  | 1,366  | 1,384  | 1,415  | 1,431  | 1,467  | 1,629  | 1,670
| Fine Gael | Niamh Byrne | 7.1%  | 1,183  | 1,310  | 1,329  | 1,400  | 1,429  | 1,465  | 1,468  | 1,479  | 1,592  | 1,614  | 1,725 |  |
| Independent | Seosamh Ó Cualáin | 6.9%  | 1,172  | 1,208  | 1,218  | 1,228  | 1,255  | 1,264  | 1,438  | 1,489  | 1,552  | 1,689 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Thomas | 6.6%  | 1,114  | 1,187  | 1,192  | 1,198  | 1,214  | 1,254  | 1,258  | 1,266  | 1,285  | 1,300  | 1,311  | 1,382  | 1,390
| Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin[*] | 6.4%  | 1,072  | 1,109  | 1,112  | 1,144  | 1,160  | 1,240  | 1,297  | 1,360  | 1,433  | 1,526  | 1,602  | 1,620  | 1,623
| Fianna Fáil | Máirtín Lee  | 5.2%  | 882  | 885  | 885  | 887  | 888  | 915  | 934  | 991  | 1,106  | 1,140  | 1,224  | 1,306  | 1,311
| Fianna Fáil | Josie Conneely  | 4.8%  | 800  | 819  | 838  | 839  | 851  | 870  | 887  | 891  | 893  | 894  | 904  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Tom Healy | 4.6%  | 768  | 805  | 832  | 832  | 867  | 869  | 880  | 889  | 893  | 1,218  | 1,265  | 1,432  | 1,501
| Labour | Joe Curran  | 3.9%  | 667  | 677  | 682  | 692  | 713  | 727  | 744  | 796  | 845  | 891  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Máirín Mhic Lochlainn  | 3.7%  | 627  | 639  | 648  | 649  | 663  | 669  | 718  | 776  | 814  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Seosamh Ó Laoi[*] | 3.6%  | 610  | 615  | 619  | 668  | 673  | 686  | 695  | 718  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Dáithí Ó Cualáin  | 2.6%  | 440  | 446  | 458  | 459  | 471  | 473  | 551  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Pádraic Ó Conghaile  | 2.1%  | 354  | 359  | 403  | 404  | 411  | 414  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Mac Dara Hosty  | 2.1%  | 345  | 350  | 351  | 393  | 402  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Mary McHugh  | 1.8%  | 302  | 309  | 309  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Ronan Garvey  | 1.5%  | 256  | 288  | 325  | 336  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Liam Allen  | 1.1%  | 185  | 198  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Chris Walsh  | 0.3%  | 45  | 54  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 30,734  Valid: 16,847  Spoilt: 244  Quota: 1,685  Turnout: 17,091 (55.6%)

### Loughrea

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Loughrea: 8 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Fianna Fáil | Anne Rabbitte | 10.6%  | 1,729  | 1,731  | 1,793  | 1,840 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Gerry Finnerty[*] | 10.5%  | 1,706  | 1,799  | 1,812 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael 'Moegie' Maher[*] | 10.2%  | 1,651  | 1,663  | 1,775  | 1,951 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn[*] | 10.0%  | 1,630  | 1,636  | 1,719  | 1,770  | 1,785  | 1,793  | 1,841 |
| Fine Gael | Joe Byrne | 9.6%  | 1,560  | 1,602  | 1,626  | 1,642  | 1,647  | 1,647  | 1,693  | 1,699
| Independent | Michael (Stroke) Fahy[*] | 8.8%  | 1,437  | 1,525  | 1,542  | 1,543  | 1,588  | 1,593  | 1,736  | 1,790
| Independent | Pat Hynes[*] | 8.6%  | 1,394  | 1,416  | 1,498  | 1,704  | 1,755  | 1,761  | 1,988 |
| Fianna Fáil | Shane Donnellan | 7.7%  | 1,257  | 1,268  | 1,348  | 1,472  | 1,522  | 1,534  | 1,619  | 1,639
| Fine Gael | Bridie Willers[*] | 7.4%  | 1,200  | 1,284  | 1,324  | 1,372  | 1,387  | 1,388  | 1,448  | 1,455
| Sinn Féin | Eoghan Mac Cormaic  | 4.8%  | 775  | 814  | 858  | 898  | 902  | 904  |  |
| Independent | James Regan  | 4.6%  | 745  | 766  | 834  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Dessie O'Brien  | 4.1%  | 672  | 693  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Adrian Feeney  | 3.0%  | 495  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 28,343  Valid: 16,251  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,806  Turnout: 16,442 (58.0%)

### Tuam

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Tuam: 9 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent | Seán Canney[*] | 17.0%  | 3,171 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Peter Roche[*] | 14.6%  | 2,708 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Fitzmaurice | 14.1%  | 2,621 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade[*] | 10.1%  | 1,886 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Tom McHugh[*] | 8.6%  | 1,598  | 1,854  | 2,102 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Donagh Mark Killilea | 5.2%  | 968  | 1,188  | 1,258  | 1,303  | 1,319  | 1,341  | 1,386  | 1,438  | 1,447  | 1,559  | 1,731
| Independent | Karey McHugh | 5.0%  | 934  | 1,118  | 1,272  | 1,360  | 1,388  | 1,469  | 1,624  | 1,880 |  |  |
| Independent | Shaun Cunniffe[*] | 4.8%  | 900  | 1,007  | 1,033  | 1,053  | 1,056  | 1,206  | 1,272  | 1,361  | 1,362  | 1,453  | 1,495
| Fine Gael | Peter Keaveney | 4.2%  | 780  | 809  | 854  | 1,149  | 1,189  | 1,194  | 1,205  | 1,222  | 1,222  | 1,421  | 1,687
| Fianna Fáil | Eamonn Kitt  | 3.6%  | 661  | 819  | 913  | 942  | 969  | 979  | 1,017  | 1,042  | 1,045  | 1,127  | 1,313
| Fianna Fáil | Nora Fahy  | 3.1%  | 585  | 629  | 666  | 853  | 856  | 862  | 876  | 915  | 917  | 935  |
| Sinn Féin | Maeve O'Brien  | 3.2%  | 598  | 649  | 686  | 732  | 736  | 766  | 793  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Larry Bane  | 2.8%  | 521  | 667  | 741  | 756  | 806  | 828  | 864  | 885  | 894  |  |
| Independent | Teresa Killeen-Kelly  | 1.9%  | 362  | 430  | 473  | 495  | 501  | 523  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Thomas (T.P.) Niland  | 1.7%  | 323  | 369  | 387  | 399  | 403  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 31,525  Valid: 18,616  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 1,862  Turnout: 18,791 (59.6%)

## Changes

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### Co-options

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Party  | Outgoing  | LEA  | Reason  | Date  | Co-optee

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|  Independent | Michael Fitzmaurice | Tuam  | Elected to the 31st Dáil at the 2014 Roscommon-South Leitrim by-election.  | 27 November 2014  | Des Joyce[4]
|  Fianna Fáil | Anne Rabbitte | Loughrea  | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.  | 16 March 2016  | Ivan Canning[5]
|  Independent | Seán Canney | Tuam  | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.  | 16 March 2016  | Billy Connelly[6]
|  Fianna Fáil | Michael (Stroke) Fahy | Loughrea  | Death of councillor.  | 3 April 2019  | Vacant[7]

### Changes in affiliation

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Name  | LEA  | Elected as  | New affiliation  | Date

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James Charity  | Athenry-Oranmore  |  |  Independent |  |  Renua | 21 May 2015[8]
James Charity  | Athenry-Oranmore  |  |  Renua |  |  Independent | 30 July 2015[9]
Gabriel Cronnelly  | Athenry-Oranmore  |  |  Sinn Féin |  |  Independent | 3 December 2017[10]
Michael (Stroke) Fahy | Loughrea  |  |  Independent |  |  Fianna Fáil | 12 December 2018[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Galway County Council local election count - day two". Galway Advertiser. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
2. ^ "Local Election: Galway County Council". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
3. ^ "Galway County Council local elections; Irish Independent". 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
4. ^ Whelan, Caroline (27 November 2014). "Des Joyce co-opted onto Galway County Council". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. ^ "Congratulations to our new Councillor Ivan Canning who has just been co-opted to Galway County Council and will replace Deputy Anne Rabbitte TD". Facebook.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
6. ^ Andrews, Kernan (10 March 2016). "Three new councillors to be co-opted". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
7. ^ McGrath, Pat (3 April 2019). "Galway councillor Michael 'Stroke' Fahy dies". RTE. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. ^ Andrews, Kernan (21 May 2015). "James Charity joins Renua". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
9. ^ Downing, John (30 July 2015). "Charity leaves Renua 10 weeks after joining". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
10. ^ "Sinn Féin councillor resigns from party over unrest". RTE. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
11. ^ "Loughrea area councillor Michael Fahy rejoins Fianna Fail". Connacht Tribune. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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