South (European Parliament constituency)

Irish constituency of the European Parliament

Not to be confused with Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency).

South

European Parliament constituency

Location among the current constituencies

South shown within Ireland (2014–2019, 2024– boundaries)

Member state| Ireland
Created| 2004
MEPs|

* 3 (2004–2014)
* 4 (2014–2020)
* 5 (2020–)

Sources
[1]

South is a European Parliament constituency in Ireland. It elects 5 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

## History and boundaries

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It was created in 2004 with the same area as the old Munster constituency, except for County Clare which was then in North-West.[1][2] It was expanded in 2014 when it took in counties of southern Leinster from the disbanded East constituency and became a 4-seat constituency.[3] In 2016, 74.1% of the constituency's population lived in Munster, while the southern Leinster counties accounted for 25.9%.[4]

The constituency is often referred to by media sources and candidates as "Ireland South" during news reports or candidate remarks.[5][6]

At the 2019 European Parliament election, a reapportionment following Brexit and the loss of 73 MEPs from the United Kingdom gave two additional seats to Ireland. Following a recommendation of the Constituency Commission, South gained territory and an additional seat, from 4 to 5.[7][8][9] However, the last candidate elected, would not take her seat until after the United Kingdom left the European Union.[10]

At the 2024 European Parliament election, the counties of Laois and Offaly were transferred to Midlands–North-West, while South remains a 5-seat constituency.[11] This followed a recommendation of the Electoral Commission, where Ireland had been allocated one additional MEP.[12][13]

It comprises the counties of Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow; the cities of Cork, Limerick, and Waterford.

The main urban areas (by population size) are Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Bray, Kilkenny, Ennis, Carlow, Tralee, and Wexford.

Elections  | Area  | Seats

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2004, 2009 | Counties of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford; and the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford.  | 3[1][14]
2014 | Addition of counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow from East; and Clare from North-West.  | 4[15]
2019 | Addition of counties Laois and Offaly from Midlands–North-West | 4/5[10][9]
2024 | Loss of Laois and Offaly to Midlands–North-West  | 5

## MEPs

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2019–2024 boundaries Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for South 2004–

Key to parties

*   FF = Fianna Fáil
*   FG = Fine Gael
*   GP = Green
*   Ind = Independent
*   I4C = Inds. 4 Change
*   Lab = Labour
*   SF = Sinn Féin
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Parl. | Election | Member
(Party) | Member
(Party) | Member
(Party) | Member
(Party) | Member
(Party)
6th | 2004[16] |  | Kathy Sinnott
(Ind)  |  | Brian Crowley
(FF)  |  | Simon Coveney
(FG)  | 3 seats
2004–2014
2007[a] |  | Colm Burke
(FG)
7th | 2009[17] |  | Alan Kelly
(Lab)  |  | Seán Kelly
(FG)
2011[b] |  | Phil Prendergast
(Lab)
8th | 2014[18] |  | Liadh Ní Riada
(SF)  |  | Deirdre Clune
(FG)  | 4 seats
2014–2019
9th | 2019[19] |  | Mick Wallace
(I4C)  |  | Billy Kelleher
(FF)  | Vacant |  | Grace O'Sullivan
(GP)
2020[c] |  | Deirdre Clune
(FG)
10th | 2024 |  | Kathleen Funchion
(SF)  |  | Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
(FF)  |  |  Michael McNamara
(Ind)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

1. ^ Simon Coveney was re-elected to the 30th Dáil and was substituted by Colm Burke (FG / EPP-ED) on 19 June 2007.
2. ^ Alan Kelly was elected to the 31st Dáil and was substituted by Phil Prendergast (Lab / S&D) on 21 April 2011.
3. ^ Deirdre Clune, the last elected candidate in 2019, was not an MEP between the time of the 2019 election (24 May 2019) and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU (31 January 2020). This is because the reallocation of European Parliament seats did not take effect until after Brexit.

## Elections

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^ *: Outgoing MEP elected at the previous election.
^ †: Outgoing MEP coopted subsequent to the previous election.

### 2024 election

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2024 European Parliament election: South (5 seats)[20][21][22] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
| Fine Gael | Seán Kelly[*] | 17.83  | 122,777 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kelleher[*] | 13.23  | 91,074  | 93,037  | 93,084  | 93,290  | 93,388  | 93,675  | 93,777  | 93,959  | 94,419  | 95,042  | 95,405  | 96,786  | 99,778  | 100,832  | 103,492  | 106,051  | 107,834  | 120,105 |   |
| Independent | Michael McNamara | 8.18  | 56,339  | 56,862  | 57,174  | 57,298  | 57,497  | 57,633  | 57,809  | 58,897  | 59,752  | 60,285  | 62,591  | 64,761  | 66,656  | 67,507  | 74,197  | 75,570  | 83,702  | 86,757  | 87,542  | 92,871
| Fianna Fáil | Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | 8.02  | 55,209  | 55,979  | 56,048  | 56,259  | 56,380  | 56,541  | 56,780  | 57,144  | 57,467  | 57,913  | 58,278  | 59,194  | 61,259  | 61,780  | 63,540  | 65,361  | 66,198  | 72,523  | 75,900  | 92,502
| Inds. 4 Change | Mick Wallace[*] | 7.67  | 52,803  | 53,193  | 53,428  | 53,701  | 54,107  | 54,386  | 55,600  | 55,967  | 56,327  | 56,979  | 57,989  | 59,511  | 60,547  | 61,668  | 64,637  | 67,146  | 71,910  | 73,714  | 73,947  | 84,157
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen Funchion | 7.35  | 50,580  | 50,723  | 50,755  | 50,955  | 51,176  | 51,501  | 51,984  | 52,106  | 52,565  | 53,300  | 53,655  | 54,297  | 55,600  | 71,350  | 72,081  | 76,697  | 81,268  | 82,315  | 82,508  | 90,070
| Green | Grace O'Sullivan[*] | 6.92  | 47,661  | 48,022  | 48,093  | 48,239  | 48,304  | 48,576  | 49,139  | 49,289  | 49,492  | 50,420  | 50,576  | 51,290  | 54,621  | 54,978  | 55,660  | 63,335  | 63,923  | 68,441  | 69,197  |
| Fine Gael | John Mullins  | 4.83  | 33,281  | 35,914  | 35,951  | 36,155  | 36,268  | 36,373  | 36,460  | 36,599  | 36,743  | 36,984  | 37,212  | 37,950  | 39,525  | 39,832  | 41,397  | 42,831  | 43,601  |   |   |
| Ireland First | Derek Blighe | 3.64  | 25,071  | 25,128  | 25,263  | 25,401  | 26,192  | 26,564  | 26,752  | 27,640  | 28,105  | 28,886  | 33,111  | 34,836  | 35,267  | 35,739  | 37,742  | 38,625  |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Gavan | 3.25  | 22,392  | 22,512  | 22,530  | 22,617  | 22,789  | 22,895  | 23,186  | 23,242  | 23,508  | 23,806  | 24,109  | 24,623  | 25,521  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | Niamh Hourigan  | 3.09  | 21,272  | 21,546  | 21,566  | 21,709  | 21,822  | 22,006  | 22,352  | 22,523  | 22,988  | 23,679  | 23,892  | 24,211  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent Ireland | Eddie Punch  | 3.01  | 20,751  | 20,920  | 21,018  | 21,080  | 21,212  | 21,258  | 21,663  | 21,903  | 22,114  | 22,237  | 23,509  | 25,221  | 25,787  | 26,167  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Social Democrats | Susan Doyle  | 2.94  | 20,229  | 20,344  | 20,372  | 20,566  | 20,630  | 21,229  | 21,992  | 22,110  | 22,407  | 25,138  | 25,253  | 25,725  | 28,589  | 29,163  | 29,617  |   |   |   |   |
| Aontú | Patrick Murphy  | 2.05  | 14,124  | 14,199  | 14,384  | 14,417  | 14,548  | 14,638  | 14,802  | 15,075  | 15,705  | 15,811  | 17,421  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Irish Freedom | Michael Leahy  | 1.78  | 12,259  | 12,320  | 12,476  | 12,527  | 13,128  | 13,201  | 13,301  | 14,390  | 15,067  | 15,183  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Rabharta | Lorna Bogue[a] | 1.28  | 8,788  | 8,844  | 8,916  | 9,027  | 9,086  | 9,584  | 10,040  | 10,279  | 10,826  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Una Mc Gurk  | 0.93  | 6,387  | 6,469  | 6,584  | 6,628  | 6,729  | 6,828  | 6,888  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Mary Fitzgibbon  | 0.91  | 6,281  | 6,379  | 6,578  | 7,139  | 7,272  | 7,684  | 7,794  | 8,328  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| PBP–Solidarity | Cian Prendiville  | 0.91  | 6,243  | 6,274  | 6,340  | 6,382  | 6,516  | 6,650  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Graham de Barra  | 0.66  | 4,575  | 4,607  | 4,684  | 4,810  | 4,906  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| The Irish People | Ross Lahive  | 0.65  | 4,461  | 4,492  | 4,574  | 4,636  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Christopher V.S. Doyle  | 0.51  | 3,530  | 3,554  | 3,592  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Ciaran O'Riordan  | 0.36  | 2,477  | 2,485  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 1,345,792   Valid: 688,564   Spoilt: 24,759   Quota: 114,761   Turnout: 713,323 (53.0%)

1. ^ Did not appear on the ballot as Rabharta. The Electoral Commission proposed the registration of the party to contest European and local elections on 12 April. However, as the proposed decision was subject to a 21-day appeal period, it was not in force for the 7 June 2024 elections.[23]

### 2019 election

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Ireland South elected 5 MEPs but the 5th candidate elected, Deirdre Clune, did not take her seat until 31 January 2020, when the United Kingdom had withdrawn from the European Union.

2019 European Parliament election: South (5* seats)[24][25][2][26][27] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
| Fine Gael | Seán Kelly[*] | 16.47  | 118,446  | 118,491  | 118,677  | 118,775  | 119,125  | 119,382  | 119,547  | 119,717  | 119,885 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Billy Kelleher | 11.69  | 84,084  | 84,107  | 84,165  | 84,239  | 84,389  | 84,560  | 84,655  | 84,842  | 84,972  | 85,452  | 86,027  | 87,037  | 87,966  | 88,604  | 89,040  | 92,893  | 131,665 |   |   |
| Inds. 4 Change | Mick Wallace | 11.37  | 81,780  | 82,033  | 82,163  | 82,374  | 82,697  | 82,903  | 83,459  | 83,811  | 84,028  | 84,276  | 85,277  | 87,613  | 88,806  | 90,285  | 95,834  | 101,792  | 109,221  | 112,528  | 139,529 |
| Sinn Féin | Liadh Ní Riada[*] | 10.99  | 78,995  | 79,062  | 79,204  | 79,309  | 79,494  | 79,662  | 79,864  | 80,165  | 80,292  | 80,732  | 81,721  | 82,839  | 83,790  | 84,892  | 87,214  | 91,727  | 95,446  | 98,248  |   |
| Green | Grace O'Sullivan | 10.56  | 75,887  | 75,986  | 76,188  | 76,314  | 76,584  | 76,658  | 76,959  | 77,243  | 77,355  | 77,694  | 78,757  | 80,050  | 80,645  | 81,932  | 84,671  | 93,037  | 95,996  | 98,606  | 114,287  | 119,701
| Fianna Fáil | Malcolm Byrne | 9.62  | 69,167  | 69,202  | 69,273  | 69,317  | 69,383  | 69,512  | 69,557  | 69,673  | 70,899  | 71,169  | 71,843  | 72,134  | 72,854  | 73,783  | 74,371  | 80,624  |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Deirdre Clune[*] | 8.98  | 64,605  | 64,631  | 64,692  | 64,764  | 64,900  | 65,006  | 65,116  | 65,253  | 65,559  | 66,050  | 66,733  | 67,277  | 67,899  | 69,096  | 69,566  | 89,755  | 97,956  | 101,047  | 110,085  | 112,162
| Fine Gael | Andrew Doyle | 5.39  | 38,738  | 38,755  | 38,788  | 38,804  | 38,842  | 38,926  | 38,950  | 38,996  | 39,294  | 39,429  | 39,855  | 40,014  | 40,586  | 41,069  | 41,416  |   |   |   |   |
| Labour | Sheila Nunan | 3.07  | 22,082  | 22,120  | 22,200  | 22,259  | 22,329  | 22,391  | 22,461  | 22,634  | 22,708  | 22,901  | 23,527  | 23,857  | 24,342  | 24,943  | 25,969  |   |   |   |   |
| Solidarity–PBP | Adrienne Wallace  | 2.06  | 14,810  | 14,966  | 15,017  | 15,216  | 15,362  | 15,403  | 15,795  | 16,116  | 16,217  | 16,387  | 16,917  | 17,407  | 17,736  | 18,485  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Dolores Cahill  | 1.47  | 10,582  | 10,639  | 10,746  | 10,884  | 10,938  | 11,238  | 11,397  | 11,720  | 12,628  | 14,213  | 15,039  | 15,470  | 17,135  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Diarmuid O'Flynn | 1.37  | 9,828  | 9,865  | 9,941  | 9,995  | 10,179  | 10,231  | 10,399  | 10,613  | 10,661  | 10,948  | 11,157  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Liam Minehan  | 1.31  | 9,426  | 9,458  | 9,783  | 9,858  | 9,972  | 10,253  | 10,331  | 10,468  | 10,547  | 11,707  | 12,275  | 12,774  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Breda Gardner  | 1.29  | 9,306  | 9,331  | 9,401  | 9,436  | 9,496  | 9,724  | 9,869  | 9,975  | 10,222  | 10,838  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Theresa Heaney  | 1.04  | 7,475  | 7,498  | 7,596  | 7,738  | 7,808  | 8,005  | 8,197  | 8,373  | 8,561  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Allan Brennan  | 0.65  | 4,665  | 4,691  | 4,734  | 4,791  | 4,841  | 4,956  | 5,028  | 5,132  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Identity Ireland | Peter O'Loughlin  | 0.51  | 3,685  | 3,762  | 3,806  | 3,922  | 4,009  | 4,050  | 4,184  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Colleen Worthington  | 0.46  | 3,285  | 3,306  | 3,319  | 3,551  | 3,653  | 3,713  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Paddy Fitzgerald  | 0.44  | 3,183  | 3,198  | 3,258  | 3,301  | 3,333  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Walter Ryan-Purcell  | 0.40  | 2,863  | 2,897  | 2,918  | 3,066  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Maurice Sexton  | 0.34  | 2,419  | 2,467  | 2,545  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Peter Madden  | 0.33  | 2,397  | 2,411  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Direct Democracy | Jan van de Ven  | 0.20  | 1,421  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 1,417,017   Valid: 719,194   Spoilt: 36,793   Quota: 119,866   Turnout: 53.4%

Following a recheck of the votes for O'Sullivan and Ní Riada after the 18th count, a full recount was requested by the Sinn Féin candidate. Returning officer Martin Harvey announced that the recount would begin on 4 June. RTÉ reported that the recount could take up to 28 working days.[28] On 4 June, Ní Riada withdrew the request for a recount.[29] After the transfer of Ní Riada's votes and Mick Wallace's surplus, Grace O'Sullivan and Deirdre Clune were deemed elected, but Clune did not take office as an MEP until Brexit had taken effect.

### 2014 election

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2014 European Parliament election: South (4 seats)[18] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Crowley[*] | 27.4  | 180,329 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Liadh Ní Riada | 19.1  | 125,309  | 129,957  | 130,840  | 132,590 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Seán Kelly[*] | 12.7  | 83,520  | 92,042  | 92,355  | 92,758  | 93,106  | 94,266  | 95,683  | 95,736  | 98,646  | 106,068  | 113,311  | 121,566
| Fine Gael | Simon Harris | 7.8  | 51,483  | 53,912  | 54,161  | 54,511  | 55,273  | 56,050  | 56,691  | 56,738  | 59,056  | 63,536  | 66,061  | 70,808
| Fine Gael | Deirdre Clune | 7.2  | 47,453  | 51,850  | 52,097  | 52,295  | 52,798  | 54,081  | 55,293  | 55,340  | 58,311  | 64,889  | 69,009  | 74,370
| Independent | Diarmuid O'Flynn | 4.6  | 30,323  | 31,649  | 33,311  | 34,840  | 36,198  | 38,960  | 43,628  | 44,023  | 48,125  | 51,387  |   |
| Labour | Phil Prendergast[†] | 4.6  | 30,317  | 32,360  | 32,664  | 33,147  | 33,560  | 34,150  | 34,874  | 34,939  | 42,213  |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Kieran Hartley  | 4.6  | 29,987  | 50,349  | 50,653  | 50,953  | 51,475  | 52,481  | 54,475  | 54,559  | 56,746  | 59,722  | 64,357  |
| Green | Grace O'Sullivan | 4.2  | 27,860  | 29,360  | 29,999  | 31,075  | 31,962  | 32,829  | 34,443  | 34,607  |   |   |   |
| Catholic Democrats | Theresa Heaney  | 2.1  | 13,569  | 14,677  | 15,159  | 15,655  | 17,016  | 19,114  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Richard Cahill  | 1.6  | 10,719  | 11,661  | 12,408  | 13,152  | 15,310  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Direct Democracy | Jan van de Ven  | 1.4  | 9,255  | 9,586  | 10,125  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Jillian Godsil  | 1.4  | 9,179  | 9,829  | 10,607  | 11,531  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Peter O'Loughlin  | 1.0  | 6,561  | 7,000  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fís Nua | Dónal Ó Ríordáin  | 0.2  | 1,634  | 1,766  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 1,221,683   Valid: 657,498   Spoilt: 21,798 (3.2%)   Quota: 131,500   Turnout: 679,296 (55.6%)

### 2009 election

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2009 European Parliament election: South (3 seats)[17][30] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Crowley[*] | 23.7  | 118,258  | 119,625  | 122,404  | 132,410 |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Seán Kelly[*] | 18.6  | 92,579  | 94,430  | 96,153  | 97,482  | 98,394  | 134,712 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Toiréasa Ferris | 13.0  | 64,671  | 65,861  | 67,304  | 68,296  | 69,295  | 73,389  | 74,480  |
| Labour | Alan Kelly | 12.9  | 64,152  | 66,121  | 69,683  | 70,309  | 70,991  | 78,651  | 83,921  | 105,597
| Independent | Kathy Sinnott[*] | 11.7  | 58,485  | 62,057  | 64,295  | 65,518  | 66,920  | 71,349  | 75,168  | 95,134
| Fine Gael | Colm Burke | 10.8  | 53,721  | 54,617  | 57,190  | 57,884  | 58,654  |   |   |
| Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 3.3  | 16,596  | 16,896  | 17,124  |   |   |   |   |
| Green | Dan Boyle | 3.1  | 15,499  | 16,250  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Alexander Stafford  | 2.3  | 11,692  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Maurice Sexton  | 0.5  | 2,474  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 861,727   Valid: 498,127   Spoilt: 11,836 (2.3%)   Quota: 124,532   Turnout: 509,963 (59.2%)

### 2004 election

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2004–2009 Ireland South constituency boundaries 2004 European Parliament election: South (3 seats)[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Crowley[*] | 25.9  | 125,539 |   |   |   |   |
| Fine Gael | Simon Coveney | 24.6  | 118,937  | 120,261  | 120,537  | 121,332 |   |
| Independent | Kathy Sinnott | 18.4  | 89,127  | 89,872  | 90,175  | 92,010  | 97,057  | 120,600
| Fianna Fáil | Gerry Collins[*] | 15.1  | 73,131  | 74,991  | 75,246  | 75,577  | 78,367  | 87,658
| Sinn Féin | David Cullinane | 6.7  | 32,643  | 32,848  | 32,977  | 33,561  | 35,385  |
| Labour | Brendan Ryan | 4.1  | 19,975  | 20,086  | 20,170  | 20,576  | 24,406  |
| Green | Chris O'Leary  | 2.3  | 10,896  | 10,980  | 11,056  | 11,478  |   |
| Independent | Gerry Hannan  | 1.3  | 6,394  | 6,428  | 6,551  | 6,934  |   |
| Independent | Lily Moynihan  | 1.2  | 5,831  | 5,914  | 6,048  |   |   |
| Independent | Anthony O'Connor  | 0.4  | 1,797  | 1,822  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 802,359   Valid: 484,270   Spoilt: 14,124 (2.8%)   Quota: 121,068   Turnout: 498,394 (62.1%)

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