2009 Galway County Council election

2009 Galway County Council election
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All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 13 7 1
Seat change +3 -3 -
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Republican Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 1 7
Seat change - +1 +2
  Seventh party
 
Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 0
Seat change -3
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Galway County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 13 +3 29,452 38.54
Fianna Fáil 7 -3 18,800 24.60
Labour 1 - 4,692 6.14
Sinn Féin 1 - 3,799 4.97
Republican Sinn Féin 1 +1 1,387 1.82
Independent 7 +2 17,841 23.35
Progressive Democrats 0 -3 - -
Totals 30 - 76,413 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton Jnr 18.80 2,563        
Fianna Fáil Tomás Mannion* 14.78 2,015 2,074 2,091 2,159 2,196
Independent Tim Broderick 14.52 1,979 2,013 2,115 2,262 2,437
Fine Gael Michael Mullins* 13.93 1,899 1,978 2,239 2,904  
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly* 12.75 1,738 1,757 1,850 2,047 2,160
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 10.88 1,483 1,489 1,699 1,788 1,847
Fine Gael Michael Finnerty 8.10 1,104 1,169 1,308    
Fine Gael John Goode 5.81 792 817      
Christian Solidarity Clare Flynn 0.44 60 63      
Electorate: 22,702   Valid: 13,633 (60.05%)   Spoilt: 195   Quota: 2,273   Turnout: 13,828 (60.91%)  

Connemara

Connemara - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Thomas Welby* 15.69 2,584              
Fine Gael Seán Kyne* 11.70 1,927 2,061            
Fine Gael Eileen Mannion-Mullen 9.12 1,501 1,565 1,588 1,749 1,771 1,843 2,263  
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Tuairisg* 8.91 1,467 1,491 1,571 1,581 1,884 1,982 2,115  
Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin 8.42 1,387 1,416 1,501 1,522 1,576 1,754 1,976 2,050
Fianna Fáil Josie Conneely* 7.22 1,189 1,217 1,247 1,373 1,435 1,488 1,506 1,513
Fine Gael Seosamh Ó Laoi 7.16 1,178 1,189 1,212 1,220 1,297 1,390    
Independent Seosamh Ó Cuaig* 6.92 1,140 1,160 1,195 1,221 1,320 1,702 1,974 2,067
Fianna Fáil Seamus Walsh* 6.58 1,083 1,194 1,381 1,410 1,554 1,617 1,717 1,738
Sinn Féin Trevor Ó Clochartaigh 5.42 893 906 915 1,193 1,267      
Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta* 4.90 806 817 896 906        
Sinn Féin Kenneth Coyne 4.29 706 748 764          
Fianna Fáil Louise O'Connor 3.22 530 556            
Independent Chris Walsh 0.44 73 85            
Electorate: 30,414   Valid: 16,464 (54.13%)   Spoilt: 296   Quota: 2,059   Turnout: 16,760 (55.11%)  

Loughrea

Loughrea - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 12.28 2,247 2,262 2,287          
Independent Pat Hynes* 10.86 1,987 2,004 2,051 2,091 2,237 2,425    
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 10.25 1,875 1,880 1,899 1,909 1,938 1,985 1,991 2,144
Fine Gael Bridie Willers* 9.79 1,791 1,826 1,930 2,063 2,104 2,250 2,272 2,354
Fine Gael Peter Feeney* 9.75 1,784 1,856 1,900 1,940 1,967 2,159 2,170 2,218
Fine Gael Michael 'Moegie' Maher* 8.94 1,635 1,655 1,697 1,712 1,795 1,909 1,924 2,039
Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty 8.09 1,480 1,483 1,488 1,598 1,780 1,824 1,829 2,399
Independent Willie Burke* 6.92 1,265 1,276 1,304 1,335 1,368 1,455 1,507 1,630
Fianna Fáil Michael Regan* 6.10 1,116 1,123 1,133 1,137 1,328 1,388 1,392  
Fianna Fáil Gabriel Burke 4.44 813 821 828 830        
Independent Lorraine Higgins 4.42 809 890 987 1,143 1,187      
Independent Adrian Feeney 2.97 543 587 649          
Labour P.J. McDonnell 2.61 477 584            
Green Patrick Creed 2.09 382              
Independent Enda Glynn 0.48 88              
Electorate: 30,971   Valid: 18,292 (59.06%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 2,287   Turnout: 18,508 (59.76%)  

Oranmore

Oranmore - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Jim Cuddy* 17.45 1,614 1,654 1,751 1,859          
Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh* 14.43 1,335 1,341 1,543 1,575 1,757 1,950      
Fianna Fáil Malachy Noone 12.92 1,195 1,203 1,273 1,625 1,839 1,919      
Fine Gael Liam Carroll 9.56 884 897 988 1,062 1,134 1,524 1,589 1,608 1,612
Labour Enda O'Rourke 9.27 858 901 944 1,029 1,321 1,549 1,583 1,605 1,609
Labour Josette Farrell 9.06 838 869 935 972          
Fine Gael Michael Eames 9.00 833 848 934 993 1,058        
Fianna Fáil Dolores Kilroe 8.43 780 786 802            
Fine Gael Eamon Fox 7.47 691 697              
Sinn Féin Anna Marley 1.93 179                
Independent Eamon Coyle 0.48 44                
Electorate: 17,575   Valid: 9,251 (52.64%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,851   Turnout: 9,348 (53.19%)  

Tuam

Tuam - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Seán Canney* 17.43 3,273                
Fine Gael Tom McHugh* 15.15 2,845                
Labour Colm Keaveney* 13.42 2,519                
Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh* 10.55 1,980 2,023 2,153 2,166 2,203 2,343 2,594    
Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade* 9.93 1,864 2,033 2,053 2,064 2,097 2,605      
Fine Gael Peter Roche 9.17 1,722 1,921 2,057 2,092 2,212 2,606      
Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly* 8.89 1,668 1,777 1,824 1,836 1,889 1,917 1,919 1,985 2,013
Fianna Fáil Tom Reilly* 6.98 1,311 1,511 1,601 1,652 1,702 1,727 1,733 1,812 1,836
Fine Gael Michael Carey* 5.93 1,113 1,223 1,275 1,290 1,334        
Sinn Féin Grainne Morahan 1.51 283 321 335 356          
Independent Seán Hehir 1.04 195 253 262 276          
Electorate: 31,011   Valid: 18,773 (60.54%)   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 2,347   Turnout: 18,982 (61.21%)