2009 Cork County Council election

An election to Cork County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

2009 Cork County Council election
5 June 2009
All 48 seats to Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 22 12 7
Seat change 2 4 2
Popular vote 61,025 54,030 16,729
Percentage 37.19% 32.93% 10.19%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 6
Seat change 4
Popular vote 10,079 13,059
Percentage 6.14% 7.96%
Map showing the area of Cork County Council

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 22 2 61,025 37.19%
Fianna Fáil 12 4 54,030 32.93%
Labour 7 2 16,729 10.19%
Sinn Féin 1 10,079 6.14%
Independent 6 4 13,059 7.96%
Totals 48 - 164,093 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Bandon
Bandon - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 25.65 3,370        
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 23.46 3,106 3,130 3,553    
Fine Gael Veronica Neville* 19.27 2,531 2,564 2,831 3,005 3,050
Labour Gearoid Buckley 16.95 2,226 2,300 2,861 2,955 2,995
Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 7.45 979 1,011      
Independent Edmund Butler 5.03 661 715      
Independent Festus Asemota 2.00 263        
Electorate: 22,126   Valid: 13,136 (59.37%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 3,285   Turnout: 13,311 (60.16%)

    Bantry
    Bantry - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Danny Crowley* 15.68 1,889 1,914 1,924 1,970 2,062    
    Fine Gael Mary Hegarty 15.16 1,827 1,846 1,923 2,038      
    Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan* 14.16 1,706 1,729 1,803 1,838 1,928 1,932 2,206
    Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy* 12.38 1,491 1,509 1,517 1,555 1,657 1,673 2,065
    Fine Gael Noel Harrington* 11.95 1,440 1,484 1,509 1,537 1,617 1,629 1,691
    Fine Gael John P. O'Shea* 8.08 973 979 997 1,050 1,182 1,189 1,239
    Fianna Fáil Michael Kingston 7.51 905 924 948 981 1,051 1,065  
    Independent Anne O'Leary 5.28 636 690 756 871      
    Independent Joe Burke 3.85 464 497 524        
    Labour Jose Ospina 3.24 390 427          
    Sinn Féin Sam Simpson 1.63 196            
    Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.88 106            
    Independent Mecky McBrearty 0.21 25            
    Electorate: 18,616   Valid: 12,048 (64.72%)   Spoilt: 152   Quota: 2,009   Turnout: 12,200 (65.54%)

      Blarney
      Blarney - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Labour John Gilroy* 24.10 4,538      
      Fine Gael Pat Burton 19.50 3,671 3,772    
      Fine Gael Gerry Kelly* 18.82 3,543 3,911    
      Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 13.28 2,520 2,544 2,621 3,512
      Independent Kevin Conway 10.82 2,038 2,136 2,768 2,990
      Fianna Fáil Michael Burns 7.60 1,431 1,515 1,584  
      Sinn Féin John Stanton 5.77 1,087 1,184    
      Electorate: 34,580   Valid: 18,828 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 3,766   Turnout: 19,062 (55.12%)

        Carrigaline
        Carrigaline - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath* 17.00 3,996                
        Fine Gael Deirdre Forde* 16.83 3,956                
        Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 14.30 3,363                
        Fine Gael John A. Collins* 12.35 2,904 2,975 3,119 3,243 3,336 3,342 4,003    
        Labour Paula Desmond* 11.87 2,791 2,868 2,975 3,097 3,379        
        Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Laoghaire 6.39 1,502 1,534 1,559 1,602 1,645 1,646 1,769 1,815 2,039
        Independent David Boyle 5.08 1,194 1,222 1,273 1,492 1,610 1,616 1,816 2,009 2,410
        Fianna Fáil Padraig Martin 5.08 1,194 1,523 1,572 1,607 1,667 1,669 1,741 1,784  
        Fine Gael David O'Byrne 4.41 1,038 1,079 1,263 1,301 1,426 1,431      
        Green Dominick Donnelly 3.45 810 842 866 907          
        Independent Maurice Coveney 2.33 547 563 572            
        Independent Maurice Fitzgerald 0.92 216 227 231            
        Electorate: 56,644   Valid: 23,511 (49.75%)   Spoilt: 328   Quota: 3,359   Turnout: 23,839 (50.44%)

          Fermoy
          Fermoy - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Fine Gael Pa O'Driscoll 18.98 2,559 2,638 2,689 2,735    
          Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 18.72 2,524 2,548 2,616 2,777    
          Labour Noel McCarthy 15.30 2,063 2,151 2,371 2,565 2,784  
          Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 14.47 1,952 1,992 2,056 2,157 2,361 2,390
          Fine Gael Kay Dawson 9.81 1,323 1,354 1,400 1,659 2,198 2,255
          Fine Gael Aileen Pyne* 8.35 1,126 1,161 1,190 1,223    
          Independent Tim White 6.83 921 953 1,029      
          Sinn Féin Seamus Coleman 4.67 630 655        
          Independent Peter Merrigan 2.88 388          
          Electorate: 23,232   Valid: 13,486 (58.05%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 2,698   Turnout: 13,671 (58.85%)

            Kanturk
            Kanturk - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            Independent Timmy Collins 22.64 3,343            
            Fine Gael Gerard Murphy 17.11 2,526 2,585 2,693 3,073      
            Fine Gael Noel Buckley* 13.04 1,925 2,049 2,096 2,224 2,264 3,086  
            Fianna Fáil Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* 12.94 1,911 1,994 2,060 2,179 2,207 2,273 2,316
            Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 11.57 1,708 1,735 1,771 1,926 1,942 2,341 2,430
            Fine Gael Paul Cagney 10.77 1,591 1,750 1,801 1,890 1,908 2,125  
            Labour Ted Linehan 7.98 1,178 1,302 1,404        
            Labour Donal Kelleher 3.43 507            
            Independent Jimmy Fitzgerald 0.52 77            
            Electorate: 23,463   Valid: 14,766 (62.93%)   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 2,954   Turnout: 15,088 (63.96%)

              Macroom
              Macroom - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Fine Gael Michael Creed* 21.74 4,655          
              Fine Gael Derry Canty* 18.90 4,046 4,234 4,484      
              Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan* 17.01 3,642 3,704 3,768 3,780 3,939 4,361
              Labour Martin Coughlan* 13.53 2,897 2,963 3,206 3,308 3,841 4,608
              Fianna Fáil Mark O'Keeffe* 11.20 2,397 2,404 2,495 2,536 2,679 2,811
              Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 6.94 1,486 1,519 1,629 1,663 1,973  
              Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 6.45 1,381 1,392 1,451 1,459    
              Green Mark Collins 4.23 905 911        
              Electorate: 35,012   Valid: 21,409 (61.15%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 4,282   Turnout: 21,649 (61.83%)

                Mallow
                Mallow - 5 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald* 13.69 2,034 2,066 2,360 2,423 2,520    
                Independent John Paul O'Shea 12.51 1,859 1,959 2,029 2,190 2,382 2,546  
                Fine Gael Tom Barry 11.21 1,666 1,690 1,729 2,021 2,087 2,229 2,267
                Fine Gael Tom Sheahan* 11.08 1,646 1,684 1,719 1,807 1,958 2,068 2,100
                Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 10.92 1,622 1,650 1,685 1,828 1,959 2,305 2,351
                Labour Jerry Mullally* 9.83 1,461 1,492 1,512 1,549 1,751    
                Labour Ronan Sheehan 9.39 1,395 1,440 1,495 1,538 1,857 2,593  
                Sinn Féin Willie O'Regan 8.44 1,254 1,298 1,343 1,374      
                Fine Gael Anthony Ahern 5.87 872 882 892        
                Fianna Fáil Trish O'Dea 4.38 650 661          
                Independent Eddie Finn 2.67 397            
                Electorate: 24,536   Valid: 14,856 (60.55%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 2,477   Turnout: 15,067 (61.41%)

                  Midleton
                  Midleton - 6 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                  Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 14.61 3,591              
                  Independent Noel Collins* 13.27 3,262 3,399 3,421 3,425 3,466 3,477 3,649  
                  Labour John Mulvihill* 13.05 3,208 3,369 3,617          
                  Sinn Féin Sandra McLellan 10.04 2,467 2,528 2,551 2,553 2,897 2,901 3,018 3,230
                  Fine Gael Barbara Murray* 8.35 2,053 2,120 2,144 2,148 2,366 2,398 3,014 3,407
                  Independent Seán O'Connor 8.33 2,048 2,072 2,283 2,339 2,348 2,349 2,631 2,941
                  Independent Ted Murphy 7.67 1,884 1,990 2,001 2,004 2,048 2,059 2,184  
                  Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 8.23 1,778 1,820 1,949 1,958 2,261 2,266 2,355 2,685
                  Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 6.17 1,516 1,611 1,687 1,711 1,750 1,765    
                  Fianna Fáil Mary Linehan Foley 4.29 1,055 1,070 1,164 1,167        
                  Fianna Fáil Michael Martin 3.67 902 922            
                  Green Malachy Harty 3.32 815              
                  Electorate: 46,820   Valid: 24,579 (52.50%)   Spoilt: 347   Quota: 3,512   Turnout: 24,926 (53.24%)

                    Skibbereen
                    Skibbereen - 7 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                    Fine Gael Jim Daly* 14.90 2,739              
                    Independent Declan Hurley 11.93 2,193 2,238 2,297 2,474        
                    Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 9.51 1,749 1,795 1,831 1,909 1,917 1,932 1,963 2,139
                    Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 9.28 1,706 1,785 1,838 1,842 1,845 1,866 2,094 2,261
                    Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan* 8.34 1,534 1,570 1,611 1,717 1,738 1,793 1,870 2,065
                    Fine Gael Adrian Healy 7.69 1,413 1,491 1,563 1,566 1,566 1,814 2,138 2,195
                    Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll* 7.44 1,368 1,387 1,415 1,571 1,604 1,746 1,839 1,900
                    Labour Brendan Leahy' 7.25 1,333 1,365 1,497 1,516 1,522 1,846 1,946 2,265
                    Sinn Féin Cionnaith O Suilleabhain 6.20 1,139 1,169 1,254 1,272 1,277 1,335 1,371  
                    Fine Gael John Collins* 5.18 952 1,004 1,024 1,112 1,149 1,165    
                    Independent John Kearney 4.91 903 913 992 996 1,001      
                    Fianna Fáil T.J. O'Farrell 3.79 697 701 709          
                    Green Declan Waugh 3.58 658 667            
                    Electorate: 27,937   Valid: 18,384 (65.81%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 2,299   Turnout: 18,646 (66.74%)
                      Preceded by
                      2004 Cork County Council election                      		 Cork County Council elections Succeeded by
                      2014 Cork County Council election
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