2019 Cork City Council election

A Cork City Council election was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections.[1] Thirty-one councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. This election broadly coincided with an increase in the city council area,[2] and several outgoing members of Cork County Council, based in areas transferred to the city, stood for election to the city council. Besides extending all LEAs into the former county area, the former LEA of North Central was abolished and its area divided between North West and North East.[3][4]

2019 Cork City Council election
24 May 2019
All 31 seats to Cork City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Green
Seats won 8 7 4
Seat change 2 2 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Labour Solidarity
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change 4 1 2
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change 1
Map showing the area of Cork City Council prior to the 2019 expansion

Under the Local Government Act 2019, voters in the city were also asked to contribute to a plebiscite on whether to have a directly-elected executive mayor.[5] Voters rejected the proposal in favour of retaining the existing ceremonial Lord Mayor of Cork, who is chosen annually by the councillors from among their number.

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 2 16,474 24.52% 0.53%
Fine Gael 7 2 13,834 20.59% 1.63%
Sinn Féin 4 4 8,082 12.03% 11.96%
Green 4 4 6,890 10.25% 7.27%
Labour 1 1 3,773 5.62% 0.33%
Solidarity 1 2 1,574 2.34% 3.52%
Workers' Party 1 1,182 1.76% 1.28%
Social Democrats 0 1,906 2.84% 2.84%
Aontú 0 1,593 2.37% 2.37%
HRRA 0 1,462 2.18% 2.18%
People Before Profit 0 559 0.83% 0.83%
Independent 5 1 9,863 14.68% 0.37%
Totals 31 67,192 100%

Results by local electoral area

Cork City North East
Cork City North East - 6 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fianna Fáil Kenneth O'Flynn[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 12.75% 1,710 1,718 1,725 1,733 1,741 1,807 1,841 1,931    
Labour John Daniel Maher 10.03% 1,345 1,345 1,363 1,378 1,410 1,459 1,559 1,667 1,834 1,985
Independent Ger Keohane[lower-alpha 3] 9.54% 1,279 1,287 1,298 1,308 1,320 1,342 1,382 1,425 1,513 1,709
Fine Gael Joe Kavanagh[lower-alpha 4] 9.35% 1,254 1,258 1,262 1,264 1,275 1,309 1,323 1,341 1,383 1,756
Green Oliver Moran 8.80% 1,180 1,184 1,210 1,216 1,307 1,324 1,482 1,540 1,628 1,739
Fianna Fáil Tim Brosnan[lower-alpha 4] 7.81% 1,048 1,050 1,057 1,064 1,069 1,232 1,267 1,290 1,356 1,441
Fine Gael Lorraine O'Neill 7.81% 1,047 1,055 1,059 1,072 1,089 1,110 1,125 1,144 1,178  
Workers' Party Ted Tynan[lower-alpha 4] 7.69% 1,031 1,038 1,070 1,088 1,110 1,141 1,314 1,532 1,764 1,817
Independent Noreen Murphy 6.08% 815 819 844 862 879 895 996 1,079    
Solidarity Carol Brogan 5.14% 689 690 722 726 810 822        
Sinn Féin Mick Nugent[lower-alpha 5] 4.98% 668 668 674 818 826 844 910      
Fianna Fáil Martin Dorgan 3.60% 483 485 485 487 487          
Social Democrats Sinéad Halpin 2.30% 309 309 320 327            
Sinn Féin Mandy O'Leary Hegarty 1.99% 267 268 272              
Independent Mobolaji Taiwo Ajisafe 0.92% 123 123                
HRRA Risteárd Ó Glaimhín 0.77% 103 104                
Independent Sean Patrick O'Sullivan 0.45% 60                  
Electorate: 30910   Valid: 13,411   Spoilt: 287   Quota: 1,916   Turnout: 44.32%

    Cork City North West
    Cork City North West - 6 seats[7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Fianna Fáil Tony Fitzgerald[lower-alpha 4] 14.11% 1,662 1,664 1,671 1,676 1,684              
    Sinn Féin Thomas Gould[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 11.91% 1,402 1,409 1,426 1,499 1,518 1,563 1,596 1,654 1,700      
    Sinn Féin Kenneth Collins[lower-alpha 4] 9.74% 1,147 1,154 1,178 1,209 1,217 1,253 1,276 1,319 1,361 1,425 1,456 1,512
    Fine Gael Damian Boylan 8.99% 1,059 1,059 1,059 1,063 1,069 1,071 1,089 1,119 1,175 1,227 1,285 1,452
    Fianna Fáil John Sheehan[lower-alpha 1] 8.69% 1,023 1,023 1,025 1,035 1,035 1,047 1,087 1,271 1,310 1,370 1,432 1,570
    Solidarity Fiona Ryan[lower-alpha 6] 7.52% 885 887 915 930 985 1,017 1,050 1,073 1,134 1,182 1,400 1,482
    Fine Gael Julie O'Leary 5.95% 701 701 702 703 709 713 732 764 836 876 1,019 1,136
    Green Mark Cronin 4.78% 563 567 579 580 592 595 612 637 755 782    
    Independent Kevin Conway[lower-alpha 3] 4.55% 536 569 578 583 594 602 669 712 747 877 925  
    Labour Luke Carroll 4.48% 528 532 538 542 548 558 576 594        
    Fianna Fáil Seán Coleman 4.47% 526 529 536 539 541 546 565          
    Independent Joe O'Callaghan 4.04% 476 482 485 491 502 527 586 606 637      
    Aontú Finian Toomey 3.75% 442 444 445 454 467 488            
    Independent Timothy J. Hogan 1.77% 208 219 234 237 246              
    Sinn Féin John Paul Stanton 1.56% 184 184 185                  
    HRRA Martina Murphy 1.49% 175 178 190 192                
    Workers' Party Catherine Coffey 1.28% 151 159                    
    Independent Sandra Condon 0.92% 108                      
    Electorate: 28,571   Valid: 11,776   Spoilt: 324   Quota: 1,683   Turnout: 42.35%

      Cork City South Central
      Cork City South Central - 6 seats[8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314
      Independent Mick Finn[lower-alpha 4] 16.56% 1,753                          
      Green Dan Boyle 13.75% 1,456 1,485 1,495 1,509 1,523                  
      Fianna Fáil Seán Martin[lower-alpha 4] 13.06% 1,383 1,421 1,430 1,437 1,443 1,448 1,457 1,481 1,547          
      Fine Gael Shane O'Callaghan 11.66% 1,234 1,250 1,250 1,253 1,256 1,276 1,282 1,313 1,346 1,450 1,775      
      Sinn Féin Eoghan Jeffers 7.34% 777 789 792 794 797 801 816 834 862 923 1,009 1,053 1,056 1,057
      Fianna Fáil David Boyle 7.26% 769 779 779 779 780 790 794 808 828 872        
      Sinn Féin Fiona Kerins[lower-alpha 4] 6.64% 703 732 737 745 761 777 793 868 929 1,014 1,049 1,062 1,066 1,070
      Independent Paudie Dineen[lower-alpha 4] 5.21% 552 597 603 615 626 640 699 731 846 935 1,016 1,058 1,069 1,071
      Labour Luke Field 4.34% 459 472 475 479 483 513 535 634 672          
      Independent Ciaran Kenneally 4.03% 427 443 449 457 474 491 551 586            
      Social Democrats Patricia O'Dwyer 3.40% 360 367 371 384 401 430 443              
      Independent Seán Cronin 1.97% 209 220 226 232 249 271                
      Independent Lekha Menon Margassery 1.88% 199 202 207 214 222                  
      HRRA Michael Mohally 1.19% 126 129 134 142                    
      Independent Graham O'Shea 0.88% 93 97 112                      
      Independent Suzanne Hegarty 0.43% 45 48                        
      Independent Maurice Joseph Sexton 0.40% 42 43                        
      Exhausted ballots — — 0 14 34 59 114 181 296 521 810 1,155 1,318 1,334 1,337
      Electorate: 24,408   Valid: 10,587   Spoilt: 306   Quota: 1,513   Turnout: 44.6%

        Cork City South East
        Cork City South East - 6 seats[9]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fine Gael Des Cahill[lower-alpha 4] 14.42% 2,275              
        Green Lorna Bogue[lower-alpha 2] 13.99% 2,207 2,265            
        Fianna Fáil Mary Rose Desmond 13.32% 2,102 2,108 2,111 2,139 2,167 2.294    
        Fianna Fáil Terry Shannon[lower-alpha 4] 12.52% 1,976 1,980 1,983 2,051 2,094 2,155 2,167 2,328
        Independent Kieran McCarthy[lower-alpha 4] 10.82% 1,708 1,731 1,734 1,889 2,038 2,208 2,216 2,552
        Fine Gael Deirdre Forde 10.06% 1,588 1,597 1,605 1,634 1,662 1,777 1,787 1,926
        Sinn Féin Chris O'Leary[lower-alpha 4] 6.99% 1,103 1,129 1,129 1,158 1,273 1,387 1,391 1,518
        Labour Peter Horgan 5.63% 888 899 901 921 956 1,029 1,034  
        Social Democrats Joe Harris 4.34% 685 718 718 748 816      
        Aontú Anna Daly 3.16% 498 509 510          
        HRRA Diarmaid Ó Cadhla[lower-alpha 7] 3.14% 496 534 534 581        
        People Before Profit Ed Fitzgerald 1.62% 255              
        Electorate: 32,358   Valid: 15,781   Spoilt: 326   Quota: 2,255   Turnout: 49.78%

          Cork City South West
          Cork City South West - 7 seats[10]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910111213
          Fine Gael Derry Canty[lower-alpha 3] 12.03% 1,881 1,894 1,898 1,915 1,946 2,033              
          Fianna Fáil Fergal Dennehy[lower-alpha 4] 11.66% 1,823 1,835 1,840 1,870 1,921 2,055              
          Green Colette Finn 9.49% 1,484 1,501 1,582 1,630 1,765 1,796 1,805 1,815 2,042        
          Fianna Fáil Colm Kelleher 8.56% 1,339 1,352 1,360 1,370 1,397 1,637 1,702 1,731 1,793 1,806 1,896 1,989  
          Fine Gael Garret Kelleher 8.35% 1,306 1,319 1,323 1,335 1,354 1,401 1,413 1,420 1,480 1,493 1,540 1,713 1,786
          Independent Thomas Moloney[lower-alpha 4] 7.51% 1,174 1,192 1,211 1,302 1,350 1,361 1,362 1,362 1,418 1,430 1,599 1,689 1,774
          Sinn Féin Henry Cremin[lower-alpha 4] 6.68% 1,045 1,049 1,064 1,106 1,129 1,139 1,142 1,144 1,167 1,178 1,202 1,236 1,755
          Sinn Féin Eolan Ryng 5.03% 786 795 814 852 869 892 894 901 958 969 1,011 1,042  
          Fine Gael Sinéad Ronan 4.85% 758 764 768 792 873 879 879 880 920 930 964 1,208 1,275
          Fine Gael P.J. Hourican[lower-alpha 4] 4.67% 731 732 735 747 766 776 779 782 806 813 836    
          Aontú Joanne Murphy 4.18% 653 665 673 697 711 719 721 723 768 778      
          Fianna Fáil Shane Fallon 4.03% 630 636 641 644 654                
          Labour Ciara Kennedy 3.54% 553 567 583 610                  
          Social Democrats Ciarán McCarthy 3.53% 552 557 589 632 695 708 711 716          
          HRRA Thomas Kiely 2.48% 388 439 499                    
          People Before Profit Tjitske De Vries 1.94% 304 324                      
          HRRA Shirley Griffin 1.11% 174                        
          Independent Artur Górnik 0.36% 56                        
          Electorate: 34,436   Valid: 15,637   Spoilt: 373   Quota: 1,955   Turnout: 46.49%

            Footnotes
            1. Outgoing member of the city council, elected in 2014 for the abolished Cork City North Central LEA.
            2. Change since the 2019 election, see below.
            3. Outgoing member of Cork County Council, elected in 2014.
            4. Outgoing member of the city council, elected in 2014 for the same LEA.
            5. Nugent was elected for Cork City North East LEA in 2014 and stood in Cork City North West LEA in 2019.
            6. Outgoing member of the city council, co-opted for the same LEA subsequent to the 2014 election.
            7. Outgoing member of Cork County Council, co-opted in December 2016.

            Plebiscite
            2019 Cork City Council mayoral plebiscite
            Choice Votes %
            No 34,347 50.7
            Yes 33,364 49.3
            Valid votes 67,711 98.6
            Invalid or blank votes 971 1.4
            Total votes 68,682 100.00
            Source:

            See also

            Changes since 2019 local elections

            Cork City North-East Fianna Fáil Cllr Kenneth O'Flynn quit the party and became an Independent after being refused a place on the party ticket for Cork North-Central in the 2020 general election.[11]

            Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
            Sinn Féin Thomas Gould Cork City North West Elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2020 general election February 2020 Mick Nugent[12]

            Cork City South East Green Party Cllr Lorna Bogue quit the Green Party and became an Independent on 27 October 2020 in opposition to the passage of the Mother and Baby Homes Legislation through the Dáil.[13]

            References

            Sources

            Citations
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            2. "Local Government Act 2019 (Transfer Day) Order 2019". Irish Statute Book. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
            3. Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 2 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 14–17, 50–51. ISBN 978-1-4064-2991-6. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
            4. Phelan, John Paul (31 January 2019). "City Of Cork Local Electoral Areas Order 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
            5. "Plebiscites for Directly Elected Mayors". Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
            6. Moynihan, Paul (4 May 2019). "Cork City North East : Nomination of Candidate(s)" (PDF). Cork City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2019.; "Cork City North East" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
            7. Moynihan, Paul (4 May 2019). "Cork City North West : Nomination of Candidate(s)" (PDF). Cork City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2019.; "Cork City North West Part 1" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.; "Cork City North West Part 2" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
            8. Moynihan, Paul (4 May 2019). "Cork City South Central : Nomination of Candidate(s)" (PDF). Cork City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2019.; "Cork City South Central" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
            9. Moynihan, Paul (4 May 2019). "Cork City South East : Nomination of Candidate(s)" (PDF). Cork City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2019.; "Cork City South East" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
            10. Moynihan, Paul (4 May 2019). "Cork City South West : Nomination of Candidate(s)" (PDF). Cork City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2019.; "Cork City South West Part 1" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.; "Cork City South West Part 2" (PDF). 2019 Local Election Results. Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
            11. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Ken-OFlynn-leaves-Fianna-Fail-after-25-years-to-run-as-an-Independent-in-Cork-North-Central-312f0961-0c2b-4d99-a180-ea49571e1e5d-ds
            12. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Councillor-returns-to-City-Hall-after-losing-seat-in-last-local-election-5a44200a-9d8b-4549-a7a2-251a2d36fb58-ds
            13. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Exclusive-Little-confidence-in-cabinet-members-Cork-councillor-resigns-from-Green-Party--d2646a0a-3fc8-4d44-8529-f0e449695c1e-ds
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