2019 Kilkenny County Council election

A Kilkenny County Council election was held in County Kilkenny, Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections, with all 24 councillors to be elected for a five-year term of office from 4 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.[1][2]

2019 Kilkenny County Council election
24 May 2019
All 24 seats to Kilkenny County Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 11 9 2
Seat change 1 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council
Council control after election

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Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent, who also contested the Ireland South Constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 1 15,895 41.11% 3.91%
Fine Gael 9 2 12,410 32.10% 2.20%
Labour 2 2,915 7.54% 3.66%
Green 1 1,485 3.84% 0.34%
Sinn Féin 0 3 2,458 6.36% 3.54%
People Before Profit 0 231 0.60% 0.60%
Independent 1 3,270 8.46% 1.26%
Totals 24 38,664 100%

Candidates by LEA

Callan–Thomastown
Callan–Thomastown — 6 Seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Peter "Chap" Cleere[c 1] 17.85% 1,945            
Fianna Fáil Matt Doran[c 1] 16.88% 1,839            
Fine Gael Patrick O'Neill[c 1] 12.84% 1,399 1,436 1,452 1,456 1,482 1,515 1,581
Fine Gael Michael Doyle[c 1] 12.65% 1,378 1,490 1,496 1,504 1,528 1,567  
Fine Gael Joe Lyons 9.56% 1,042 1,047 1,146 1,152 1,220 1,330 1,388
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Cullen 7.91% 862 1,020 1,095 1,116 1,151 1,234 1,426
Independent Breda Gardner[c 1] 7.54% 821 851 863 886 997 1,070 1,315
Sinn Féin David Kennedy[c 1] 6.68% 728 746 759 768 789 838  
Independent Trish Finegan 3.35% 365 369 392 406      
Independent John Kelly 3.32% 362 380 392 445 511    
Independent Michael McGrath 1.04% 113 116 118        
Independent John Carroll 0.38% 41 44 46        
Electorate: 19,643   Valid: 10,895   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,557   Turnout: 11,077 (56.39%)

    Castlecomer
    Castlecomer — 6 Seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick[c 1] 22.21% 2,249        
    Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh[c 1] 16.66% 1,687        
    Fianna Fáil Michael McCarthy[c 1] 15.71% 1,591        
    Fine Gael John Brennan 11.74% 1,189 1,413 1,493    
    Labour Denis Hynes 10.84% 1,098 1,175 1,190 1,201 1,403
    Fianna Fáil Michael Delaney 9.73% 985 1,340 1,416 1,520  
    Fine Gael Pat O'Neill 8.09% 819 911 964 980 1,049
    Sinn Féin Joseph Kavanagh 5.01% 507 561 577 590  
    Electorate: 19,146   Valid: 10,125   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,447   Turnout: 10,358 (54.1%)

      Kilkenny
      Kilkenny — 7 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Andrew McGuinness[c 1] 19.40% 1,860                    
      Green Malcolm Noonan[c 1] 15.49% 1,485                    
      Fianna Fáil Joe Malone[c 1] 13.26% 1,271                    
      Fine Gael David Fitzgerald[c 1] 12.01% 1,151 1,236                  
      Independent Eugene McGuinness 8.62% 826 922 932 935 944 965 1,030 1,033 1,075 1,095 1,141
      Fianna Fáil John Coonan 7.28% 698 929 963 967 991 1,005 1,039 1,053 1,076 1,129 1,230
      Sinn Féin Sean Tyrrell[c 2] 5.72% 548 616 632 641 649 666 689 691 760 813 836
      Fine Gael Martin Brett 5.00% 479 550 592 592 602 617 650 662 676 774 955
      Fine Gael Orla Kelly 3.22% 309 327 370 370 373 382 404 407 431    
      Labour Andrea Cleere 3.14% 301 325 382 384 387 411 426 428 495 582  
      Independent Luke O'Connor 2.46% 236 252 266 273 284 301          
      People Before Profit Stephanie Hanlon 2.41% 231 258 298 300 302 349 370 371      
      Independent Enya Kennedy 1.68% 161 184 210 216 218            
      Independent Noel Gerard Walsh 0.32% 31 33 37                
      Electorate: 19,337   Valid: 9,587   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 1,199   Turnout: 9,742 (50.38%)

        Piltown
        Piltown — 5 Seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fine Gael Pat Dunphy[c 1] 19.60% 1,579          
        Labour Tomás Breathnach[c 1] 18.82% 1,516          
        Fine Gael Fidelis Doherty[c 1] 13.14% 1,059 1,118 1,145 1,147 1,284 1,356
        Fianna Fáil Eamon Aylward[c 1] 12.57% 1,013 1,065 1,106 1,112 1,164 1,432
        Fianna Fáil Ger Frisby[c 1] 12.04% 970 984 1,010 1,017 1,143 1,246
        Sinn Féin Grace Doyle 8.38% 675 690 720 730 859 950
        Fianna Fáil Rob Duggan 7.60% 612 667 681 686 714  
        Fine Gael John Hayes 3.96% 319 345 363 365    
        Independent Melissa O'Neill[c 1] 2.89% 233 241 253 291    
        Independent Alan Curran 1.01% 81 88 93      
        Electorate: 16,125   Valid: 8,057   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,343   Turnout: 8,187 (50.77%)

          Footnotes
          1. Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
          2. Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

          Changes Since 2019 Local Elections
          • †Kilkenny Green Party Cllr Malcolm Noonan was elected a TD for Carlow-Kilkenny at the 2020 General Election. Maria Dollard was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[3]

          References

          Citations
          1. Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 52–55, 149. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
          2. Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 621/2018 — County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
          3. https://kilkennynow.ie/tag/maria-dollard/

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