2019 Meath County Council election

A Meath County Council election was held in County Meath in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

2019 Meath County Council election
24 May 2019
All 40 seats to Meath County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 12 12 3
Seat change 1 2 5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Social Democrats Aontú
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1 1 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 10
Seat change 1
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election

TBD

The 2018 LEA boundary review committee kept the LEAs used in the 2014 elections, with some boundary adjustments necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Fine Gael lost 1 seat but remained the largest party with 12 seats overall but with an increased vote share. Fianna Fáil gained 2 seats overall to return with 12 seats also but their vote share reduced compared to 2014. Sinn Féin had a very poor election losing 5 seats overall and being reduced to having representation solely in Ashbourne, Kells and Navan. One of the Sinn Féin losses in Navan was to Emma Tóibín, a sister of Peadar Tóibín. Through Annie Hoey, Labour regained a seat on the Council in Laytown-Bettystown and in Trim Ronan Moore won a seat for the Social Democrats. Independents increased their seat numbers to 10.

Sharon Keogan secured election in both Ashbourne and in Laytown-Bettystown.


Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 12 1 20,549 29.58% 6.76%
Fianna Fáil 12 2 17,560 25.28% 2.40%
Sinn Féin 3 5 6,845 9.85% 8.32%
Aontú 1 1 3,361 4.84% 4.84%
Labour 1 1 1,710 2.46% 2.68%
Social Democrats 1 1 1,533 2.21% 2.21%
Green 0 614 0.88% 0.63%
Workers' Party 0 330 0.48% 0.11%
Direct Democracy 0 241 0.35% 0.05%
People Before Profit 0 164 0.24% 0.29%
Independent 10 1 16,552 23.83% 0.77%
Totals 40 69,459 100%

Candidates by LEA

Ashbourne
Ashbourne — 6 Seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Joe Bonner[c 1] 21.66% 2,170                
Fine Gael Alan Tobin[c 1] 15.62% 1,565                
Independent Sharon Keogan[c 1]† 11.78% 1,180 1,269 1,277 1,292 1,306 1,395 1,415 1,543  
Fine Gael Suzanne Jamal[c 1] 11.73% 1,175 1,239 1,258 1,328 1,336 1,479      
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey[c 2] 8.15% 817 1,019 1,060 1,132 1,151 1,167 1,176 1,256 1,357
Fianna Fáil Lisa Mellor 7.20% 721 738 740 790 795 889 896 955 1,005
Aontú Joseph Tuite 5.22% 523 562 566 583 590 613 617    
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke[c 1]†† 5.00% 501 573 581 592 836 847 848 950 1,148
Social Democrats Paul Nolan 4.00% 401 546 569 574 611 621 627 668  
Fine Gael John Stillman 3.88% 389 414 430 435 439        
Sinn Féin Aisling O'Neill 3.10% 311 378 387 389          
Fianna Fáil Sarah-Jane Reilly 2.65% 266 284 287            
Electorate: 21,081   Valid: 10,019   Spoilt: 196   Quota: 1,432   Turnout: 10,215

    Kells
    Kells — 7 Seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Seán Drew[c 1] 14.06% 1,996              
    Fine Gael Sarah Reilly[c 1] 13.85% 1,966              
    Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke[c 1]††† 11.82% 1,678 1,685 1,693 1,724 1,748 1,796    
    Fine Gael Eugene Cassidy[c 1] 9.95% 1,413 1,421 1,463 1,470 1,514 1,547 1,569 1,792
    Independent David Gilroy[c 1] 7.87% 1,118 1,122 1,133 1,171 1,234 1,340 1,357 1,493
    Fianna Fáil Paul McCabe 7.46% 1,059 1,109 1,125 1,141 1,195 1,251 1,353 1,546
    Fianna Fáil Mike Bray 7.18% 1,020 1,070 1,088 1,096 1,132 1,178 1,384 1,458
    Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher[c 1] 7.02% 997 1,013 1,019 1,071 1,120 1,216 1,235  
    Fine Gael Peter Farrelly 6.83% 970 1,000 1,061 1,083 1,136 1,177 1,347 1,410
    Fianna Fáil Oliver Fox 4.92% 698 711 716 716 727 761    
    Aontú Peter Devin 4.03% 572 580 586 609 648      
    Labour Aaron Byrne 2.68% 380 402 414 490        
    Workers' Party Séamus McDonagh 2.32% 330 343 349          
    Electorate: 26,262   Valid: 14,197   Spoilt: 250   Quota: 1,775   Turnout: 14,447

      Laytown–Bettystown
      Laytown–Bettystown — 7 Seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Independent Sharon Keogan[c 1]††††† 17.80% 2,039                    
      Fine Gael Sharon Tolan[c 1] 15.49% 1,774                    
      Fine Gael Paddy Meade[c 1] 12.71% 1,455                    
      Fianna Fáil Wayne Harding[c 1] 10.44% 1,196 1,228 1,236 1,240 1,251 1,257 1,265 1,270 1,287 1,301 1,451
      Labour Annie Hoey†††† 9.54% 1,093 1,172 1,268 1,279 1,282 1,294 1,324 1,397 1,435    
      Fianna Fáil Stephen McKee[c 1] 8.93% 1,023 1,264 1,296 1,299 1,300 1,311 1,314 1,319 1,358 1,413 1,471
      Fianna Fáil Tom Behan 7.52% 861 892 970 971 972 975 983 1,013 1,025 1,123 1,164
      Sinn Féin Eimear Ferguson[c 1] 5.03% 576 633 667 668 669 776 816 846 915 971 1,038
      Aontú Peter Whelan 3.29% 377 403 409 416 420 430 440 446 474 529  
      Independent Tom Kelly[c 1] 2.40% 275 322 365 376 377 382 395 407 440    
      Direct Democracy Anthony Connor 2.10% 241 270 274 280 280 293 315 347      
      Social Democrats Rob Corr 1.44% 165 177 198 200 200 202 232        
      People Before Profit William Lacey 1.43% 164 178 192 196 196 199          
      Sinn Féin Fergal O'Byrne 1.41% 162 187 190 192 193            
      Independent Patrick Smith 0.45% 51 65 68                
      Electorate: 25,236   Valid: 11,452   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,432   Turnout: 11,653
        Navan — 7 Seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly[c 1] 12.79% 1,330                    
        Aontú Emer Tóibín 12.37% 1,286 1,289 1,306                
        Independent Francis Deane[c 1] 11.11% 1,155 1,161 1,173 1,187 1,250 1,273 1,303        
        Sinn Féin Eddie Fennessy[c 2] 9.51% 989 990 999 1,002 1,019 1,029 1,044 1,095 1,433    
        Fianna Fáil Padraig Fitzsimons[c 2] 9.42% 979 987 989 1,032 1,058 1,122 1,139 1,185 1,220 1,238 1,316
        Independent Alan Lawes 8.76% 911 912 924 925 932 974 978 1,034 1,087 1,141 1,214
        Fine Gael Yemi Adenuga 6.16% 640 641 649 665 684 707 781 806 867 881 1,225
        Green Séamus McMenamin 5.91% 614 615 670 686 696 707 723 761 803 839 942
        Sinn Féin Sinéad Burke[c 1] 5.41% 562 563 571 575 594 602 609 651      
        Fine Gael Ross Kelly 5.30% 551 552 560 573 590 628 714 756 794 805  
        Independent Wayne Forde[c 1] 3.06% 318 319 324 330 353 361 370        
        Fine Gael Karen Byrne 2.58% 268 268 270 276 285 291          
        Independent Stephen Ball 2.23% 232 233 239 245              
        Fianna Fáil Jenny McHugh 2.18% 227 229 230 266 269            
        Fianna Fáil Madeleine Thornton 1.70% 177 180 182                
        Social Democrats Amy McGrath 1.52% 158 158                  
        Electorate: 23,167   Valid: 10,397   Spoilt: 195   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 10,592

          Ratoath
          Ratoath — 7 Seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fianna Fáil Damien O'Reilly[c 1] 17.52% 2,198            
          Independent Gillian Toole[c 1] 15.72% 1,972            
          Independent Brian Fitzgerald[c 1] 14.43% 1,810            
          Independent Nick Killian[c 1] 12.35% 1,549 1,598          
          Fine Gael Gerry O'Connor[c 1] 9.76% 1,224 1,259 1,339 1,384 1,408 1,470 1,542
          Fine Gael Maria Murphy[c 1] 9.28% 1,164 1,366 1,386 1,430 1,469 1,635  
          Independent Seán Henry 5.48% 688 805 832 878 947 970 1,118
          Fianna Fáil Deirdre Geraghty-Smith 4.62% 579 744 831 873 940 1,071 1,304
          Independent Fergus O'Riordan 3.83% 481 496 594 609 710 790  
          Fine Gael Bee Flanagan 3.52% 442 456 517 548 567    
          Sinn Féin Maria Uí Ruairc 3.48% 437 469 499 517 567    
          Electorate: 25,803   Valid: 12,544   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 1,569   Turnout: 12,765

            Trim
            Trim — 6 Seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Fine Gael Noel French[c 1] 27.23% 2,954          
            Fine Gael Joe Fox[c 1] 14.47% 1,570          
            Fianna Fáil Aisling Dempsey 10.25% 1,112 1,385 1,447 1,567    
            Fine Gael Niamh Souhan 9.48% 1,029 1,271 1,321 1,397 1,436 1,508
            Fianna Fáil Vera Kelly 8.02% 870 931 948 1,085 1,148 1,193
            Social Democrats Ronan Moore 7.46% 809 996 1,050 1,064 1,143 1,402
            Sinn Féin Caroline Lynch[c 1] 5.82% 632 776 799 817 923  
            Independent Trevor Golden[c 1] 5.56% 603 845 886 923 1,138 1,332
            Aontú Des Doran 5.56% 603 703 719 725    
            Fianna Fáil Sinéad Geraghty 3.97% 431 470 494      
            Labour Tracy McElhinney 2.18% 237 352        
            Electorate: 25,574   Valid: 10,850   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 1,551   Turnout: 11,072

              Changes Since 2019
              • †Ashbourne Independent Cllr Sharon Keogan resigned her seat after the local elections as she had been elected for 2 LEAs. Amanda Smith was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 1 July 2019.[1]
              • ††Ashbourne Sinn Féin Cllr Darren O'Rourke was elected as a TD for Meath East at the 2020 General Election. Aisling O'Neill was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 24 February 2020.[2]
              • †††Kells Sinn Féin Cllr Johnny Guirke was elected as a TD for Meath West at the 2020 General Election. Former Cllr Michael Gallagher was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[3]
              • ††††Laytown-Bettystown Labour Cllr Annie Hoey was elected as a Senator in March 2020. Elaine McGinty was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 8 June 2020.[4]
              • †††††Laytown-Bettystown Independent Cllr Sharon Keogan was elected as a Senator in April 2020. Her sister, Geraldine, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 8 June 2020.[5]

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

              References

              Sources
              • "Meath County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
              • "Meath Local Election Results 2019". Meath County Council. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
              • Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 84–87, 157. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
              • Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 628/2018 — County of Meath Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
              • Phelan, John Paul (17 January 2019). "S.I. No. 8/2019 — County Of Meath Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts (Amendment) Order 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
              1. https://www.lmfm.ie/news/amanda-smith-co-opted-onto-meath-county-council/
              2. https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/three-sinn-fein-members-co-opted-onto-louth-and-meath-county-councils/
              3. https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/three-sinn-fein-members-co-opted-onto-louth-and-meath-county-councils/
              4. https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2020/06/10/newly-elected-representative-hopes-to-be-a-councillor-for-all-generations-present-and-future/
              5. https://meathlive.net/2020/06/09/gilroy-new-council-chairperson/
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