2019 Offaly County Council election

An Offaly County Council election was held in County Offaly in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 19 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 LEA boundary review committee made no changes to the LEAs used in the 2014 elections.

2019 Offaly County Council election
24 May 2019
All 19 seats to Offaly County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Renua
Seats won 8 4 1
Seat change 1 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Irish Democratic Social Democrats Green
Seat change 1 1 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change 2
Map showing the area of Offaly County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 12,423 39.95% 5.85%
Fine Gael 4 1 6,730 21.64% 4.84%
Renua 1 1 3,196 10.28% 10.28%
Irish Democratic 1 1 1,054 3.39% 3.39%
Social Democrats 1 1 657 2.11% 2.11%
Green 1 1 584 1.88% 1.70%
Sinn Féin 0 3 1,423 4.58% 12.62%
Independent 3 2 5,028 16.17% 13.73%
Totals 19 31,095 100%

Candidates by LEA

Birr
Birr — 6 Seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Renua John Leahy[c 1]† 19.22% 2,277                  
Fianna Fáil Peter Ormond[c 1] 14.60% 1,729                  
Fine Gael John Clendennen[c 1] 11.23% 1,330 1,408 1,417 1,551 1,580 1,665 1,676 1,717    
Fianna Fáil Eamon Dooley[c 1] 9.39% 1,112 1,181 1,183 1,185 1,247 1,269 1,275 1,293 1,439 1,633
Independent John Carroll[c 1] 8.41% 996 1,018 1,030 1,059 1,084 1,161 1,116 1,346 1,447 1,770
Fine Gael Hughie Egan 7.40% 877 934 936 970 981 994 994 1,004 1,129 1,156
Fianna Fáil Bernie Fanneran 6.04% 715 731 739 783 839 884 893 985 1,031  
Social Democrats Clare Claffey 5.55% 657 712 731 745 894 940 942 1,036 1,159 1,300
Sinn Féin Seán Maher[c 2] 4.55% 539 559 572 593 608 640 642      
Independent Joe Wynne 4.22% 500 573 580 593 620 681 682 737    
Fianna Fáil Alan Kenny 3.26% 386 412 412 418            
Fine Gael Marian Pilkington 2.76% 327 338 352              
Renua Monica Barnwell 2.52% 298 452 461 489 498          
Independent Habibul Mukhtiar 0.86% 102 105                
Electorate: 21,198   Valid: 11,845   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,693   Turnout: 12,005 (56.63%)

    Edenderry
    Edenderry — 6 Seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Fitzpatrick[c 1] 20.89% 1,714            
    Independent John Foley[c 1] 17.85% 1,464            
    Fine Gael Liam Quinn[c 1] 11.24% 922 981 1,025 1,053 1,222    
    Fine Gael Noel Cribbin[c 1] 9.58% 786 834 871 956 963 972 1,068
    Fianna Fáil Robert McDermott 8.24% 676 724 771 957 1,187    
    Sinn Féin Alan Davy 7.28% 597 629 664 690 718 727  
    Green Pippa Hackett†† 7.12% 584 629 739 787 840 860 991
    Independent Fergus McDonnell 6.72% 551 570 626 705 746 758 948
    Fianna Fáil Christine Traynor 5.55% 455 546 590        
    Fianna Fáil Pat Daly 5.53% 454 567 573 648      
    Electorate: 16,809   Valid: 8,203   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,172   Turnout: 8,344 (49.64%)

      Tullamore
      Tullamore — 7 Seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
      Fianna Fáil Frank Moran[c 1] 13.92% 1,538              
      Fianna Fáil Declan Harvey[c 1] 12.84% 1,418              
      Fine Gael Neil Feighery 11.08% 1,224 1,229 1,240 1,350 1,352 1,435    
      Fianna Fáil Danny Owens[c 1] 10.70% 1,182 1,219 1,228 1,263 1,269 1,346 1,356 1,472
      Irish Democratic Ken Smollen 9.54% 1,054 1,089 1,139 1,194 1,197 1,301 1,305 1,428
      Fianna Fáil Tony McCormack[c 2] 9.45% 1,044 1,066 1,081 1,162 1,175 1,227 1,230 1,328
      Independent Sean O'Brien 8.07% 892 897 945 1,018 1,023 1,089 1,097 1,231
      Fine Gael Deirdre Fox 6.63% 732 738 757 850 853 896 921 1,007
      Renua Brendan Galvin 5.62% 621 624 644 674 677 728 732  
      Fine Gael Bernard Westman 4.82% 532 537 552          
      Independent John Bracken 4.73% 523 557 609 636 638      
      Sinn Féin Anne Marie Ennis 2.60% 287 292            
      Electorate: 21,946   Valid: 11,047   Spoilt: 161   Quota: 1,381   Turnout: 11,208 (51.07%)

        Changes since 2019
        • † Birr Renua Cllr John Leahy resigned from the party on 11 June 2019 and became an Independent following the party's poor electoral performance in the 2019 local elections. He has said he will retire from politics. in 2021.
        • †† Edenderry Green Party Cllr Pippa Hackett was elected to the Seanad to fill the vacancy arising from Grace O'Sullivan being elected as an MEP on 1 November 2019. Her husband, Mark, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 November 2019.

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

        References

        Sources
        • "Offaly County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
        • Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 92–95, 159. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
        • Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 630/2018 — County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.

        Citations
        1. "Local Election 24 May 2019 — Constituency of Birr LEA" (PDF). Offaly County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
        2. "Local Election 24 May 2019 — Constituency of Edenderry LEA" (PDF). Offaly County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
        3. "Local Election 24 May 2019 — Constituency of Tullamore LEA" (PDF). Offaly County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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