2019 Cavan County Council election

2019 Cavan County Council election
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18 seats on Cavan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 8 7 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Decrease 3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Aontú Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Results by Local Electoral Area

An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from three local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 boundary review committee did not recommend any alteration to the LEAs which had been in place in County Cavan at the 2014 election.[1][2]

Overview

Sinn Féin lost all but one of its seats. Fianna Fáil gained a seat, to give a total of eight seats. Independent candidate Brendan Fay was elected and became the first Independent councillor in the county since 1999. Fine Gael returned with the same number of seats as at the previous election.

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 Increase1 12,492 38.92 Decrease1.56
Fine Gael 7 Steady 10,712 33.37 Decrease3.29
Sinn Féin 1 Decrease3 3,974 12.38 Decrease5.79
Aontú 1 Increase1 2,482 7.73 New
Labour 0 Steady 705 2.20 Increase1.61
People Before Profit 0 Steady 498 1.55 New
Independent 1 Increase1 1,236 3.85 Decrease0.21
Total 18 Steady 32,099 100.00 Steady

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

Bailieborough–Cootehill

Bailieborough–Cootehill: 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Aontú Sarah O'Reilly[†] 14.93% 1,704              
Fine Gael Val Smith[*] 10.07% 1,150 1,158 1,163 1,173 1,263 1,512 1,643  
Fine Gael Carmel Brady[*] 8.94% 1,021 1,035 1,038 1,064 1,152 1,206 1,505 1,669
Fianna Fáil Clifford Kelly[*] 11.94% 1,363 1,365 1,369 1,425 1,448 1,543 1,557 1,611
Fianna Fáil Aiden Fitzpatrick 7.93% 905 910 917 1,042 1,101 1,274 1,380 1,502
Sinn Féin Paddy McDonald 6.76% 772 782 801 941 980 1,005 1,075 1,500
Fianna Fáil Francis McDermott 8.14% 929 930 936 1,009 1,131 1,214 1,302 1,353
Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray 6.88% 785 791 794 822 829      
Sinn Féin Bridget Boyle 6.84% 781 804 807 824 883 916 938  
Fine Gael John O'Hare 5.79% 661 665 670 699        
Fine Gael Shirley Hall 5.52% 630 642 652 714 860 880    
Fianna Fáil P.J. Barry 5.26% 601 606 614          
Labour Mary Roche 1.00% 114              
Electorate: 20,421   Valid: 11,416   Spoilt: 249   Quota: 1,631   Turnout: 11,665 (57.12%)  

Ballyjamesduff

Ballyjamesduff: 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Trevor Smith 16.20% 1,826        
Fianna Fáil Shane P. O'Reilly[*][a] 15.11% 1,703        
Fine Gael T.P. O'Reilly 13.98% 1,576 1,635      
Fine Gael Winston Bennett[*] 13.28% 1,497 1,527 1,533 1,544 1,694
Fianna Fáil Craig Lovett 11.45% 1,290 1,356 1,389 1,446 1,642
Fianna Fáil Philip "The Gunner" Brady[*] 11.78% 1,328 1,339 1,360 1,375 1,489
Sinn Féin Noel Connell[*] 7.13% 804 826 840 1,171 1,307
Aontú Gráinne McPhillips 6.90% 778 796 808 842  
Sinn Féin Geraldine Harten 4.16% 469 478 484    
Electorate: 20,222   Valid: 11,271   Spoilt: 204   Quota: 1,611   Turnout: 11,475 (56.75%)  

Cavan–Belturbet

Cavan–Belturbet: 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil John Paul Feeley[*] 15.02% 1,414            
Independent Brendan Fay 13.13% 1,236 1,237 1,241 1,265 1,349    
Fine Gael Madeleine Argue 13.02% 1,225 1,289 1,294 1,337 1,392    
Fianna Fáil Patricia Walsh 11.26% 1,060 1,067 1,075 1,113 1,176 1,389  
Fianna Fáil Seán Smith[*] 11.84% 1,114 1,124 1,150 1,155 1,174 1,244 1,246
Fine Gael Peter McVitty[*] 10.14% 954 1,007 1,020 1,027 1,039 1,144 1,159
Sinn Féin Damien Brady[*] 7.63% 718 722 729 922 1,006 1,096 1,106
Labour Liam van der Spek 6.28% 591 608 611 643 761    
People Before Profit Emmett Smith 5.29% 498 500 502 567      
Sinn Féin Daniel Downey[†] 4.57% 430 434 435        
Fine Gael Seán McKiernan, Jnr. 1.83% 172            
Electorate: 18,308   Valid: 9,412   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 1,345   Turnout: 9,600 (52.44%)  

Footnotes

  1. ^ Change in affiliation after 2019; see below.

Results by gender

2019 Cavan County Council election[6][7]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 24 72.7% 14 77.8%
Women 9 27.3% 4 22.2%
TOTAL 33   18  

Changes

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fianna Fáil Seán Smith Cavan–Belturbet Death.[8] 14 March 2023 Áine Smith[9]

Changes in Affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Shane P. O'Reilly Ballyjamesduff Fianna Fáil Independent June 2020[10]
Shane P. O'Reilly Ballyjamesduff Independent Independent Ireland February 2024[11]

References

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 24–27, 142. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ County of Cavan Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 611 of 2018). Signed on 19 December 2018 by John Paul Phelan, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  3. ^ "Local Election 2019 — Bailieborough-Cootehill LEA" (PDF). Cavan County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Local Election 2019 — Ballyjamesduff LEA" (PDF). Cavan County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Local Election 2019 — Cavan–Belturbet LEA" (PDF). Cavan County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Cavan County Council: Sinn Féin prevent wipeout but lose three seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. 26 May 2019 [25 May 2019]. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  8. ^ "Councillor Smith passed away in mid-January". Northern Sound. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "'I want to thank my family also for their continued support'". Northern Sound. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Reaction to FF Cllr's resignation". The Anglo-Celt. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
  11. ^ Meehan, Stella (28 February 2024). "New rural party announces first candidate for local elections". Agriland.

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