2019 Wexford County Council election

2019 Wexford County Council election
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All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 9 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Aontú Independent
Seats won 2 1 8
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Increase 2
Results by local electoral area
Council control after election

Fianna Fáil/ Independents

An election to all 24 seats on Wexford County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Wexford was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Boundary review

Following the recommendations of the 2018 LEA boundary review, the four LEAs used at the 2014 Wexford County Council election were revised, as each exceeded the maximum of 7 seats in the 2018 terms of reference, and replaced by a new set of 6 LEAs.[1][2]

Results by party

Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat boosting their numbers to 12 overall while also increasing their vote by almost 3%. The party was boosted by the candidature of Malcolm Byrne in the South constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election held on the same day. However outgoing Cathaoirleach Keith Doyle proved to be a casualty in the Enniscorthy LEA. Fine Gael retained 9 seats overall while Labour returned 2 seats again; this time both from the Wexford LEA. Independents increased their numbers by 2 seats from 6 to 8. Sinn Féin lost 3 seats, including 1 to Aontú, to be reduced to just 2 seats in total.

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12 Increase1 18,066 30.03 Increase2.63
Fine Gael 9 Steady 15,095 25.09 Increase0.49
Labour 2 Steady 5,343 8.88 Increase0.48
Sinn Féin 2 Decrease3 4,540 7.55 Decrease4.55
Aontú 1 Increase1 1,017 1.69 New
Renua 0 Steady 1,289 2.14 New
People Before Profit 0 Decrease1 1,074 1.79 Decrease0.01
Inds. 4 Change 0 Steady 757 1.26 New
Direct Democracy 0 Steady 53 0.09 Decrease0.12
Independent 8 Increase2 12,929 21.49 Decrease0.99
Total 34 Steady 60,163 100.0

Results by local electoral area

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

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy: 6 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Kathleen Codd-Nolan[*] 13.16% 1,419 1,485 1,539 1,630    
Independent John O'Rourke 12.01% 1,295 1,366 1,462 1,573    
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy[*] 11.58% 1,249 1,293 1,336 1,449 1,463 1,520
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne 11.40% 1,230 1,270 1,332 1,368 1,381 1,419
Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne 9.22% 995 1,017 1,052 1,228 1,246 1,362
Independent Jackser Owens 9.09% 980 1,038 1,105 1,171 1,178 1,569
Fine Gael Paddy Kavanagh[*] 8.97% 967 993 1,026 1,152 1,175 1,298
Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen[*] 7.58% 818 884 928 1,016 1,021  
Fianna Fáil Keith Doyle[*] 7.31% 788 819 863      
Renua Gerald O'Donoghue 4.86% 524 559        
Inds. 4 Change Annette Byrne Moran 2.67% 288          
Independent John 'Texas' Byrne 2.16% 233          
Electorate: 21,822   Valid: 10,786   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 1,541   Turnout: 11,007 (50.44%)  

Gorey

Gorey: 6 seats[5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne[*][a] 25.45% 2,639            
Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe[*] 13.54% 1,404 1,511          
Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny 10.67% 1,106 1,305 1,314 1,337 1,428 1,441 1,452
Fine Gael Diarmuid Devereux 9.69% 1,005 1,185 1,315 1,366 1,529    
Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan[*] 9.15% 949 1,219 1,236 1,273 1,431 1,446 1,455
Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin[*] 9.11% 945 1,023 1,038 1,177 1,297 1,307 1,312
Independent Jimmy Fleming 8.47% 878 974 1,011 1,131 1,276 1,285 1,289
Labour Robert Ireton[*] 6.57% 681 801 845 925      
People Before Profit Cinnamon Blackmore 4.79% 497 550 575        
Fine Gael Elaine Clarke 2.57% 266 320          
Electorate: 19,989   Valid: 10,370   Spoilt: 208   Quota: 1,482   Turnout: 10,578 (52.92%)  

Kilmuckridge

Kilmuckridge: 4 seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Pip Breen[*] 18.12% 1,297 1,298 1,322 1,474      
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh[*] 17.98% 1,287 1,289 1,307 1,360 1,375 1,383 1,544
Independent Mary Farrell[*] 17.08% 1,223 1,239 1,400 1,533      
Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh[†] 15.64% 1,120 1,123 1,157 1,175 1,180 1,187 1,340
Fine Gael Edel Gahan 9.26% 663 665 686 738 772 795 937
Renua Peter Mernagh 8.58% 614 624 685 736 760 764  
Labour Nicky Wafer 6.64% 475 483 528        
Sinn Féin Colette Nolan 5.96% 427 436          
Direct Democracy Jan Van De Ven 0.74% 53            
Electorate: 13,701   Valid: 7,159   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,432   Turnout: 7,276 (53.11%)  

New Ross

New Ross: 6 seats[9][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Patrick Gerard Barden 16.92% 1,980              
Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan[*] 15.58% 1,824              
Fianna Fáil John Fleming[*] 11.90% 1,393 1,457 1,468 1,473 1,492 1,541 1,582 1,650
Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan[*] 11.07% 1,296 1,333 1,348 1,359 1,381 1,415 1,462 1,765
Independent Anthony Connick[*] 9.44% 1,105 1,143 1,170 1,219 1,267 1,403 1,550 1,644
Fine Gael Brídín Murphy 7.92% 927 980 986 997 1,005 1,105 1,177 1,542
Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris[*] 7.26% 850 898 905 916 924 968 1,007  
Independent John Dwyer 6.72% 787 805 819 876 900 949 1,140 1,164
Sinn Féin Marie Doyle[†] 4.98% 583 604 610 697 709 769    
Labour Bridín Moloney 4.19% 490 505 508 563 573      
People Before Profit Susan Jennifer Breen 2.73% 319 329 340          
Renua Dorota Kulesza 1.29% 151 154            
Electorate: 22,001   Valid: 11,705   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,673   Turnout: 11,956 (54.34%)  

Rosslare

Rosslare: 5 seats[11][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Ger Carthy[*] 24.74% 2,317              
Fine Gael Frank Staples[*] 16.57% 1,552 1,720            
Fianna Fáil Michael Wallace 9.81% 919 942 946 952 1,041 1,090    
Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald[†] 9.71% 910 1,057 1,076 1,112 1,169 1,252 1,620  
Fine Gael Jim Moore[*] 9.45% 885 1,027 1,065 1,120 1,266 1,361 1,539 1,562
Sinn Féin Mick Roche[*] 8.96% 839 912 964 983 1,015 1,150 1,250 1,258
Aontú Jim Codd 8.30% 777 858 892 907 1,024 1,114 1,295 1,322
Fine Gael Paul Codd 5.27% 494 527 529 535        
Inds. 4 Change Jane Johnstone 5.01% 469 533 578 581 611      
Independent Terry Lawton 2.19% 205 229            
Electorate: 17,103   Valid: 9,367   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 1,562   Turnout: 9,520 (55.66%)  

Wexford

Wexford: 7 seats[13][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour George Lawlor[*] 21.92% 2,362                
Fine Gael John Hegarty[*] 12.53% 1,350                
Independent Leonard Kelly 10.34% 1,114 1,239 1,259 1,297 1,362        
Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan 8.62% 929 973 978 995 998 1,038 1,106 1,106 1,354
Sinn Féin Tom Forde[†] 8.61% 928 1,002 1,005 1,028 1,072 1,085 1,103 1,107 1,159
Labour Maura Bell 7.63% 822 1,071 1,075 1,092 1,107 1,180 1,337 1,339 1,493
Independent Davy Hynes[*][a] 7.02% 756 866 874 921 977 1,008 1,069 1,077 1,225
Fianna Fáil Colin Murphy 6.05% 652 727 729 750 757 776 832 832  
Labour Joe Ryan 4.76% 513 734 736 740 762 805 895 895 989
Fine Gael Ger Walsh 3.88% 418 456 457 458 469 647      
Fine Gael Angela Reville 3.51% 378 434 435 442 447        
People Before Profit Tony Walsh[†] 2.39% 258 268 273 282          
Aontú Elaine Cole 2.23% 240 246 252            
Independent Mícheál Ó Drisceol 0.52% 56 62              
Electorate: 22,044   Valid: 10,776   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,348   Turnout: 10,945 (49.65%)  

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b See change below.

Results by gender

2019 Wexford County Council election[14][15]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 34 69.4% 16 80.0%
Women 15 30.6% 4 20.0%
TOTAL 49   20  

Changes after the 2019 election

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne Gorey Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2019 Wexford by-election in November 2019[16] 20 January 2020 Andrew Bolger[17][18]

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Davy Hynes Wexford Independent Sinn Féin December 2022

References

Sources

  • "Wexford County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  • "Local Elections 2019: Results". Wexford County Council. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

Citations

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 118–121, 166. 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 Wexford Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 637 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 2 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of Enniscorthy LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b DHPLG 2019, p. 213.
  5. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of Gorey LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 214.
  7. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of Kilmuckridge LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 215.
  9. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of New Ross LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 216.
  11. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of Rosslare LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 217.
  13. ^ "Local election 24 May 2019 – constituency of Wexford LEA" (PDF). Wexford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Wexford County Council: Malcolm Byrne elected, but has sights on bigger battle". The Irish Times. Dublin. 27 May 2019 [25 May 2019]. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021.
  15. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  16. ^ Bray, Jennifer (30 November 2019). "Wexford byelection: Fianna Fáil's Malcolm Byrne tops poll". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021.
  17. ^ Walsh, Dan. "Andrew Bolger is Gorey's new Council member". Wexford Today. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  18. ^ Walsh, Dan (20 January 2020). "Welcome for Council's youngest member Andrew Bolger". Wexford Today. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020.