2009 Cavan County Council election

2009 Cavan County Council election
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All 25 seats on Cavan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 8 4
Seat change +2 -3 +1
Map showing the area of Cavan County Council
Council control after election

Fine Gael

An election to Cavan County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 13 +2 16,051 45.64
Fianna Fáil 8 -3 12,253 34.84
Sinn Féin 4 +1 3,815 10.85
Totals 25 - 35,166 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Bailieborough

Bailieborough - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Niamh Smyth 10.01 1,019 1,061 1,115 1,285        
Fine Gael David Blake 9.35 952 992 1,014 1,042 1,043 1,104 1,117 1,151
Fine Gael Aidan Boyle* 8.95 911 932 967 989 989 1,133 1,542  
Fine Gael John O'Hare 8.67 882 894 925 1,093 1,096 1,188 1,226 1,277
Fianna Fáil Clifford Kelly* 8.57 872 886 893 959 961 970 1,069 1,111
Fine Gael Seán McKiernan Jnr* 8.42 857 888 963 989 990 1,288    
Sinn Féin Paddy McDonald* 8.35 850 883 957 1,024 1,026 1,070 1,122 1,165
Fianna Fáil Fergal Curtin 8.23 838 843 855 901 903 1,006 1,185 1,250
Fianna Fáil Michael McCarey* 7.62 776 786 811 878 879 917    
Fine Gael Fred Kettyle* 7.44 757 768 848 867 867      
Fianna Fáil Francis McDermott* 6.97 709 721 738          
Independent Winston Turner 4.53 461 487            
Green Alex Ivanov 2.89 294              
Electorate: 15,404   Valid: 10,178 (66.07%)   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 1,273   Turnout: 10,307 (67.91%)  

Ballyjamesduff

Ballyjamesduff - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Paddy Smith* 13.14 1,177 1,239 1,289      
Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly* 12.76 1,143 1,171 1,178 1,281    
Fianna Fáil Shane P. O'Reilly* 12.67 1,135 1,147 1,200 1,383    
Sinn Féin Pauline Tully-McCauley* 10.97 982 1,021 1,094 1,119 1,127 1,242
Fianna Fáil Danny Brady* 10.54 944 971 1,080 1,166 1,233 1,277
Fine Gael Dessie Boylan 9.46 847 876 960 975 979 1,161
Fine Gael Mary Brady* 9.35 837 863 877 887 890 1,106
Fine Gael Fintan Cahill 7.81 699 715 725 777 798  
Fianna Fáil Peter Brady 5.20 466 479 508      
Fianna Fáil Ciaran McEvoy 4.68 419 445        
Independent Connie Colwell 3.42 306          
Electorate: 14,262   Valid: 8,955 (62.79%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,280   Turnout: 9,046 (63.43%)  

Belturbet

Belturbet - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Maura Maguire-Lynch* 18.54 1,334                
Fianna Fáil John Paul Feeley* 12.81 922 952 954 963 973 990 995 1,034 1,098
Fine Gael Peter McVitty* 12.45 896 900 953 1,016 1,121 1,289      
Fianna Fáil Seán Smith* 12.27 883 896 905 937 945 950 957 1,012 1,083
Sinn Féin Damien Brady 8.74 629 637 642 723 740 767 786 852 1,004
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGahern 8.41 605 632 644 649 739 779 788 879 1,003
Independent Anthony Vesey* 6.09 438 454 457 484 485 539 559    
Independent Seamus Fitzpatrick 5.96 429 440 444 473 488 578 607 760  
Fine Gael John McDonald 4.64 334 350 373 390 448        
Fine Gael Philip Miney 4.17 300 303 320 322          
Independent Peadar Neary 4.00 288 292 298            
Fianna Fáil Sinead Donohoe 1.90 137                
Electorate: 10,510   Valid: 7,195 (68.46%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,200   Turnout: 7,310 (69.55%)  

Cavan

Cavan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Charlie Boylan* 15.32 1,354            
Fine Gael Madeleine Argue* 13.95 1,233            
Fine Gael Winston Bennett* 12.04 1,064 1,086 1,115        
Fine Gael Andrew Boylan* 10.47 925 968 1,017 1,115      
Fine Gael Val Smith 10.22 903 939 954 976 1,002 1,012 1,020
Labour Liam Hogan 9.40 831 886 897 921 979 995 997
Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray* 8.70 769 789 794 888 1,105    
Fianna Fáil Patricia Walsh* 8.17 722 741 752 911 1,131    
Fianna Fáil Madge Fleming 6.52 576 595 599 655      
Fianna Fáil T.P. Smith* 5.22 461 496 500        
Electorate: 14,362   Valid: 8,838 (61.54%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 8,995 (62.63%)