2009 Kerry County Council election

2009 Kerry County Council election
5 June 2009
27 seats on Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 10 7 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin SKIA Independent
Seats won 2 1 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Area of Kerry County Council

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five 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).[1]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 10 Increase 2 21,062 27.37 Increase2.55
Fianna Fáil 7 Decrease 4 20,723 26.93 Decrease10.54
Labour 4 Increase 2 11,532 14.98 Increase3.48
Sinn Féin 2 Steady 8,010 10.41 Increase2.55
SKIA 1 Steady 2,536 3.30 Increase1.11
Green 0 Steady 881 1.14 Increase0.13
Independent 3 Steady 12,215 15.87 Increase1.34
Totals 27 Steady 76,959 100.00 Steady

Results by local electoral area

Dingle

Dingle - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Michael O'Shea* 21.64 2,011 2,054 2,142 2,517
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 21.93 2,038 2,114 2,228 2,317
Fine Gael Seamus (Cosai) Fitzgerald* 17.00 1,580 1,659 1,964 2,442
Independent Brigid O'Connor 12.69 1,179 1,315 1,494 1,620
Fianna Fáil Breandan Fitzgerald 11.33 1,053 1,113 1,251  
Labour Pat Hanafin 8.75 813 942    
Sinn Féin Theresa Rafter Moriarty 2.72 253      
Green Darach O Murchu 2.32 216      
Independent Breanainn Breglaoi 1.60 149      
Electorate: 13,200   Valid: 9,292 (70.39%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 2,324   Turnout: 9,373 (71.01%)  

Killarney

Killarney - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Danny Healy-Rae* 15.70 2,958            
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 14.51 2,733            
SKIA Michael Gleeson* 13.46 2,536            
Independent Brendan Cronin* 12.37 2,331 2,436          
Labour Marie Moloney 11.80 2,223 2,318 2,370        
Fine Gael John Sheahan* 8.77 1,652 1,743 1,778 1,828 1,908 1,920 2,204
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell* 8.43 1,588 1,637 1,722 1,735 1,859 1,871 1,973
Independent Donal Grady 5.71 1,075 1,159 1,178 1,222 1,347 1,364  
Fianna Fáil Brian O'Leary 5.58 1,052 1,173 1,318 1,362 1,432 1,455 1,730
Sinn Féin Lynn Boylan 1.71 323 354 364 381      
Sinn Féin Con Walsh 1.56 293 315 345 348      
Green Conor O'Neill 0.39 74 79 81 91      
Electorate: 29,916   Valid: 18,838 (62.97%)   Spoilt: 195   Quota: 2,355   Turnout: 19,033 (63.62%)  

Killorglin

Killorglin - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Michael Healy-Rae* 21.28 3,198        
Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill* 16.27 2,446 2,538      
Fine Gael P.J. Donovan 15.18 2,282 2,375 2,464 2,473 2,540
Fine Gael Patrick Connor-Scarteen 13.61 2,045 2,261 2,473 3,118  
Fianna Fáil Paul O'Donoghue* 13.23 1,988 2,055 2,090 2,251 2,352
Fine Gael Johnny (Porridge) O'Connor* 10.15 1,525 1,584 1,721 1,754 1,819
Fianna Fáil Donald Lynch 5.78 869 986 1,059    
Labour John Sheehan 2.42 364 385      
Green Oonagh Comerford 2.08 313 340      
Electorate: 21,590   Valid: 15,030 (69.62%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,506   Turnout: 15,177 (70.30%)  

Listowel

Listowel - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Robert Beasley* 15.42 2,523 2,601 3,004    
Fine Gael Liam Purtill* 15.34 2,511 2,598 2,660 2,669 2,790
Fine Gael Tim Buckley* 14.56 2,383 2,536 2,575 2,604 2,808
Fianna Fáil John Brassil* 12.44 2,036 2,170 2,322 2,369 2,655
Labour Pat Leahy* 15.54 1,889 2,033 2,080 2,110 2,694
Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely* 10.23 1,674 1,898 1,920 1,928 2,048
Labour Michael Conway 8.57 1,403 1,427 1,606 1,701  
Sinn Féin Risteard O Fuarain 6.14 1,005 1,017      
Fianna Fáil Maria Gorman 5.75 941        
Electorate: 25,042   Valid: 16,365 (65.35%)   Spoilt: 230   Quota: 2,728   Turnout: 16,595 (66.27%)  

Tralee

Tralee - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Arthur Spring 18.10 3,155                      
Sinn Féin Toireasa Ferris* 17.23 3,004                      
Fianna Fáil Anne McEllistrim* 10.44 1,820 1,892 1,980 2,010 2,022 2,076 2,127 2,233        
Fine Gael Pat McCarthy* 10.43 1,819 1,900 1,945 1,982 1,985 2,037 2,080 2,230        
Labour Terry O'Brien* 9.67 1,685 2,105 2,237                  
Fine Gael Jim Finucane 9.40 1,639 1,769 1,825 1,863 1,867 1,923 2,008 2,103 2,110 2,252    
Fianna Fáil Norma Foley* 6.05 1,055 1,099 1,149 1,178 1,184 1,215 1,242 1,271 1,286 1,379 1,398 1,414
Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald* 5.99 1,045 1,097 1,140 1,158 1,161 1,194 1,234 1,277 1,293 1,348 1,382 1,400
Sinn Féin Moss Hannon 3.49 609 636 910 925 939 968 1,018 1,073 1,080      
Independent Timmy Griffin 2.88 502 541 575 601 606 674 794          
Independent Thomas Collins 2.39 416 451 496 531 537 603            
Independent John Foley 2.33 407 439 474 490 494              
Green David Grey 1.59 278 321 343                  
Electorate: 29,305   Valid: 19,249 (59.49%)   Spoilt: 335   Quota: 2,180   Turnout: 19,584 (60.36%)  

References

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