2014 Tipperary County Council election

2014 Tipperary County Council election
23 May 2014
All 40 seats on Tipperary County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 10 5
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 2 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Workers and Unemployed Independent
Seats won 1 1 13
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 1 Increase 3
Map showing the area of Tipperary County Council

An election to all 40 seats on Tipperary County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 85 candidates. This was a reduction from a combined total of 47 seats at the previous election: 21 at the 2009 North Tipperary election and 27 at the 2009 South Tipperary election. The former counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary were amalgamated under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The town councils of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Nenagh, Templemore, Tipperary and Thurles and the borough council of Clonmel were also abolished.

County Tipperary was divided into five 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).[1][2][3]

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Independent 13 +3 22,197 29.48
Fine Gael 10 −6 19,599 26.03
Fianna Fáil 10 −2 17,833 23.68
Sinn Féin 5 +4 7,507 9.97
Labour 1 −5 5,989 7.95
Workers and Unemployed 1 −1 1,927 2.56
People Before Profit 0 0 174 0.23
Direct Democracy 0 0 73 0.10
Total 40 −7 75,299 100.00

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Carrick-on-Suir

Carrick-on-Suir: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin David Dunne 14.15 1,398 1,429          
Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 13.35 1,319 1,399 1,404 1,418      
Independent Eddie O'Meara[*] 10.80 1,067 1,091 1,092 1,132 1,252 1,291 1,418
Fine Gael Louise McLoughlin[*] 9.29 918 945 946 963 1,092 1,129 1,309
Independent Kieran Bourke 9.22 911 916 917 1,060 1,066 1,283 1,318
Fine Gael Joe Brennan[*] 8.19 809 827 828 912 1,011 1,106 1,159
Fine Gael John Fahey[*] 7.99 789 865 868 872 979 999 1,250
Labour Liam Hayes 6.48 640 759 763 771 821 856  
Fine Gael Noel Fitzgerald 5.64 557 587 587 591      
Fianna Fáil Sylvia Cooney-Sheehan[*] 5.43 536 543 543 632 654    
Independent Pierce O'Loughlin 4.76 470 471 472        
Labour Michael Cleere[*] 4.69 463            
Electorate: 17,028   Valid: 9,877 (58.00%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,412   Turnout: 10,002 (58.74%)  

Cashel–Tipperary

Cashel–Tipperary: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald[*] 18.29 2,272                  
Sinn Féin Martin Browne 11.26 1,399 1,458 1,499 1,515 1,563          
Independent Denis Leahy[*] 9.32 1,157 1,230 1,250 1,324 1,325 1,485 1,512 1,767    
Fine Gael Mary Hourigan[*] 9.22 1,145 1,277 1,288 1,323 1,364 1,427 1,564      
Fine Gael John Crosse[*] 8.49 1,054 1,176 1,185 1,212 1,247 1,292 1,429 1,642    
Fianna Fáil Roger Kennedy 8.17 1,015 1,066 1,083 1,118 1,162 1,183 1,377 1,444 1,482 1,519
Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Connell 7.17 890 927 933 1,024 1,038 1,060 1,103 1,165 1,196 1,230
Independent Tom Wood[*] 7.12 884 919 950 957 1,047 1,074 1,196 1,234 1,259 1,277
Labour Mick Byrnes 5.44 676 728 730 747 751 822 847      
Fine Gael Colm Taylor 5.12 636 694 703 710 786 800        
Independent Jacqui Finnan 3.54 440 462 487 505 506          
Fianna Fáil Brian Rafferty 2.59 322 342 350              
Independent Eoghan Lawrence 2.58 320 367 382 383            
Independent June Molony 1.10 137 144                
Direct Democracy John O'Connor 0.59 73 77                
Electorate: 21,539   Valid: 12,420 (57.66%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,553   Turnout: 12,560 (58.31%)  

Clonmel

Clonmel: 9 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Martin Lonergan 11.16 1,748                          
Fine Gael Michael Murphy[*] 9.68 1,517 1,523 1,528 1,531 1,535 1,541 1,565 1,565 1,583          
Workers and Unemployed Pat English[*] 9.41 1,474 1,480 1,495 1,526 1,563 1,575                
Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose[*] 9.25 1,449 1,457 1,464 1,464 1,476 1,484 1,513 1,513 1,525 1,529 1,610      
Independent Andy Moloney 8.98 1,407 1,430 1,438 1,453 1,457 1,484 1,499 1,500 1,629          
Fine Gael Marie Murphy[*] 6.77 1,060 1,077 1,078 1,087 1,089 1,089 1,094 1,099 1,099 1,137 1,151 1,166 1,309 1,326
Fianna Fáil Michael Anglim[*] 6.72 1,053 1,085 1,086 1,092 1,092 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,139 1,148 1,170 1,427 1,429 1,483
Sinn Féin Catherine Carey 5.70 893 900 909 916 941 1,124 1,175 1,179 1,199 1,204 1,251 1,269 1,387 1,462
Fine Gael Liam Ahearn[*] 5.59 875 883 885 889 891 894 896 896 917 930 950 966 982 1,098
Independent Richie Molloy[*] 4.72 739 771 779 787 805 811 844 844 865 869 971 994 1,185 1,403
Fine Gael Joe Leahy 4.21 660 663 666 667 673 675 689 689 701 703 743 750 806  
Fianna Fáil P.J. English 3.19 499 511 512 517 519 530 536 536 547 551 561      
Independent Gabrielle Egan 2.96 463 465 470 474 489 491 545 545 557 560 652 660    
Independent Darren Ryan 2.90 455 460 465 466 478 480 515 517 525 529        
Labour Seanie Lonergan[*] 2.34 367 375 375 389 392 403 411 411            
Workers and Unemployed Pearl Sheehan 1.90 298 299 303 336 351 354                
Sinn Féin Kevin Brunnick 1.84 288 292 293 306 315                  
People Before Profit Anne Condon 1.11 174 176 186 187                    
Workers and Unemployed Martina Maher 0.99 155 159 159                      
Independent Eoin O'Flaherty 0.59 92 93                        
Electorate: 26,765   Valid: 15,666 (58.53%)   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,567   Turnout: 15,844 (59.20%)  

Nenagh

Nenagh: 9 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910111213
Independent Joe Hannigan 10.89 2,028                        
Sinn Féin Seamus Morris[*] 9.29 1,731 1,750 1,757 1,768 1,852 1,891              
Independent Michael O'Meara[*] 8.36 1,557 1,592 1,624 1,692 1,701 1,718 1,777 1,795 1,819 1,829 1,883    
Fianna Fáil John Carroll[*] 7.96 1,483 1,495 1,499 1,502 1,544 1,569 1,668 1,703 1,768 1,864      
Fianna Fáil Mattie (Coole) Ryan[*] 7.18 1,338 1,343 1,343 1,345 1,347 1,359 1,487 1,513 1,554 1,729 1,786 1,788 1,923
Fine Gael Dr. Phyll Bugler[*] 6.33 1,178 1,181 1,183 1,186 1,192 1,225 1,237 1,250 1,324 1,371 1,447 1,449 1,788
Independent Hughie McGrath[*] 5.80 1,081 1,094 1,101 1,110 1,179 1,225 1,258 1,390 1,509 1,522 1,758 1,768 1,877
Independent John McGrath[*] 5.49 1,023 1,027 1,027 1,031 1,048 1,062 1,073 1,084 1,097 1,294 1,311 1,312 1,409
Fine Gael Gerard Darcy[*] 5.48 1,021 1,049 1,063 1,073 1,078 1,104 1,209 1,225 1,339 1,347 1,433 1,434 1,731
Labour Fiona Bonfield 5.22 973 974 982 984 994 1,004 1,011 1,065 1,080 1,304 1,543 1,545 1,622
Fine Gael Tom Berkery 5.12 953 958 958 960 974 1,027 1,034 1,055 1,178 1,197 1,288 1,288  
Fianna Fáil Martin Kennedy 4.37 814 815 815 821 824 829 856 860 867        
Labour Virginia O'Dowd 3.70 690 698 718 721 736 765 781 957 1,080 1,088      
Fine Gael Tom Moylan 3.61 672 675 675 677 683 721 733 778          
Labour Lalor McGee 2.95 550 553 564 566 581 623 626            
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Spillane 2.83 527 535 541 551 554 558              
Fine Gael Conor Delaney 2.20 409 410 410 417 422                
Independent Michael Dillon 1.59 296 302 303 333                  
Independent Patrick Cahalan 0.98 183 189 194                    
Labour Greg Starr 0.63 117 121                      
Electorate: 29,215   Valid: 18,624 (63.75%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 1,863   Turnout: 18,817 (64.41%)  

Templemore–Thurles

Templemore–Thurles: 9 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Fianna Fáil Michael Smith[*] 13.72 2,568                      
Independent Jim Ryan[*] 9.75 1,825 1,849 1,856 1,896                
Fianna Fáil Seamus Hanafin[*] 8.79 1,644 1,694 1,701 1,716 1,788 1,890            
Independent Michael Lowry Jnr[*] 8.10 1,515 1,530 1,541 1,557 1,670 1,730 1,744 1,747 1,802 1,929    
Independent Willie Kennedy 7.44 1,393 1,403 1,406 1,431 1,465 1,486 1,495 1,496 1,550 1,610 1,615 1,763
Sinn Féin David Doran 6.86 1,283 1,289 1,290 1,303 1,370 1,417 1,683 1,686 1,711 1,871 1,887  
Fianna Fáil John Hogan[*] 6.84 1,279 1,387 1,397 1,428 1,451 1,469 1,496 1,497 1,571 1,616 1,621 1,774
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 5.86 1,097 1,158 1,162 1,176 1,228 1,285 1,295 1,298 1,362 1,524 1,541 1,622
Fine Gael Joe Bourke 4.57 856 887 937 1,047 1,053 1,110 1,123 1,124 1,456 1,514 1,518 1,887
Independent Eddie Moran[*] 4.32 808 860 878 949 980 992 1,028 1,029 1,136 1,157 1,165  
Labour Shane Lee 4.20 786 949 1,046 1,071 1,077 1,078 1,250 1,250 1,280 1,386 1,388 1,505
Labour John Kennedy 3.89 727 729 733 739 783 853 859 863 899      
Fine Gael Liam Brereton 3.16 591 605 640 730 744 844 853 854        
Fine Gael Michael Cleary 2.84 531 532 553 574 604              
Independent Evelyn Nevin 2.77 518 524 526 539                
Sinn Féin Joan Delaney 2.75 515 601 626 635 641 647            
Fine Gael Maura Byrne 2.50 467 483 520                  
Fine Gael Michael Madden 1.65 309 360                    
Electorate: 28,495   Valid: 18,712 (65.67%)   Spoilt: 241   Quota: 1,872   Turnout: 18,953 (66.51%)  

Changes

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill Templemore-Thurles Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 14 March 2016 Sean Ryan[4]
Independent Willie Kennedy Templemore-Thurles Death.[5] 11 April 2016 Eddie Moran[6]
Independent Eddie O'Meara Carrick-on-Suir Death.[7] 10 September 2018 Kevin O'Meara[8]
Fine Gael John Fahey Carrick-on-Suir Death.[9] 16 January 2019 Mark Fitzgerald[10]

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Richie Molloy Clonmel Independent Renua 29 May 2015[11]
Kieran Bourke Carrick-on-Suir Independent Fianna Fáil 7 July 2016[12]
Richie Molloy Clonmel Renua Independent November 2017
Seamus Morris Nenagh Sinn Féin Independent 9 November 2017[13]
David Doran Templemore-Thurles Sinn Féin Independent 24 January 2019[14]

References

  1. ↑ Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.
  2. ↑ Tipperary profile: Independents to have say north and south due to Lowry and McGrath factors Irish Times, 2014-05-14.
  3. ↑ Local Election Results for Tipperary County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Sean Ryan To Fill Vacant County Council Seat". Thurles Information. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Flaherty, Rachel (8 March 2016). "Tipperary councillor Willie Kennedy dies after being hit by car". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Moran to be co-opted onto council this morning". Tipp FM. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Huge sadness at death of Tipperary councillor Eddie O'Meara from Mullinahone". Tipperary Live. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Dundon, Noel (10 September 2018). "Son of the late Cllr Eddie O'Meara is co-opted onto Tipperary Co. Council". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tipperary County Councillor John Fahey (Fine Gael) has died". Tipperary Live. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Hahesy, Aileen (16 January 2019). "Fine Gael selects Cloneen man to take over the late Cllr John Fahey's Tipperary Co. Council seat". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "richie-molloy-rows-in-with-lucinda-creighton". Tipperary Live. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Bourke back in Fianna Fáil party". Tipp FM. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Hayley, Halpin (9 November 2017). "Sinn Féin councillor resigns, claiming he was subjected to 'litany of bullying behaviour'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Dundon, Noel (24 January 2019). "Tipperary Cllr David Doran resigns from Sinn Fein". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
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