An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Clare was divided into four 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] This was a reduction in 4 council seats and 2 LEAs compared to the previous elections held in 2009.

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2014 Clare County Council election

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All 28 seats to Clare County Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Seats won 12 8 1 Seat change +1 -4 +1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Labour Green Seats won 7 0 0 Seat change - -1 -1
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Cathaoirleach before election Joe Arkins FG Subsequent Cathaoirleach John Crowe FG

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Fianna Fáil re-emerged as the largest party in County Clare after the elections with 12 seats. In addition Clare Colleran-Molloy, a sister of the journalist Ger Colleran, won a seat for the party in Ennis and became the party's first ever female elected councillor. Brian Meaney, formerly of the Green Party, had defected to Fianna Fáil but failed to be re-elected. Fine Gael lost 4 seats including that of the council's outgoing cathaoirleach, Joe Arkins, in Killaloe. The Labour Party lost their sole representative while Sinn Féin won a seat on the council for the first time since 1974. Despite some retirements Independents retained a share of 7 seats.^[3]

^ *: Outgoing councillor.