2019_Kilkenny_County_Council_election

2019 Kilkenny County Council election

2019 Kilkenny County Council election

Part of the 2019 Irish local elections

An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).

Quick Facts All 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council 13 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Boundary review

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.[1][2]

Overview

Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent who also contested the Ireland South European Parliament constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.

Results by party

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Results by local electoral area

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

Callan–Thomastown

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    Castlecomer

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      Kilkenny

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        Piltown

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          Footnotes

          1. See change below.

          Results by gender

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          Changes after 2019

          Co-options

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          Changes in affiliation

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          Sources

          • "Kilkenny County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
          • "2019 Election Website". Kilkenny County Council. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
          • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 136–139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

          References

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            Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 52–55, 149. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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            County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 621 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 3 February 2019. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 May 2019.
          3. [3]
            "Local Election 2019 — Callan–Thomastown LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Local Election 2019 — Castlecomer LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Local Election 2019 — Kilkenny LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Local Election 2019 — Piltown LEA" (PDF). Kilkenny County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            Matthews, Sam (27 May 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Kilkenny County Council: Brother of high-profile FF TD elected on 11th count". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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            DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
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            Tracey, Michael (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Carlow-Kilkenny results: Green Party's Malcolm Noonan takes final seat". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Election 2020: Carlow–Kilkenny". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Disability rights campaigner 'honoured' to fill vacant Green seat on Kilkenny Council". Kilkenny Now. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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            "Kilkenny county councillor leaves Labour to join Sinn Féin". KCLR 96FM. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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