2019 Wicklow County Council election
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All 32 seats on Wicklow County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 7 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Decrease 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Labour Social Democrats
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 9
Seat change Decrease 1
Results by local electoral area
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Fianna Fáil
Independent

 Council control after election

Fine Gael
Fianna Fáil

An election to all 32 seats on Wicklow County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Wicklow was divided into 6 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).

Boundary review

Following the recommendations of the 2018 Local Area Boundary Committee Report, the Bray LEA from the 2014 Wicklow County Council election was divided in two, as its 8 seats exceeded the terms of reference of the report of a maximum of seven seats per LEA. All other LEAs retained the same boundaries.[1][2] The boundary committee recommended that Bray be designated a borough district. This was implemented in the initial statutory instrument, but reversed as being contrary to the terms of the Local Government Act 2001.[3]

Results by party

Fine Gael increased their seat numbers by 1 to emerge with 9 seats while Fianna Fáil retained 7 seats overall. Fianna Fáil again won 3 seats in Arklow but did secure 2 seats in Baltinglass. However they emerged seatless in both LEAs in Bray. Sinn Féin lost 4 seats to emerge 2 seats overall both in Bray, the base of the TD John Brady. Several party councillors had quit since 2014 and Gerry O'Neill and John Snell were both re-elected as Independents. The Greens gained an additional seat to return with 2 seats. Labour returned to the council with 2 seats in Bray and Wicklow while Jennifer Whitmore won a seat for the Social Democrats in Greystones. While there were a lot of changes Independent numbers reduced by just 1 seat to 9.

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±
Fine Gael 9 Increase1 14,149 26.18 Increase6.28
Fianna Fáil 7 Steady0 11,924 22.06 Increase2.16
Sinn Féin 2 Decrease4 4,224 7.81 Decrease8.89
Green 2 Increase1 2,698 4.99 Increase2.59
Labour 2 Increase2 2,504 4.63 Increase1.53
Social Democrats 1 Increase1 2,861 5.29 New
People Before Profit 0 Steady0 811 1.50 Decrease0.55
Aontú 0 Steady0 605 1.12 New
Independent 9 Decrease1 14,277 26.41 Decrease9.29
Total 32 Steady0 54,054 100.00

Retiring incumbents

The following members of Wicklow County Council announced in advance of the poll that they would not be seeking re-election:

LEA Departing councillor Party
Baltinglass Tommy Cullen Independent
Baltinglass Pat Doran Fianna Fáil
Bray Christopher Fox Independent
Greystones Gráinne McLoughlin Fine Gael
Wicklow Dáire Nolan Independent
Baltinglass Jim Ruttle Independent
Bray John Ryan Fine Gael
Bray Pat Vance Fianna Fáil

Results by local electoral area

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

Arklow

Arklow - 6 seats[4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Pat Kennedy[*] 24.29% 2,471            
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald[*] 18.23% 1,854            
Independent Peir Leonard 10.16% 1,033 1,068 1,106 1,178 1,257 1,370 1,466
Independent Miriam Murphy[*] 9.26% 942 1,106 1,158 1,194 1,273 1,387 1,525
Fine Gael Sylvester Bourke[*] 8.77% 892 1,054 1,089 1,107 1,121 1,136 1,425
Fianna Fáil Tommy Annesley[*] 7.57% 770 1,041 1,207 1,245 1,285 1,339 1,413
Independent Tommy Breen 6.33% 644 703 754 792 840 950 1,012
Fine Gael Chantel Kanowga 5.60% 570 803 813 827 843 885  
Sinn Féin John Kelly 4.65% 473 527 541 560 581    
Independent Mary McDonald[*] 2.67% 272 295 313 331      
Independent Pat Hoey 2.47% 251 267 283        
Electorate: 17,703   Valid: 10,172   Quota: 1,454   Turnout: 57.5%  

Baltinglass

Baltinglass - 6 seats[6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Edward Timmins[*] 17.62% 1,875          
Independent Gerry O'Neill[*] 17.12% 1,822          
Fianna Fáil Patsy Glennon 14.14% 1,505 1,579        
Fine Gael Vincent Blake[*] 13.91% 1,481 1,526        
Fine Gael Avril Cronin 11.01% 1,172 1,346 1,447 1,495 1,529  
Fianna Fáil John Mullen 10.20% 1,086 1,109 1,138 1,179 1,188 1,315
Sinn Féin Aidan Kinsella 7.30% 777 786 827 870 871 1,115
Social Democrats Dave McGinn 6.33% 674 690 780 850 854  
Independent Lorraine O'Brien 2.37% 252 265 305      
Electorate: 19,530   Valid: 10,644   Quota: 1,521   Turnout: 54.5%  

Bray East

Bray East - 4 seats[8][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Green Steven Matthews[*][a] 24.98% 1,579                
Sinn Féin Grace McManus 15.42% 975 1,010 1,129 1,185 1,233 1,251 1,475    
Fine Gael Aoife Flynn-Kennedy 8.54% 540 585 598 638 652 931 961 968 1,093
Labour Anne Ferris 8.53% 539 606 615 680 727 785 859 892 1,007
Independent Malachai Duddy 8.18% 517 553 572 598 706 757 833 878 1,006
Fianna Fáil Chris Walsh 7.04% 445 469 488 520 553 610 629 646  
Fine Gael Edward Whelan 6.85% 433 456 459 476 518        
People Before Profit Sharon Briggs 6.22% 393 413 468 502 538 554      
Aontú Brendan Thornhill[*] 5.36% 339 355 379 402          
Independent Barry Murphy 4.67% 295 303              
Social Democrats Eamonn Moran 4.22% 267 307 328            
Electorate: 11,636   Valid: 6,322   Quota: 1,265   Turnout: 54.3%  

Bray West

Bray West - 4 seats[10][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Joe Behan[*] 28.87% 1,880            
Fine Gael Melanie Corrigan 22.16% 1,443            
Sinn Féin Dermot "Daisy" O'Brien[†] 13.99% 911 1,012 1,018 1,101 1,197 1,240 1,265
Independent Rory O'Connor 8.77% 571 673 696 742 843 984 1,175
Labour Ian McGahon 7.86% 512 593 607 661 694 793 926
Fianna Fáil Sárán Fogarty 5.37% 350 439 453 461 488    
Fine Gael David Miller 5.18% 337 406 481 488 503 570  
Aontú Oliver O'Brien[*] 4.08% 266 357 360 385      
People Before Profit June Maher 3.72% 242 286 291        
Electorate: 12,548   Valid: 6,512   Quota: 1,303   Turnout: 51.9%  

Greystones

Greystones - 6 seats[12][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Social Democrats Jennifer Whitmore[*][a] 19.58% 1,920              
Independent Tom Fortune[*] 14.23% 1,396 1,453            
Green Lourda Scott 11.42% 1,120 1,244 1,253 1,312 1,337 1,371 1,613  
Fine Gael Derek Mitchell[*] 11.05% 1,084 1,133 1,139 1,146 1,152 1,180 1,256 1,274
Fianna Fáil Gerry Walsh[*] 10.54% 1,034 1,068 1,070 1,073 1,100 1,248 1,334 1,348
Fine Gael Alice O'Donnell 10.22% 1,002 1,084 1,088 1,093 1,095 1,119 1,177 1,200
Independent Mags Crean[a] 8.19% 803 902 915 955 982 991 1,226 1,308
Sinn Féin Nicola Lawless[*] 4.35% 427 442 444 459 476 493    
Labour Anna Waithira Burke 3.78% 371 397 401 423 442 465    
Fianna Fáil Elaine Wills 2.90% 284 303 309 311 317      
Independent Charlie Keddy 1.94% 190 192 194 203        
People Before Profit Pyper Ludlow 1.79% 176 187 189          
Electorate: 18,414   Valid: 9,807   Quota: 1,402   Turnout: 53.3%  

Wicklow

Wicklow - 6 seats[14][15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Shay Cullen[*] 21.58% 2,287            
Independent John Snell[*] 18.65% 1,976            
Fianna Fáil Gail Dunne[†] 12.36% 1,310 1,388 1,462 1,477 1,571    
Labour Paul O'Brien 10.21% 1,082 1,138 1,223 1,240 1,331 1,340 1,486
Fine Gael Irene Winters[*] 9.75% 1,033 1,354 1,388 1,406 1,491 1,502 1,532
Fianna Fáil Anne Gregory 7.69% 815 944 968 980 1,031 1,053 1,217
Independent Mary Kavanagh[†] 7.36% 780 811 897 973 1,069 1,081 1,241
Sinn Féin Muireann Dalton 6.24% 661 688 733 739 790 793  
Independent Jimmy O'Shaughnessy 4.34% 460 576 671 690      
Independent Dáire Fitzgerald 1.82% 193 208 227        
Electorate: 20,545   Valid: 10,597   Quota: 1,514   Turnout: 51.6%  

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c See change below.

Results by gender

2019 Wicklow County Council election[16][17]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 37 59.7% 20 62.5%
Women 25 40.3% 12 37.5%
TOTAL 62   32  

Changes after the 2019 election

Co-options

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
Green Steven Matthews Bray East Elected to the 33rd Dáil for the Wicklow constituency at the 2020 general election[18][19] 25 February 2020 Erika Doyle[20]
Social Democrats Jennifer Whitmore Greystones Elected to 33rd Dáil for the Wicklow constituency at the 2020 general election[18][19] 25 February 2020 Jodie Neary[20]
Independent Mags Crean Greystones Resignation in May 2022[21] 14 June 2022 Stephen Stokes[22]
Social Democrats Jodie Neary Greystones Resignation in November 2022[23] December 2022 Mark Barry[24]

References

Sources

Citations

  1. ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 120–123, 166. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Wicklow's Local Electoral Areas and Polling Districts". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^
  4. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 219.
  5. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Arklow LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  6. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 220.
  7. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Baltinglass LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  8. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 221.
  9. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Bray East LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  10. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 222.
  11. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Bray West LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  12. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 223.
  13. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Greystones LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  14. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 224.
  15. ^ Wicklow County Council. "Local Election Count Results 2019 - Wicklow LEA". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019 – via data.gov.ie.
  16. ^ "Wicklow County Council: Ferris declared winner after two-day recount". The Irish Times. Dublin. 28 May 2019 [25 May 2019]. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
  18. ^ a b O'Brien, Carl (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Wicklow results: Minister for Health Simon Harris re-elected". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Election 2020: Wicklow". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  20. ^ a b Buchanan, Myles (7 March 2020). "Neary and Doyle take their seats in the county council chamber". Bray People. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
  21. ^ Dodd, Eimear (1 June 2022). "Councillor Mags Crean to resign from Wicklow County Council". Bray People. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  22. ^ Dodd, Eimear (14 June 2022). "Former Greystones mayor Stephen Stokes co-opted onto Wicklow County Council". Bray People. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  23. ^ Buchanan, Myles (14 November 2022). "Wicklow councillors praise Jodie Neary for her efforts as she steps down from role". Wicklow People. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  24. ^ Mac Raghnaill, Eoin (7 December 2022). "Mark Barry co-opted to replace Jodie Neary on Wicklow County Council". Wicklow People. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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