Cork County Council election, 2009

Cork County Council election, 2009
Republic of Ireland
5 June 2009

All 48 seats to Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour Party
Seats won 22 12 7
Seat change -2 -4 +2

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 6
Seat change - +4

Map showing the area of Cork County Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to Cork County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 22 -2 61,025 37.19%
Fianna Fáil 12 -4 54,030 32.93%
Labour Party 7 +2 16,729 10.19%
Sinn Féin 1 - 10,079 6.14%
Independent 6 +4 13,059 7.96%
Totals 48 - 164,093 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Bandon

Bandon - 3 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 25.65 3,370        
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 23.46 3,106 3,130 3,553    
Fine Gael Veronica Neville* 19.27 2,531 2,564 2,831 3,005 3,050
Labour Party Gearoid Buckley 16.95 2,226 2,300 2,861 2,955 2,995
Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 7.45 979 1,011      
Independent Edmund Butler 5.03 661 715      
Independent Festus Asemota 2.00 263        
Electorate: 22,126   Valid: 13,136 (59.37%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 3,285   Turnout: 13,311 (60.16%)

Bantry

Bantry - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fianna Fáil Danny Crowley* 15.68 1,889 1,914 1,924 1,970 2,062    
Fine Gael Mary Hegarty 15.16 1,827 1,846 1,923 2,038      
Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan* 14.16 1,706 1,729 1,803 1,838 1,928 1,932 2,206
Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy* 12.38 1,491 1,509 1,517 1,555 1,657 1,673 2,065
Fine Gael Noel Harrington* 11.95 1,440 1,484 1,509 1,537 1,617 1,629 1,691
Fine Gael John P. O'Shea* 8.08 973 979 997 1,050 1,182 1,189 1,239
Fianna Fáil Michael Kingston 7.51 905 924 948 981 1,051 1,065  
Independent Anne O'Leary 5.28 636 690 756 871      
Independent Joe Burke 3.85 464 497 524        
Labour Party Jose Ospina 3.24 390 427          
Sinn Féin Sam Simpson 1.63 196            
Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.88 106            
Independent Mecky McBrearty 0.21 25            
Electorate: 18,616   Valid: 12,048 (64.72%)   Spoilt: 152   Quota: 2,009   Turnout: 12,200 (65.54%)

Blarney

Blarney - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4
Labour Party John Gilroy* 24.10 4,538      
Fine Gael Pat Burton 19.50 3,671 3,772    
Fine Gael Gerry Kelly* 18.82 3,543 3,911    
Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 13.28 2,520 2,544 2,621 3,512
Independent Kevin Conway 10.82 2,038 2,136 2,768 2,990
Fianna Fáil Michael Burns 7.60 1,431 1,515 1,584  
Sinn Féin John Stanton 5.77 1,087 1,184    
Electorate: 34,580   Valid: 18,828 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 3,766   Turnout: 19,062 (55.12%)

Carrigaline

Carrigaline - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath* 17.00 3,996                
Fine Gael Deirdre Forde* 16.83 3,956                
Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 14.30 3,363                
Fine Gael John A. Collins* 12.35 2,904 2,975 3,119 3,243 3,336 3,342 4,003    
Labour Party Paula Desmond* 11.87 2,791 2,868 2,975 3,097 3,379        
Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Laoghaire 6.39 1,502 1,534 1,559 1,602 1,645 1,646 1,769 1,815 2,039
Independent David Boyle 5.08 1,194 1,222 1,273 1,492 1,610 1,616 1,816 2,009 2,410
Fianna Fáil Padraig Martin 5.08 1,194 1,523 1,572 1,607 1,667 1,669 1,741 1,784  
Fine Gael David O'Byrne 4.41 1,038 1,079 1,263 1,301 1,426 1,431      
Green Party Dominick Donnelly 3.45 810 842 866 907          
Independent Maurice Coveney 2.33 547 563 572            
Independent Maurice Fitzgerald 0.92 216 227 231            
Electorate: 56,644   Valid: 23,511 (49.75%)   Spoilt: 328   Quota: 3,359   Turnout: 23,839 (50.44%)

Fermoy

Fermoy - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fine Gael Pa O'Driscoll 18.98 2,559 2,638 2,689 2,735    
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 18.72 2,524 2,548 2,616 2,777    
Labour Party Noel McCarthy 15.30 2,063 2,151 2,371 2,565 2,784  
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 14.47 1,952 1,992 2,056 2,157 2,361 2,390
Fine Gael Kay Dawson 9.81 1,323 1,354 1,400 1,659 2,198 2,255
Fine Gael Aileen Pyne* 8.35 1,126 1,161 1,190 1,223    
Independent Tim White 6.83 921 953 1,029      
Sinn Féin Seamus Coleman 4.67 630 655        
Independent Peter Merrigan 2.88 388          
Electorate: 23,232   Valid: 13,486 (58.05%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 2,698   Turnout: 13,671 (58.85%)

Kanturk

Kanturk - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Independent Timmy Collins 22.64 3,343            
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy 17.11 2,526 2,585 2,693 3,073      
Fine Gael Noel Buckley* 13.04 1,925 2,049 2,096 2,224 2,264 3,086  
Fianna Fáil Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* 12.94 1,911 1,994 2,060 2,179 2,207 2,273 2,316
Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 11.57 1,708 1,735 1,771 1,926 1,942 2,341 2,430
Fine Gael Paul Cagney 10.77 1,591 1,750 1,801 1,890 1,908 2,125  
Labour Party Ted Linehan 7.98 1,178 1,302 1,404        
Labour Party Donal Kelleher 3.43 507            
Independent Jimmy Fitzgerald 0.52 77            
Electorate: 23,463   Valid: 14,766 (62.93%)   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 2,954   Turnout: 15,088 (63.96%)

Macroom

Macroom - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fine Gael Michael Creed* 21.74 4,655          
Fine Gael Derry Canty* 18.90 4,046 4,234 4,484      
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan* 17.01 3,642 3,704 3,768 3,780 3,939 4,361
Labour Party Martin Coughlan* 13.53 2,897 2,963 3,206 3,308 3,841 4,608
Fianna Fáil Mark O'Keeffe* 11.20 2,397 2,404 2,495 2,536 2,679 2,811
Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 6.94 1,486 1,519 1,629 1,663 1,973  
Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 6.45 1,381 1,392 1,451 1,459    
Green Party Mark Collins 4.23 905 911        
Electorate: 35,012   Valid: 21,409 (61.15%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 4,282   Turnout: 21,649 (61.83%)

Mallow

Mallow - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald* 13.69 2,034 2,066 2,360 2,423 2,520    
Independent John Paul O'Shea 12.51 1,859 1,959 2,029 2,190 2,382 2,546  
Fine Gael Tom Barry 11.21 1,666 1,690 1,729 2,021 2,087 2,229 2,267
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan* 11.08 1,646 1,684 1,719 1,807 1,958 2,068 2,100
Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 10.92 1,622 1,650 1,685 1,828 1,959 2,305 2,351
Labour Party Jerry Mullally* 9.83 1,461 1,492 1,512 1,549 1,751    
Labour Party Ronan Sheehan 9.39 1,395 1,440 1,495 1,538 1,857 2,593  
Sinn Féin Willie O'Regan 8.44 1,254 1,298 1,343 1,374      
Fine Gael Anthony Ahern 5.87 872 882 892        
Fianna Fáil Trish O'Dea 4.38 650 661          
Independent Eddie Finn 2.67 397            
Electorate: 24,536   Valid: 14,856 (60.55%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 2,477   Turnout: 15,067 (61.41%)

Midleton

Midleton - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 14.61 3,591              
Independent Noel Collins* 13.27 3,262 3,399 3,421 3,425 3,466 3,477 3,649  
Labour Party John Mulvihill* 13.05 3,208 3,369 3,617          
Sinn Féin Sandra McLellan 10.04 2,467 2,528 2,551 2,553 2,897 2,901 3,018 3,230
Fine Gael Barbara Murray* 8.35 2,053 2,120 2,144 2,148 2,366 2,398 3,014 3,407
Independent Seán O'Connor 8.33 2,048 2,072 2,283 2,339 2,348 2,349 2,631 2,941
Independent Ted Murphy 7.67 1,884 1,990 2,001 2,004 2,048 2,059 2,184  
Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 8.23 1,778 1,820 1,949 1,958 2,261 2,266 2,355 2,685
Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 6.17 1,516 1,611 1,687 1,711 1,750 1,765    
Fianna Fáil Mary Linehan Foley 4.29 1,055 1,070 1,164 1,167        
Fianna Fáil Michael Martin 3.67 902 922            
Green Party Malachy Harty 3.32 815              
Electorate: 46,820   Valid: 24,579 (52.50%)   Spoilt: 347   Quota: 3,512   Turnout: 24,926 (53.24%)

Skibbereen

Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fine Gael Jim Daly* 14.90 2,739              
Independent Declan Hurley 11.93 2,193 2,238 2,297 2,474        
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 9.51 1,749 1,795 1,831 1,909 1,917 1,932 1,963 2,139
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 9.28 1,706 1,785 1,838 1,842 1,845 1,866 2,094 2,261
Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan* 8.34 1,534 1,570 1,611 1,717 1,738 1,793 1,870 2,065
Fine Gael Adrian Healy 7.69 1,413 1,491 1,563 1,566 1,566 1,814 2,138 2,195
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll* 7.44 1,368 1,387 1,415 1,571 1,604 1,746 1,839 1,900
Labour Party Brendan Leahy' 7.25 1,333 1,365 1,497 1,516 1,522 1,846 1,946 2,265
Sinn Féin Cionnaith O Suilleabhain 6.20 1,139 1,169 1,254 1,272 1,277 1,335 1,371  
Fine Gael John Collins* 5.18 952 1,004 1,024 1,112 1,149 1,165    
Independent John Kearney 4.91 903 913 992 996 1,001      
Fianna Fáil T.J. O'Farrell 3.79 697 701 709          
Green Party Declan Waugh 3.58 658 667            
Electorate: 27,937   Valid: 18,384 (65.81%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 2,299   Turnout: 18,646 (66.74%)

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Preceded by
Cork County Council election, 2004
Cork County Council elections Succeeded by
Cork County Council election, 2014
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