2019 Kerry County Council election

A Kerry County Council election was held in County Kerry in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 33 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

2019 Kerry County Council election
24 May 2019
All 33 seats to Kerry County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 7 4
Seat change 1 2 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Party Kerry Independent Alliance Independent
Seats won 2 1 9
Seat change 2
Map showing the area of Kerry County Council

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, exceeded by three of the four 2014 LEAs.[1][2][3] Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 1 17,943 25.78% 3.53%
Fine Gael 7 2 15,225 21.88% 0.09%
Sinn Féin 4 1 9,292 13.35% 0.84%
Labour Party 2 3,117 4.48% 2.11%
Kerry Independent Alliance 1 1,983 2.85% 0.22%
Green Party 0 2,151 3.09% 3.09%
Aontú 0 1,100 1.58% 1.58%
People Before Profit 0 174 0.25% 0.31%
Independent 9 2 18,594 26.72% 4.82%
Totals 33 69,588 100%

Candidates by LEA

Corca Dhuibhne
Corca Dhuibhne — 3 Seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Fianna Fáil Michael D. O'Shea[c 1] 22.43% 1,680 1,774 1,880    
Fianna Fáil Breandán Fitzgerald 17.09% 1,280 1,423 1,561 2,013  
Fine Gael Tommy Griffin 16.70% 1,251 1,325 1,400 1,535 1,567
Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald[c 1] 13.43% 1,006 1,121 1,310 1,515 1,623
Sinn Féin Robert Brosnan 11.12% 833 969 1,147    
Green Party Michael Fitzgerald 10.37% 777 829      
Independent David Russell 8.86% 664        
Electorate: 11,904   Valid: 7,491   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,873   Turnout: 7,584 (63.71%)

    Castleisland
    Castleisland — 4 Seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
    Independent Jackie Healy-Rae 28.55% 2,621      
    Independent Charlie Farrelly 18.17% 1,668 1,872    
    Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell[c 1] 15.89% 1,459 1,562 1,674 2,076
    Fianna Fáil Fionnán Fitzgerald 11.30% 1,037 1,171 1,482 1,753
    Sinn Féin Kate McSweeney 10.60% 973 1,149 1,245 1,364
    Fine Gael Pat McCarthy[c 1] 8.66% 795 861 926  
    Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim[c 1] 6.84% 628 729    
    Electorate: 14,764   Valid: 9,181   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,837   Turnout: 9,288 (62.91%)

      Kenmare
      Kenmare — 6 Seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
      Independent Johnny Healy-Rae[c 1] 22.15% 3,023              
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill[c 1] 16.26% 2,219              
      Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty[c 1] 14.41% 1,966              
      Fianna Fáil John Francis Flynn[c 1] 10.08% 1,375 1,537 1,685 1,710 1,714 1,872 1,921 2,001
      Fine Gael Patrick Connor-Scarteen[c 1] 9.67% 1,320 1,505 1,527 1,634 1,636 1,772 1,942 2,142
      Independent Dan McCarthy[c 1] 7.69% 1,050 1,465 1,484 1,588 1,592 1,618 1,734 1,955
      Sinn Féin Damian Quigg[c 1] 5.61% 766 864 901 921 923 992 1,047 1,247
      Green Party Cleo Murphy 5.06% 691 732 740 845 846 862 892  
      Fine Gael Patrick Lyne 3.25% 444 502 509 513 516 561    
      Fine Gael Donie O'Sullivan 3.14% 428 478 502 516        
      Labour Party Luke Crowley-Holland 2.67% 364 428 432          
      Electorate: 21,813   Valid: 13,646   Spoilt: 142   Quota: 1,950   Turnout: 13,788 (63.21%)

        Killarney
        Killarney — 7 Seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        Independent Maura Healy-Rae[c 2] 24.46% 3,099            
        Kerry Independent Alliance Michael Gleeson[c 1] 15.65% 1,983            
        Independent Brendan Cronin[c 1] 11.88% 1,505 1,727          
        Independent Donal Grady[c 1] 10.45% 1,324 1,529 1,618        
        Fianna Fáil Niall Kelleher[c 1] 9.81% 1,243 1,603          
        Independent Niall Botty O'Callaghan 8.41% 1,065 1,293 1,387 1,444 1,480 1,694  
        Labour Party Marie Moloney 6.88% 871 1,037 1,122 1,172 1,204 1,348 1,400
        Fine Gael John Sheahan[c 1] 6.53% 827 978 1,056 1,133 1,163 1,217  
        Sinn Féin John Buckley 3.83% 485 591 615 661 690    
        Fianna Fáil Neily O'Connor 2.10% 266 343 372        
        Electorate: 20,864   Valid: 12,668   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 1,584   Turnout: 12,794 (61.32%)

          Listowel
          Listowel — 6 Seats[6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Fine Gael Aoife Thornton[c 1] 18.95% 2,578            
          Fine Gael Mike Kennelly[c 1] 15.17% 2,064            
          Sinn Féin Robert Beasley[c 1] 10.89% 1,482 1,537 1,546 1,566 1,683 2,010  
          Sinn Féin Tom Barry[c 2] 10.57% 1,438 1,474 1,494 1,535 1,579 1,797 1,829
          Fianna Fáil John Lucid[c 2] 9.48% 1,289 1,389 1,394 1,406 1,630 1,681 1,685
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Moloney[c 1] 9.28% 1,262 1,361 1,388 1,487 1,519 1,714 1,727
          Fine Gael Michael Foley 9.11% 1,239 1,439 1,477 1,551 1,607 1,761 1,778
          Independent Michael Pixie O'Gorman 7.51% 1,022 1,084 1,097 1,209 1,333    
          Aontú Sonny Foran 5.75% 782 843 846 870      
          Independent John Martin O'Sullivan 3.22% 438 468 473        
          Electorate: 25,077   Valid: 13,603   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 1,944   Turnout: 13,823 (55.12%)

            Tralee
            Tralee — 7 Seats[7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
            Fianna Fáil Norma Foley[c 1]†† 16.20% 2,106                      
            Sinn Féin Toiréasa Ferris[c 1]† 11.84% 1,539 1,590 1,600 1,636                
            Labour Party Terry O'Brien[c 1] 11.25% 1,462 1,538 1,551 1,568 1,589 1,613 1,748          
            Fine Gael Jim Finucane[c 1] 9.25% 1,202 1,250 1,251 1,257 1,274 1,297 1,333 1,401 1,423 1,423 1,630  
            Fianna Fáil Mikey Sheehy 9.08% 1,180 1,311 1,313 1,318 1,329 1,366 1,411 1,539 1,545 1,545 1,676  
            Sinn Féin Pa Daly[c 1]††† 8.64% 1,123 1,149 1,156 1,167 1,196 1,235 1,278 1,333 1,341 1,344 1,400 1,904
            Independent Sam Locke[c 1] 6.23% 810 838 851 862 901 1,000 1,035 1,122 1,144 1,144 1,228 1,305
            Green Party Anne-Marie Fuller 5.25% 683 704 708 753 775 815 868 890 915 920 974 996
            Sinn Féin Cathal Foley 5.02% 653 661 669 674 685 693 704 730 734 737 753  
            Fine Gael Dr Bridget O'Brien 4.71% 612 639 643 647 655 668 687 725 730 730    
            Labour Party Ben Slimm 3.23% 420 429 432 443 452 460            
            Fianna Fáil Johnnie Wall 3.17% 412 449 455 458 462 473 501          
            Aontú Mary Fitzgibbon 2.45% 318 327 336 338 350              
            Independent Ted Cronin 1.52% 197 203 213 225                
            People Before Profit Bec Fahy 1.34% 174 176 184                  
            Independent Yvonne Dineen 0.62% 80 81                    
            Independent Denis O'Reilly 0.22% 28 29                    
            Electorate: 25,036   Valid: 12,999   Spoilt: 170   Quota: 1,625   Turnout: 13,169 (52.6%)

              Changes since 2019
              • † On 2 September 2019 Tralee Sinn Féin Cllr Toiréasa Ferris announced she was retiring from politics with immediate effect.[8] Cathal Foley was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 October 2019.
              • ††Tralee Fianna Fáil Cllr Norma Foley was elected a TD for Kerry at the 2020 General Election. Johnnie Wall was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[9]
              • †††Tralee Sinn Féin Cllr Pa Daly was elected a TD for Kerry at the 2020 General Election. Deirdre Ferris was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[10]

              Footnotes
              1. Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
              2. Outgoing councillor coopted after the 2014 election.
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              References

              Footnotes

                Citations
                1. Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 44–47, 147. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
                2. Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 619/2018 — County of Kerry Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
                3. Phelan, John Paul (16 April 2019). "S.I. No. 157/2019 — County Of Kerry Local Electoral Areas And Municipal Districts (Amendment) Order 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
                4. Radio Kerry (25–26 May 2019). "Kerry Local Elections 2019". 24liveblog. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
                5. Radio Kerry News tweets: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh counts.
                6. "Listowel Electoral Area update". Radio Kerry. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
                7. "Tralee Local Electoral Area". Radio Kerry. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
                8. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/council-tributes-to-ferris-as-she-steps-back-from-politics-38464521.html
                9. http://traleetoday.ie/two-new-councillors-on-kerry-county-council/
                10. http://traleetoday.ie/two-new-councillors-on-kerry-county-council/

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