2014 Cork County Council election

A Cork County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Fifty-five councillors were elected from a field of 114 candidates for a five-year term of office from eight local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.[1][2][3][4]

2014 Cork County Council election
23 May 2014
All 55 seats to Cork County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 17 16 10
Seat change 5 6 9
Popular vote 44,885 43,350 22,747
Percentage 28.65% 27.67% 14.52%
Swing 4.28% 9.52% 8.38%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 2 10
Seat change 5 4
Popular vote 11,298 30,336
Percentage 7.21% 19.36%
Swing 2.98% 11.4%
Mayor before election

Noel O'Connor
Fine Gael

 Subsequent Mayor

Alan Coleman
Fianna Fáil

The area governed by Cork County Council

Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats in total to see their numbers rise to 10 seats.

Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv%
Fianna Fáil 17 5 44,885 28.65
Fine Gael 16 6 43,350 27.67
Sinn Féin 10 9 22,747 14.52
Labour 2 5 11,298 7.21
Independent 10 4 30,336 19.36
Totals 55 7 156,655 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Ballincollig-Carrigaline
Ballincollig-Carrigaline - 10 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112131415
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath* 20.13 4,700                            
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire7 10.99 2,567                            
Fine Gael Derry Canty* 6.51 1,521 1,559 1,570 1,570 1,574 1,595 1,603 1,610 1,652 1,671 1,710 1,711 1,831 1,906 1,963
Fine Gael Deirdre Forde* 6.23 1,455 1,678 1,683 1,685 1,704 1,791 1,801 1,813 1,875 1,887 1,970 1,977 2,073 2,491  
Fianna Fáil Daithi O Donnabhain 6.04 1,411 1,839 1,852 1,853 1,858 1,861 1,865 1,872 1,896 1,911 1,936 1,938 2,040 2,095 2,103
Independent Marcia D'Alton 5.74 1,341 1,557 1,566 1,582 1,630 1,640 1,723 1,806 1,860 1,997 2,220        
Fine Gael Garret Kelleher 5.48 1,279 1,307 1,313 1,313 1,317 1,342 1,345 1,352 1,386 1,413 1,430 1,431 1,548 1,680 1,727
Fine Gael John A. Collins* 5.43 1,269 1,520 1,523 1,538 1,543 1,566 1,579 1,593 1,668 1,674 1,708 1,709 1,749 1,846 1,934
Fine Gael Shane O'Callaghan 4.37 1,020 1,133 1,141 1,142 1,145 1,194 1,197 1,202 1,243 1,247 1,305 1,308 1,369    
Fianna Fáil Mary Rose Desmond 4.36 1,019 1,608 1,616 1,617 1,620 1,634 1,640 1,649 1,672 1,679 1,773 1,782 1,828 1,975 2,019
Sinn Féin Michael Murphy* 3.91 914 1,071 1,357 1,368 1,401 1,403 1,474 1,573 1,604 1,631 1,684 1,697 1,786 1,810 1,811
Green Cormac Manning 3.81 890 946 962 965 973 998 1,010 1,056 1,134 1,199 1,237 1,245      
Independent David Boyle* 3.48 813 908 923 931 934 943 971 1,017 1,040 1,105          
Independent Joe Harris 3.01 702 784 795 828 834 836 901 955 974 1,172 1,359 1,461 1,618 1,712 1,739
Independent Shirley Griffin 2.02 472 494 509 557 559 570 629 699 713            
People Before Profit Rob Galligan Long 1.96 458 494 510 524 532 538 579                
Labour Liam O'Connor 1.73 403 475 481 485 609 627 635 654              
Independent Elizabeth Hourihane 1.57 366 432 438 471 483 485                  
Fine Gael Farah Deeba 1.34 312 333 337 339 344                    
Labour Angela Murphy 1.10 258 315 316 316                      
Independent Terry Hume 0.78 181 208 213                        
Electorate: 51,714   Valid: 23,351 (45.15%)   Spoilt: 341   Quota: 2,123   Turnout: 23,692 (45.81%)

    Bandon-Kinsale
    Bandon-Kinsale - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 14.68 2,344              
    Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman*2 14.33 2,288              
    Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 13.87 2,214 2,217 2,224 2,225 2,247 2,392    
    Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony8 12.89 2,057 2,069 2,081 2,084 2,173 2,233 2,249 2,349
    Fine Gael James O'Donovan 12.37 1,975 1,982 1,986 1,986 2,045 2,079 2,089 2,222
    Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 10.46 1,670 1,675 1,708 1,709 1,738 1,781 1,827 2,368
    Labour Tomas O'Brien 6.87 1,097 1,101 1,156 1,157 1,188 1,294 1,312  
    Independent Michael Ring 5.96 951 963 1,009 1,010 1,208 1,339 1,352 1,532
    Green Liz Dunphy 3.63 579 586 599 599 671      
    Independent Denis Boyle 3.47 554 564 596          
    Independent Cormac Hayes 1.47 235 238            
    Electorate: 31,472   Valid: 15,964 (50.72%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 2,281   Turnout: 16,165 (51.36%)

      Blarney-Macroom
      Blarney-Macroom - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan*9 20.19 3,816                
      Fine Gael Michael Creed* 18.02 3,406                
      Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 13.97 2,639 2,777              
      Fine Gael Damian Boylan 8.83 1,584 1,621 1,732 1,743 1,773 1,776 1,811 1,847 2,043
      Fianna Fáil Bob Ryan 7.99 1,509 1,961 1,989 2,011 2,036 2,062 2,110 2,214 2,336
      Independent Kevin Conway 7.20 1,361 1,383 1,389 1,415 1,541 1,548 1,686 2,018 2,154
      Fine Gael Ted Lucey 6.52 1,233 1,314 1,628 1,651 1,659 1,664 1,751 1,857 2,348
      Labour Martin Coughlan* 5.74 1,085 1,232 1,338 1,372 1,420 1,427 1,646 1,805  
      Independent Connie Foley 3.84 726 795 835 914 1,017 1,025      
      Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 3.70 699 805 867 947 1,036 1,055 1,273    
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Liz Feehan 2.77 524 543 549 588          
      Independent Mary O'Callaghan-Hallissey 1.67 315 360 393            
      Electorate: 34,079   Valid: 18,897 (55.45%)   Spoilt: 245   Quota: 2,700   Turnout: 19,142 (56.17%)

        Cobh
        Cobh - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Pádraig O'Sullivan 14.72 2,628              
        Sinn Féin Kieran McCarthy1 13.84 2,471              
        Sinn Féin Ger Keohane5 12.40 2,214 2,244            
        Fine Gael Anthony Barry 8.86 1,583 1,605 1,605 1,610 1,620 1,637 1,739 2,010
        Fine Gael Conor Murphy 8.04 1,436 1,465 1,466 1,469 1,488 1,496 1,618 1,701
        Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 7.43 1,327 1,372 1,398 1,422 1,460 1,519 1,869 2,067
        Labour Cathal Rasmussen* 7.08 1,264 1,272 1,309 1,352 1,366 1,485 1,718 1,869
        Labour Noel Costello* 7.06 1,261 1,299 1,301 1,304 1,349 1,356    
        Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 7.01 1,251 1,434 1,441 1,465 1,477 1,518 1,596  
        Independent Claire Cullinane14 6.30 947 962 1,026 1,082 1,288 1,687 1,761 1,934
        Independent Paddy Histon 3.53 631 636 700 765 910      
        Independent Seán O'Sullivan 3.20 572 590 618 636        
        Independent Noel Maguire 1.52 272 274 274          
        Electorate: 39,323   Valid: 17,857 (45.41%)   Spoilt: 317   Quota: 2,233   Turnout: 18,174 (46.22%)

          East Cork
          East Cork - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Independent Noel Collins* 15.66 2,267                  
          Sinn Féin Pat Buckley10 12.11 1,753 1,755 1,797 1,828 1,889 1,991 2,019 2,173    
          Fine Gael Michael Hegarty 10.05 1,455 1,458 1,478 1,484 1,553 1,640 1,897 2,041 2,099  
          Fianna Fáil Aaron O'Sullivan16 9.24 1,337 1,342 1,349 1,368 1,388 1,416 1,658 2,280    
          Sinn Féin Michelle Hennessy* 9.33 1,350 1,354 1,365 1,416 1,457 1,516 1,578 1,622 1,662 1,690
          Fianna Fáil Niall O'Neill 8.68 1,257 1,258 1,287 1,291 1,339 1,444 1,515      
          Fine Gael Barbara Murray* 7.86 1,138 1,139 1,146 1,155 1,198 1,234        
          Independent Mary Linehan-Foley 7.83 1,134 1,157 1,169 1,229 1,281 1,455 1,675 1,733 1,797 1,809
          Fine Gael Susan McCarthy 7.10 1,028 1,035 1,058 1,060 1,202 1,297 1,538 1,766 1,816 1,844
          Independent Wayne Halloran 5.15 745 756 781 848 906          
          Labour Eric Nolan 2.34 338 339 345 348            
          Green Natasha Harty 1.67 301 305 316 334            
          Independent Paddy Bullman 1.98 287 299 305              
          Independent Aisling Murray 0.59 85                  
          Electorate: 30,579   Valid: 14,475 (47.34%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 2,068   Turnout: 14,665 (47.96%)

            Fermoy
            Fermoy - 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Labour Noel McCarthy*4 20.02 3,511                
            Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe*11 16.67 2,923                
            Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 14.01 2,457 2,839              
            Fianna Fáil Ian Doyle 12.58 2,206 2,221 2,346 2,367 2,377 2,427 2,450 2,466 2,731
            Sinn Féin June Murphy 9.55 1,675 1,857 1,909 1,946 1,964 2,076 2,164 2,381 2,408
            Fine Gael Kay Dawson 9.23 1,618 1,775 1,860 1,909 1,914 1,933 1,985 2,079 2,691
            Fine Gael Aileen Browne 5.63 988 1,047 1,070 1,083 1,092 1,120 1,154 1,160  
            Independent Frank Roche 4.24 743 803 859 886 928 1,003 1,145 1,240 1,308
            Independent Tim White 2.71 475 516 550 569 578 617 663    
            People Before Profit Michael McCarthy 2.32 406 446 454 461 470        
            Independent Pat Fouhy 2.26 396 448 478 497 534 573      
            Independent Ross Cannon 0.79 138 155 159 160          
            Electorate: 32,812   Valid: 17,536 (53.44%)   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 2,506   Turnout: 17,820 (54.31%)

              Kanturk-Mallow
              Kanturk-Mallow - 6 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Independent John Paul O'Shea*18 20.53 4,374              
              Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan 11.65 2,481 2,568 2,636 2,914 2,935 2,956 3,231  
              Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald*6 10.66 2,271 2,510 2,546 2,915 3,240      
              Sinn Féin Melissa Mullane 10.11 2,154 2,365 2,497 2,610 2,715 2,732 2,840 2,877
              Fine Gael Gerard Murphy* 9.81 2,090 2,156 2,223 2,356 2,631 2,653 3,551  
              Independent Timmy Collins* 8.35 1,779 1,961 2,191 2,317 2,354 2,364 2,680 2,862
              Fine Gael Noel Buckley* 7.70 1,641 1,694 1,709 1,742 1,935 1,949    
              Labour Ronan Sheehan* 6.25 1,332 1,499 1,537 1,583 1,954 2,066 2,136 2,346
              Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 6.11 1,302 1,442 1,458 1,474        
              Fianna Fáil Bart Donegan* 5.78 1,231 1,258 1,276          
              Independent Dennis O'Brien 2.37 505 610            
              Independent Grzegorz Zalewski 0.66 141 194            
              Electorate: 37,129   Valid: 21,301 (57.37%)   Spoilt: 303   Quota: 3,044   Turnout: 21,604 (58.19%)

                West Cork
                West Cork - 8
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789101112
                Independent Michael Collins12 12.50 3,409                      
                Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan*17 9.29 2,534 2,535 2,540 2,632 2,657 2,684 2,791 2,884 2,999 3,010 3,256  
                Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll 7.46 2,035 2,038 2,063 2,117 2,120 2,158 2,395 2,486 2,596 2,780 3,272  
                Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan* 7.03 1,916 1,916 1,923 1,953 1,957 1,989 2,183 2,216 2,780 2,833 2,929 3,006
                Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy* 6.63 1,807 1,809 1,852 1,868 2,172 2,195 2,325 2,417 2,466 2,501 2,519 2,523
                Sinn Féin Paul Hayes 5.55 1,514 1,516 1,533 1,565 1,572 1,681 1,714 1,733 1,842 2,480 2,513 2,530
                Fine Gael John O'Sullivan* 5.39 1,469 1,469 1,471 1,494 1,521 1,540 1,544 1,649 1,811 1,824 1,936 1,959
                Independent Declan Hurley* 5.25 1,431 1,444 1,467 1,656 1,661 1,782 1,990 2,025 2,059 2,119 2,189 2,220
                Fine Gael Mary Hegarty* 5.22 1,425 1,427 1,470 1,506 1,642 1,700 1,735 2,055 2,066 2,105 2,468 2,541
                Fine Gael Adrian Healy* 5.14 1,401 1,403 1,418 1,434 1,458 1,501 1,511 1,655 1,678 1,779    
                Independent Finbarr Harrington 4.49 1,225 1,241 1,289 1,313 1,502 1,645 1,696 1,788 1,794 1,863 1,910 1,926
                Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 4.37 1,192 1,194 1,197 1,208 1,208 1,224 1,305 1,311        
                Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Seaghdha 4.22 1,152 1,153 1,178 1,198 1,211 1,314 1,340 1,394 1,402      
                Fianna Fáil Deirdre Kelly 4.01 1,093 1,095 1,105 1,163 1,174 1,192            
                Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan 3.75 1,024 1,027 1,094 1,119 1,262 1,277 1,284          
                Fine Gael Jerry Sullivan* 3.49 953 955 958 968                
                People Before Profit Ed Harper 3.23 881 884 920 969 980              
                Labour Norma Thomson 2.75 749 832 838 871 983 985            
                Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.23 64 64 337 339 344              
                Electorate: 46,249   Valid: 27,274 (58.97%)   Spoilt: 382   Quota: 3,031   Turnout: 27,656 (59.80%)

                  Changes since 2014
                  • ^1 On 22 June 2015 Cobh Sinn Féin Cllr Kieran McCarthy was expelled from the party and became an Independent.
                  • ^2 Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Alan Coleman resigned from the party and became an Independent on 25 June 2015 having declined to contest the Cork South West selection convention for the 2016 Irish general election. He subsequently announced he would be contesting the election as an Independent.
                  • ^3 On 25 September 2015 Fermoy Sinn Féin Cllr June Murphy resigned from the party citing her time in the party as an increasingly negative experience and became an Independent. She joined the Social Democrats on 20 February 2018.
                  • ^4 On 8 October 2015 Fermoy Labour Cllr Noel McCarthy resigned from the party citing disillusionment with the party hierarchy. On 28 November 2015 he was selected as a Fine Gael candidate for the 2016 Irish general election in the Cork East constituency..
                  • ^5 On 13 November 2015 Ger Keohane resigned from Sinn Féin and became an Independent. On 21 November 2018 he joined Peadar Tóibín's organisation.
                  • ^6 Kanturk-Mallow Fianna Fáil Councillor Dan Joe Fitzgerald died on 8 March 2016. His son, Daniel, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016. Following his resignation there was a delayed convention to fill the vacancy. This ultimately saw Gearoid Murphy co-opted on 10 April 2017.
                  • ^7 Ballincollig-Carrigaline Sinn Féin Cllr Donnchadh O Laoghaire was elected as a TD for Cork South-Central at the Irish general election, 2016. Eoghan Jeffers was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^8 Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Margaret Murphy-O'Mahony was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. Gillian Coughlan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^9 Blarney-Macroom Fianna Fáil Cllr Aindrias Moynihan was elected as a TD for Cork North-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Gobnait, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^10 East Cork Sinn Féin Cllr Pat Buckley was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. Danielle Twomey was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^11 Fermoy Fianna Fáil Cllr Kevin O'Keeffe was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Deirdre O'Brien, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^12 West Cork Independent Cllr Michael Collins was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His brother, Danny, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
                  • ^13 Fine Gael Cllr Tim Lombard was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. His brother, Aidan, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016.
                  • ^14 Independent Cobh Cllr Claire Cullinane died suddenly on 14 December 2016. Diarmuid O Cadhla was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
                  • ^15 Ballincollig-Carrigaline Independent Cllr Joe Harris joined the Social Democrats on 28 February 2017.
                  • ^16 East Cork Fianna Fáil Cllr Aaron O'Sullivan resigned his seat on 24 November 2017 citing work pressures. Michael Ahern was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 23 April 2018.
                  • ^17 West Cork Fine Gael Cllr Noel O'Donovan resigned his seat in 2018 upon being appointed as a Garda. On 31 March 2017 John O'Sullivan was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
                  • ^18 Kanturk-Mallow Independent Cllr John Paul O'Shea joined Fine Gael and ceased to be an Independent on 2 March 2018.

                  References
                  1. Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.
                  2. Cork county profile: SF look set to increase representation on Cork County Council Irish Times, 2014-05-15.
                  3. Local Election Results for Cork County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09.
                  4. Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Independent Election Centre
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