# 2009 Meath County Council election

An election to Meath County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 11 | +2 | 20,583 | 29.91 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | 8 | -4 | 20,337 | 29.55 | |
| | Labour | 4 | +4 | 8,061 | 11.72 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | -1 | 5,456 | 7.93 | |
| | Independent | 5 | - | 13,374 | 19.44 | |
| | Green | 0 | -1 | 1,001 | 1.45 | |
| Totals | Totals | 29 | - | 68,813 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Dunshaughlin

Dunshaughlin - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | Independent | Brian Fitzgerald* | 14.27 | 2,410 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Nick Killian* | 12.33 | 2,066 | 2,090 | 2,102 | 2,121 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Regina Doherty | 9.69 | 1,636 | 1,671 | 1,706 | 1,724 | 1,738 | 1,770 | 1,912 | 1,972 | 2,346 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Bonner* | 9.32 | 1,574 | 1,587 | 1,619 | 1,667 | 1,755 | 1,783 | 2,095 | 2,132 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Leonard* | 6.33 | 1,070 | 1,106 | 1,121 | 1,137 | 1,140 | 1,167 | 1,189 | 1,541 | 1,563 | 1,575 | 1,580 | 1,583 | 1,639 | 1,666 |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Murphy | 6.22 | 1,050 | 1,078 | 1,093 | 1,101 | 1,102 | 1,184 | 1,213 | 1,233 | 1,285 | 1,382 | 1,383 | 1,383 | 1,881 | 1,999 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry O'Connor | 6.22 | 1,050 | 1,070 | 1,092 | 1,107 | 1,108 | 1,142 | 1,173 | 1,286 | 1,336 | 1,371 | 1,374 | 1,377 | | |
| | Labour | Niamh McGowan | 5.61 | 947 | 961 | 980 | 1,021 | 1,244 | 1,580 | 1,684 | 1,733 | 1,949 | 2,018 | 2,025 | 2,026 | 2,350 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conor Tormey | 5.55 | 938 | 943 | 947 | 959 | 982 | 983 | 1,031 | 1,150 | 1,365 | 1,386 | 1,390 | 1,392 | 1,424 | 1,438 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Oliver Brooks* | 5.27 | 890 | 920 | 956 | 969 | 970 | 989 | 1,014 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Fanning | 5.19 | 876 | 883 | 889 | 892 | 975 | 983 | 1,061 | 1,079 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Charles Bobbett* | 4.42 | 746 | 772 | 810 | 850 | 871 | 887 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 3.15 | 532 | 551 | 569 | 607 | 646 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John King | 2.88 | 486 | 493 | 503 | 516 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Micheal O Gallachoir | 1.90 | 321 | 328 | 352 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Long | 0.93 | 157 | 175 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Seán O Buachalla | 0.84 | 142 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 33,513 Valid: 16,891 (50.40%) Spoilt: 133 Quota: 2,112 Turnout: 17,024 (50.80%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Kells

Kells - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Yore | 12.87 | 1,751 | 1,805 | 2,086 | 2,357 | |
| | Fine Gael | Eugene Cassidy* | 12.71 | 1,730 | 1,907 | 2,104 | 2,119 | 2,136 |
| | Fine Gael | John V. Farrelly* | 12.41 | 1,688 | 1,761 | 2,027 | 2,209 | 2,246 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Oliver Fox | 11.67 | 1,588 | 1,681 | 1,717 | 1,999 | 2,221 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bryan Reilly* | 11.36 | 1,545 | 1,965 | 2,128 | 2,598 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Gallagher* | 10.75 | 1,462 | 1,591 | 1,754 | 1,852 | 1,874 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liz McCormack* | 10.29 | 1,400 | 1,555 | 1,616 | | |
| | Labour | Brian Collins | 8.99 | 1,223 | 1,259 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dominic Moran | 8.96 | 1,219 | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,078 Valid: 13,606 (58.96%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 2,268 Turnout: 13,828 (59.92%) |||||||||

### Navan

Navan - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | Independent | Francis Deane | 11.58 | 1,813 | 1,830 | 1,882 | 1,968 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Reilly* | 10.30 | 1,612 | 1,654 | 1,688 | 1,710 | 1,753 | 1,849 | 1,876 | 1,925 | 2,474 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Holloway* | 8.63 | 1,351 | 1,361 | 1,393 | 1,402 | 1,428 | 1,455 | 1,488 | 1,866 | 1,920 | 1,952 | 1,954 | 2,064 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tommy Reilly* | 7.82 | 1,225 | 1,249 | 1,257 | 1,359 | 1,388 | 1,428 | 1,543 | 1,562 | 1,590 | 1,611 | 1,611 | 1,629 | 1,630 | 1,711 |
| | Fine Gael | Suzanne Jamal | 7.58 | 1,187 | 1,196 | 1,278 | 1,320 | 1,352 | 1,379 | 1,421 | 1,580 | 1,623 | 1,662 | 1,664 | 1,783 | 1,846 | 2,218 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells* | 6.76 | 1,059 | 1,077 | 1,094 | 1,176 | 1,219 | 1,269 | 1,416 | 1,452 | 1,492 | 1,509 | 1,511 | 1,544 | 1,547 | 1,626 |
| | Labour | Jenny McHugh | 5.25 | 822 | 833 | 858 | 862 | 885 | 925 | 957 | 998 | 1,051 | 1,125 | 1,125 | 1,653 | 1,671 | 1,775 |
| | Sinn Féin | Peadar Toibin | 5.25 | 822 | 830 | 842 | 847 | 867 | 885 | 903 | 929 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Duffy | 5.01 | 785 | 794 | 805 | 807 | 816 | 877 | 884 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy O'Neill* | 4.94 | 773 | 779 | 791 | 798 | 894 | 909 | 944 | 982 | 1,002 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,051 | 1,058 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Drew | 4.72 | 739 | 741 | 783 | 810 | 829 | 887 | 908 | 947 | 978 | 1,022 | 1,024 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Fitzsimons | 4.71 | 738 | 743 | 750 | 785 | 804 | 838 | 980 | 1,012 | 1,041 | 1,061 | 1,062 | 1,078 | 1,079 | 1,117 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Marguerite Fitzpatrick | 3.61 | 565 | 572 | 585 | 636 | 673 | 693 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Adrian O'Donnell | 3.27 | 512 | 520 | 527 | 532 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Mangan* | 3.25 | 509 | 514 | 525 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Ball | 3.21 | 503 | 547 | 561 | 565 | 634 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Fergal O'Byrne | 2.51 | 393 | 399 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Daithi Stephens | 1.59 | 249 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,418 Valid: 13,816 (50.39%) Spoilt: 310 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 14,126 (51.52%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Slane

Slane - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Labour | Eoin Holmes* | 16.24 | 2,088 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sirena Campbell | 13.94 | 1,793 | 1,852 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jimmy Cudden* | 8.77 | 1,128 | 1,142 | 1,143 | 1,177 | 1,253 | 1,307 | 1,397 | 1,581 | 1,719 | 1,923 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Wayne Harding | 7.88 | 1,014 | 1,018 | 1,018 | 1,025 | 1,104 | 1,129 | 1,140 | 1,155 | 1,369 | 1,425 | 1,432 |
| | Independent | Seamus O'Neill | 7.05 | 907 | 925 | 926 | 959 | 1,012 | 1,063 | 1,193 | 1,282 | 1,419 | 1,597 | 1,648 |
| | Fine Gael | Ann Dillon-Gallagher* | 6.84 | 880 | 892 | 895 | 910 | 979 | 1,019 | 1,334 | 1,392 | 1,429 | 1,580 | 1,602 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sinead Moore | 6.55 | 842 | 855 | 855 | 902 | 949 | 981 | 1,032 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Boshell* | 6.39 | 822 | 832 | 833 | 870 | 879 | 982 | 996 | 1,063 | 1,311 | 1,416 | 1,421 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sinead Burke | 5.91 | 760 | 785 | 786 | 857 | 885 | 924 | 965 | 1,067 | 1,128 | | |
| | Independent | James Carey | 5.71 | 734 | 748 | 749 | 793 | 807 | 839 | 864 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat O'Brien | 4.77 | 614 | 639 | 643 | 664 | 693 | 749 | | | | | |
| | Green | Tom Kelly* | 3.62 | 466 | 493 | 493 | 540 | 564 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Gough | 3.25 | 418 | 425 | 425 | 456 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joanne Finnegan | 3.06 | 394 | 416 | 418 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,608 Valid: 12,860 (48.33%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,838 Turnout: 12,998 (48.85%) |||||||||||||||

### Trim

Trim - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Ray Butler | 19.73 | 1,933 | 2,013 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Fegan* | 16.51 | 1,618 | 1,656 | 1,738 | 2,472 | |
| | Fine Gael | Willie Carey* | 15.16 | 1,486 | 1,535 | 1,635 | 1,799 | 1,915 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Murray* | 12.54 | 1,229 | 1,260 | 1,288 | | |
| | Labour | Tracy McElhinney | 12.50 | 1,225 | 1,360 | 1,500 | 1,679 | 1,801 |
| | Independent | Trevor Golden | 10.82 | 1,060 | 1,179 | 1,413 | 1,494 | 1,563 |
| | Independent | Phil Cantwell* | 6.46 | 633 | 718 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Caroli Ni Loinsigh | 4.89 | 479 | | | | |
| | Independent | Eoghan Farrell | 1.39 | 136 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,557 Valid: 9,799 (47.67%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,960 Turnout: 9,919 (48.25%) |||||||||