# 2014 Wexford County Council election

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 21 seats at the 2009 election. The town councils of Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross and the borough council of Wexford were all abolished. County Wexford was divided into three 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).
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin were the big winners in this election. Fianna Fáil also supplanted Fine Gael as the largest party but the additional seats helped to reduce the impact on the party as they only lost 1 seat. Labour lost half of their seats as Independents trebled their membership on the Council and People Before Profit won a seat.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 11 | +6 | 15,033 | 27.4 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | -1 | 13,478 | 24.6 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 5 | +5 | 6,638 | 12.1 | |
| | Labour | 2 | -2 | 4,613 | 8.4 | |
| | People Before Profit | 1 | +1 | 981 | 1.8 | |
| | Éirígí | 0 | 0 | 1,231 | 4.4 | |
| | Direct Democracy | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | 6 | +4 | 12,453 | 20.5 | |
| Total | Total | 34 | +13 | 54,875 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Browne | 14.78 | 1,969 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Johnny Mythen | 13.60 | 1,812 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barbara-Anne Murphy | 10.60 | 1,412 | 1,457 | 1,466 | 1,492 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Kavanagh | 9.88 | 1,316 | 1,359 | 1,383 | 1,414 | 1,528 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kathleen Codd-Nolan | 9.75 | 1,298 | 1,335 | 1,344 | 1,360 | 1,400 | 1,407 | 1,548 | |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Walsh | 8.33 | 1,110 | 1,129 | 1,138 | 1,158 | 1,232 | 1,243 | 1,527 | |
| | Independent | John O'Rourke | 6.37 | 848 | 880 | 957 | 1,186 | 1,224 | 1,226 | 1,344 | 1,358 |
| | Labour | Martin Storey | 6.24 | 831 | 853 | 878 | 921 | 1,031 | 1,047 | | |
| | Independent | Jackser Owens | 6.03 | 803 | 832 | 922 | 1,022 | 1,066 | 1,068 | 1,181 | 1,196 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie Kavanagh | 5.48 | 730 | 768 | 776 | 783 | 783 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Keith Doyle | 4.96 | 660 | 872 | 894 | 931 | 1,167 | 1,177 | 1,302 | 1,330 |
| | Independent | Annette Moran | 3.98 | 530 | 542 | 601 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,392 Valid: 13,319 Spoilt: 179 Quota: 1,480 Turnout: 13,498 (49%) ||||||||||||

### Gorey

Gorey: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Malcolm Byrne | 13.06 | 1,688 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin | 10.26 | 1,326 | 1,337 | 1,348 | 1,400 | 1,419 | 1,447 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Sullivan | 7.84 | 1,013 | 1,059 | 1,066 | 1,079 | 1,102 | 1,124 | 1,166 | 1,196 | 1,297 | 1,322 | 1,617 | |
| | Labour | Bobby Ireton | 7.24 | 935 | 969 | 975 | 1,005 | 1,032 | 1,060 | 1,110 | 1,146 | 1,201 | 1,255 | 1,334 | 1,354 |
| | Fine Gael | John Hegarty | 7.07 | 914 | 939 | 940 | 943 | 956 | 968 | 1,027 | 1,041 | 1,064 | 1,170 | 1,217 | 1,227 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pip Breen | 6.92 | 894 | 920 | 924 | 929 | 936 | 944 | 953 | 969 | 986 | 1,037 | 1,218 | 1,325 |
| | Independent | Mary Farrell | 6.88 | 889 | 898 | 917 | 949 | 984 | 1,068 | 1,086 | 1,183 | 1,401 | 1,452 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anthony Donohoe | 6.86 | 886 | 896 | 902 | 908 | 918 | 925 | 966 | 985 | 1,007 | 1,120 | 1,242 | 1,277 |
| | Fine Gael | Aine Lacy-O'Meara | 6.29 | 813 | 819 | 822 | 825 | 839 | 841 | 859 | 866 | 881 | 1,032 | 1,035 | 1,044 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Redmond | 5.50 | 711 | 727 | 727 | 729 | 738 | 748 | 760 | 791 | 818 | 960 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Kinsella | 5.38 | 695 | 701 | 707 | 710 | 720 | 725 | 752 | 771 | 793 | | | |
| | Éirígí | Dominick Gaughan | 3.52 | 455 | 459 | 465 | 491 | 511 | 531 | 551 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alan Molloy | 2.79 | 361 | 370 | 380 | 424 | 483 | 549 | 614 | 715 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Darren Keegan | 2.63 | 340 | 360 | 369 | 375 | 388 | 418 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Owen Dunbar | 2.39 | 309 | 323 | 338 | 351 | 374 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gavin Nugent | 2.23 | 288 | 295 | 305 | 324 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Cormac McManus | 2.16 | 279 | 282 | 292 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ivan Kelly | 0.98 | 127 | 133 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,458 Valid: 12,923 (50.76%) Spoilt: 203 Quota: 1,436 Turnout: 13,126 (52%) ||||||||||||||||

### New Ross

New Ross: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Independent | Martin Murphy | 10.83 | 1,373 | 1,386 | 1,406 | 1,430 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Sheehan | 7.84 | 994 | 1,016 | 1,041 | 1,053 | 1,054 | 1,099 | 1,116 | 1,208 | 1,236 | 1,296 | 1,376 | 1,388 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Whelan | 7.44 | 944 | 950 | 959 | 968 | 968 | 978 | 1,003 | 1,023 | 1,040 | 1,349 | 1,364 | 1,369 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oisin O'Connell | 7.14 | 906 | 909 | 927 | 993 | 995 | 1,024 | 1,073 | 1,096 | 1,111 | 1,169 | 1,190 | 1,194 |
| | Fine Gael | Larry O'Brien | 7.03 | 891 | 904 | 943 | 952 | 953 | 980 | 1,009 | 1,059 | 1,274 | 1,306 | 1,519 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Fleming | 6.55 | 831 | 838 | 843 | 850 | 850 | 859 | 916 | 949 | 1,119 | 1,182 | 1,221 | 1,225 |
| | Fine Gael | Willie Fitzharris | 6.38 | 809 | 818 | 857 | 858 | 860 | 869 | 892 | 916 | 995 | 1,159 | 1,406 | 1,471 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Wallace | 6.20 | 786 | 789 | 812 | 821 | 821 | 823 | 870 | 876 | 888 | 888 | | |
| | Éirígí | John Dwyer | 6.12 | 776 | 786 | 794 | 855 | 855 | 920 | 960 | 1,035 | 1,053 | 1,073 | 1,101 | 1,102 |
| | Independent | Anthony Connick | 5.70 | 723 | 769 | 804 | 838 | 842 | 937 | 994 | 1,143 | 1,174 | 1,213 | 1,353 | 1,371 |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Kennedy | 5.36 | 680 | 691 | 717 | 725 | 725 | 734 | 765 | 795 | 795 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Niamh Fitzgibbon | 4.71 | 597 | 632 | 655 | 670 | 670 | 721 | 740 | 796 | 932 | 945 | 945 | |
| | Independent | Victor Furness | 3.77 | 478 | 514 | 524 | 541 | 545 | 640 | 684 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paddy Whitty | 3.65 | 463 | 470 | 486 | 515 | 518 | 536 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bobby Dunphy | 3.03 | 384 | 431 | 457 | 510 | 513 | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Seamus O'Brien | 3.01 | 382 | 384 | 395 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ollie Somers | 2.89 | 366 | 376 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Crowdle | 2.37 | 300 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,137 Valid: 12,683 (50.46%) Spoilt: 238 Quota: 1,401 Turnout: 12,921 (51.40%) ||||||||||||||||

### Wexford

Wexford: 10 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 15 | 16 |
| | Independent | Ger Carthy | 12.11 | 1,932 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Kelly | 11.48 | 1,831 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Lawlor | 9.92 | 1,582 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Dempsey | 9.05 | 1,444 | 1,507 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Staples | 6.02 | 960 | 1,001 | 1,003 | 1,007 | 1,009 | 1,010 | 1,017 | 1,019 | 1,083 | 1,089 | 1,141 | 1,200 | 1,234 | 1,350 | 1,402 | 1,451 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fergie Kehoe | 6.0 | 957 | 995 | 1,016 | 1,033 | 1,048 | 1,094 | 1,137 | 1,193 | 1,220 | 1,270 | 1,322 | 1,352 | 1,390 | 1,479 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Moore | 5.79 | 923 | 982 | 984 | 992 | 1,001 | 1,004 | 1,017 | 1,026 | 1,096 | 1,104 | 1,162 | 1,240 | 1,293 | 1,514 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Roche | 4.83 | 763 | 806 | 1,019 | 1,022 | 1,026 | 1,057 | 1,078 | 1,115 | 1,122 | 1,143 | 1,169 | 1,211 | 1,270 | 1,282 | 1,283 | 1,344 |
| | Independent | David Hynes | 3.89 | 614 | 642 | 669 | 679 | 681 | 691 | 726 | 783 | 801 | 885 | 932 | 954 | 1,028 | 1,080 | 1,081 | 1,258 |
| | People Before Profit | Deirdre Wadding | 3.76 | 599 | 617 | 636 | 640 | 641 | 698 | 765 | 798 | 813 | 860 | 880 | 929 | 1,025 | 1,043 | 1,043 | 1,195 |
| | Independent | Leonard Kelly | 3.13 | 499 | 517 | 528 | 532 | 533 | 547 | 578 | 599 | 617 | 662 | 691 | 704 | 781 | 811 | 811 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Allen | 3.0 | 479 | 492 | 495 | 505 | 506 | 509 | 522 | 529 | 586 | 598 | 686 | 710 | 730 | | | |
| | Independent | Jane Johnstone | 2.97 | 474 | 501 | 507 | 509 | 510 | 514 | 533 | 552 | 556 | 580 | 602 | 616 | | | | |
| | Labour | Bernie Mullen | 2.82 | 450 | 484 | 487 | 502 | 508 | 502 | 525 | 537 | 550 | 566 | 583 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joe Ryan | 2.82 | 449 | 457 | 461 | 491 | 491 | 500 | 519 | 533 | 564 | 593 | 628 | 756 | 792 | 853 | 862 | 970 |
| | Fine Gael | Mark Fenlon | 2.42 | 386 | 404 | 415 | 423 | 428 | 430 | 441 | 461 | 509 | 550 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sandra Lacey | 2.39 | 381 | 389 | 393 | 398 | 398 | 404 | 413 | 418 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Do Do Lawlor | 2.22 | 354 | 361 | 379 | 381 | 382 | 391 | 396 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Danny Forde | 2.16 | 344 | 358 | 365 | 369 | 373 | 379 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Donal Fallon | 1.96 | 313 | 350 | 363 | 368 | 371 | 384 | 399 | 437 | 446 | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | David Lloyd | 0.71 | 114 | 116 | 120 | 121 | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul O'Hanlon | 0.70 | 112 | 117 | 119 | 119 | 119 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 33,028 Valid: 15,950 (48.29%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,451 Turnout: 16,187 (49.01%) ||||||||||||||||||||

## Changes
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Fianna Fáil | James Browne | Enniscorthy | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. | 15 March 2016 | Willie Kavanagh |
| Fianna Fáil | Fergie Kehoe | Wexford | Death. | 11 July 2016 | Lisa McDonald |
| People Before Profit | Deirdre Wadding | Wexford | Resigned her seat citing mental health caused stress. | November 2017 | Tony Walsh |
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Kelly | Wexford | Resigned due to ill-health. | 2 January 2018 | Thomas Forde |
| Sinn Féin | Oisin O'Connell | New Ross | Resigned citing family and work pressures. | January 2019 | Marie Doyle |
| Independent | Martin Murphy | New Ross | Resignation. | 9 March 2019 | Vacant. |

## Sources

"Wexford County Council". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.