# 2014 Clare County Council election

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections. County Clare was divided into four 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). This was a reduction in 4 council seats and 2 LEAs compared to the previous elections held in 2009.
Fianna Fáil re-emerged as the largest party in County Clare after the elections with 12 seats. In addition Clare Colleran-Molloy, a sister of the journalist Ger Colleran, won a seat for the party in Ennis and became the party's first ever female elected councillor. Brian Meaney, formerly of the Green Party, had defected to Fianna Fáil but failed to be re-elected. Fine Gael lost 4 seats including that of the council's outgoing cathaoirleach, Joe Arkins, in Killaloe. The Labour Party lost their sole representative while Sinn Féin won a seat on the council for the first time since 1974. Despite some retirements Independents retained a share of 7 seats.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | +1 | 18,432 | 35.73 |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | -4 | 16,239 | 31.48 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | +1 | 2,188 | 4.24 |
| | Independent | 7 | - | 11,100 | 21.52 |
| | Labour | 0 | -1 | 1,622 | 3.14 |
| | Green | 0 | -1 | 490 | 0.95 |
| Total | Total | 28 | -4 | 51,583 | 100.00 |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Ennis

Ennis: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | Independent | James Breen | 8.81 | 1,134 | 1,141 | 1,157 | 1,188 | 1,199 | 1,218 | 1,235 | 1,279 | 1,339 | 1,387 | 1,449 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Johnny Flynn | 8.55 | 1,100 | 1,104 | 1,118 | 1,138 | 1,168 | 1,184 | 1,210 | 1,227 | 1,254 | 1,322 | 1,351 | 1,481 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McNamara | 8.15 | 1,049 | 1,053 | 1,055 | 1,061 | 1,068 | 1,075 | 1,115 | 1,119 | 1,128 | 1,150 | 1,173 | 1,221 | 1,223 | 1,223 | 1,265 | 1,299 | 1,320 | 1,360 | 1,371 | 1,379 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Daly | 7.77 | 1,000 | 1,003 | 1,006 | 1,022 | 1,027 | 1,037 | 1,072 | 1,086 | 1,104 | 1,122 | 1,138 | 1,167 | 1,171 | 1,173 | 1,287 | 1,367 | 1,418 | 1,579 | | |
| | Independent | Ann Norton | 6.38 | 821 | 1,121 | 1,125 | 1,129 | 1,153 | 1,224 | 1,311 | 1,484 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Murphy | 6.25 | 804 | 805 | 807 | 807 | 814 | 815 | 826 | 833 | 842 | 871 | 889 | 923 | 928 | 928 | 1,061 | 1,083 | 1,127 | 1,167 | 1,173 | 1,179 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard O'Halloran | 6.25 | 804 | 805 | 808 | 829 | 839 | 841 | 844 | 848 | 853 | 868 | 872 | 912 | 917 | 918 | 933 | 937 | 958 | 985 | 990 | 996 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Howard | 5.59 | 720 | 724 | 729 | 738 | 761 | 771 | 806 | 832 | 848 | 894 | 936 | 1,014 | 1,033 | 1,034 | 1,072 | 1,137 | 1,238 | 1,316 | 1,343 | 1,357 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Claire Colleran-Molloy | 4.54 | 584 | 586 | 593 | 599 | 608 | 618 | 647 | 658 | 669 | 684 | 708 | 741 | 746 | 747 | 815 | 851 | 892 | 945 | 979 | 999 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernard Hanrahan | 3.89 | 501 | 502 | 505 | 514 | 516 | 524 | 532 | 534 | 542 | 554 | 569 | 579 | 579 | 579 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Guilfoyle | 3.62 | 466 | 468 | 473 | 486 | 493 | 499 | 507 | 518 | 531 | 551 | 579 | 594 | 596 | 603 | 630 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frankie Neylon | 3.42 | 440 | 443 | 448 | 458 | 460 | 467 | 475 | 486 | 528 | 559 | 588 | 598 | 601 | 603 | 640 | 810 | 881 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Cillian Griffey | 3.30 | 425 | 426 | 433 | 440 | 457 | 465 | 479 | 492 | 501 | 529 | 549 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tony Mulqueen | 3.08 | 396 | 404 | 404 | 414 | 420 | 424 | 446 | 458 | 472 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal O'Reilly | 3.05 | 392 | 396 | 403 | 408 | 413 | 421 | 427 | 442 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Dermot Hayes | 2.59 | 333 | 343 | 364 | 376 | 421 | 472 | 481 | 514 | 533 | 564 | 603 | 622 | 624 | 625 | 642 | 671 | | | | |
| | Independent | Paula McNamara | 2.56 | 330 | 343 | 356 | 365 | 383 | 407 | 414 | 452 | 497 | 512 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Meaney | 2.35 | 302 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 317 | 320 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul O'Shea | 2.00 | 257 | 265 | 276 | 286 | 301 | 326 | 330 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Felix Omorodion | 1.83 | 236 | 239 | 292 | 292 | 298 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Seamus Ryan | 1.78 | 229 | 252 | 260 | 263 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Corbett | 1.62 | 208 | 211 | 217 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | George Atijohn | 1.53 | 197 | 209 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Gerben Uunk | 0.71 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fís Nua | Vera Moloney | 0.23 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Kelly | 0.09 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fís Nua | Damon Wise | 0.05 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,797 Valid: 12,869 (54.08%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,430 Turnout: 13,008 (54.66%) ||||||||||||||||||||||||

### Killaloe

Killaloe: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Cooney | 25.63 | 2,843 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Hayes | 13.43 | 1,490 | 1,767 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Begley | 12.53 | 1,390 | 1,468 | 1,475 | 1,529 | 1,799 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony O'Brien | 11.67 | 1,294 | 1,391 | 1,408 | 1,427 | 1,465 | 1,484 | 1,767 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Burke | 7.44 | 825 | 1,119 | 1,148 | 1,184 | 1,255 | 1,270 | 1,406 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Alan O'Callaghan | 7.13 | 791 | 916 | 936 | 991 | 1,100 | 1,119 | 1,323 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Arkins | 6.81 | 755 | 851 | 870 | 925 | 992 | 1,019 | 1,116 |
| | Fís Nua | Niamh O'Brien | 6.59 | 731 | 817 | 840 | 903 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Wiley | 5.87 | 651 | 828 | 886 | 909 | 968 | | |
| | Labour | Donal Higgins | 2.91 | 323 | 351 | 360 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,593 Valid: 11,093 (63.05%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,585 Turnout: 11,181 (63.55%) |||||||||||

### Shannon

Shannon: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cathal Crowe | 18.26 | 1,929 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Crowe | 11.54 | 1,219 | 1,261 | 1,267 | 1,276 | 1,280 | 1,294 | 1,304 | 1,401 | 1,443 | 1,615 |
| | Independent | Gerry Flynn | 9.84 | 1,040 | 1,045 | 1,103 | 1,140 | 1,225 | 1,290 | 1,343 | 1,375 | 1,471 | 1,510 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat McMahon | 9.69 | 1,024 | 1,053 | 1,055 | 1,067 | 1,072 | 1,130 | 1,134 | 1,161 | 1,188 | 1,356 |
| | Independent | P.J. Ryan | 7.44 | 825 | 866 | 894 | 899 | 910 | 949 | 973 | 999 | 1,072 | 1,389 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mike McKee | 7.32 | 773 | 793 | 801 | 816 | 856 | 889 | 917 | 951 | 1,153 | 1,192 |
| | Fine Gael | Sean McLoughlin | 7.30 | 771 | 778 | 793 | 847 | 890 | 939 | 955 | 997 | 1,016 | 1,060 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Gorman | 7.09 | 749 | 813 | 816 | 819 | 822 | 885 | 889 | 933 | 960 | |
| | Labour | Pascal Fitzgerald | 5.87 | 506 | 644 | 645 | 685 | 691 | 692 | 702 | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | David Houlihan | 3.78 | 399 | 444 | 455 | 460 | 469 | 476 | 704 | 863 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Louise Roche McNamara | 3.26 | 344 | 361 | 366 | 373 | 392 | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Seónaidh Ní Shíomóin | 3.10 | 327 | 342 | 358 | 375 | 398 | 423 | | | | |
| | Independent | Cathy McCafferty | 2.30 | 243 | 247 | 259 | 279 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tony McMahon | 2.19 | 231 | 234 | 239 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Fleming | 1.40 | 148 | 155 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fís Nua | Karen Wise | 0.17 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,294 Valid: 10,565 (52.06%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,510 Turnout: 10,654 (52.50%) ||||||||||||||

### West Clare

West Clare: 8 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 |
| | Independent | Christy Curtin | 11.36 | 1,938 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Richard Nagle | 10.76 | 1,835 | 1,836 | 1,857 | 1,860 | 1,864 | 2,049 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bill Slattery | 10.37 | 1,769 | 1,772 | 1,788 | 1,792 | 1,834 | 2,046 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Hillery | 8.26 | 1,408 | 1,413 | 1,427 | 1,440 | 1,449 | 1,551 | 1,590 | 1,603 | 1,722 | 1,864 | 1,883 |
| | Fianna Fáil | P.J. Kelly | 8.11 | 1,383 | 1,390 | 1,395 | 1,398 | 1,416 | 1,442 | 1,461 | 1,463 | 1,560 | 1,607 | 1,621 |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Garry | 7.18 | 1,224 | 1,229 | 1,236 | 1,239 | 1,309 | 1,392 | 1,400 | 1,452 | 1,464 | 1,507 | 1,524 |
| | Independent | Ian Lynch | 7.14 | 1,218 | 1,270 | 1,349 | 1,353 | 1,579 | 1,608 | 1,609 | 1,612 | 1,737 | 2,037 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Chambers | 6.53 | 1,113 | 1,124 | 1,132 | 1,136 | 1,212 | 1,244 | 1,252 | 1,254 | 1,510 | 1,594 | 1,619 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noeleen Moran | 6.00 | 1,023 | 1,036 | 1,117 | 1,119 | 1,156 | 1,253 | 1,273 | 1,298 | 1,350 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Kennedy | 5.92 | 1,010 | 1,014 | 1,041 | 1,042 | 1,057 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Keane | 5.78 | 985 | 989 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,063 | 1,120 | 1,136 | 1,141 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gabriel Keating | 5.58 | 952 | 957 | 988 | 991 | 1,078 | 1,144 | 1,155 | 1,203 | 1,505 | 1,569 | 1,590 |
| | Fine Gael | Marian McMahon-Jones | 3.65 | 622 | 644 | 662 | 663 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Kevin Heapes | 2.33 | 398 | 415 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph Enright | 0.53 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jackie Dale | 0.52 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,936 Valid: 17,056 (58.94%) Spoilt: 215 Quota: 1,896 Turnout: 17,271 (59.69%) ||||||||||||||