# 2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown was divided into six 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).

## Boundary changes

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used at the 2014 election. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, requiring a change to the eight-seat Dún Laoghaire LEA. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

## Overview

After the 2019 election, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown became Ireland's first 50:50 gender-neutral Council. Fine Gael remained the largest party gaining an additional 2 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote-share. Fianna Fáil lost a seat in Stillorgan to return 7 in total and saw a slight reduction in vote share. The main winners in Dún Laoghaire were the Greens who won 6 seats and saw all 6 of their candidates elected in the process. They topped the poll in 4 of the 6 LEAs. Labour gained a seat in Dun Laoghaire but lost seats in Stillorgan and Glencullen–Sandyford to reduce their numbers to 6 seats overall. Solidarity–People Before Profit lost a seat in Dún Laoghaire to only return with 2 seats while Sinn Féin had a terrible election losing all 3 of their seats.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 13 | 2 | 21,156 | 27.30 | 0.85 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 7 | 1 | 13,634 | 17.59 | 1.07 |
| | Green | 6 | 4 | 15,234 | 19.66 | 12.69 |
| | Labour | 6 | 1 | 9,132 | 11.78 | 1.36 |
| | People Before Profit | 2 | 1 | 5,108 | 6.59 | 1.31 |
| | Social Democrats | 1 | 1 | 1,267 | 1.63 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | 0 | 3 | 2,656 | 3.43 | 6.22 |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 728 | 0.94 | New |
| | Éirígí | 0 | | 631 | 0.81 | New |
| | Independent | 5 | 1 | 7,959 | 10.27 | 5.27 |
| Total | Total | 40 | | 77,505 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

### Blackrock

Blackrock: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Green | Séafra Ó Faoláin | 24.95% | 3,128 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Marie Baker | 16.76% | 2,101 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hanafin | 14.72% | 1,846 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Barry Ward | 9.62% | 1,206 | 1,464 | 1,564 | 1,568 | 1,628 | 1,638 | 1,677 | 2,420 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kate Feeney | 8.74% | 1,096 | 1,285 | 1,331 | 1,354 | 1,447 | 1,476 | 1,532 | 1,657 | 1,873 |
| | Fine Gael | Rebecca Molloy | 6.14% | 770 | 980 | 1,048 | 1,054 | 1,097 | 1,104 | 1,133 | | |
| | Labour | Deirdre Kingston | 5.12% | 642 | 893 | 916 | 928 | 979 | 983 | 1,156 | 1,217 | 1,412 |
| | People Before Profit | Lola Hynes | 4.73% | 593 | 729 | 735 | 814 | 867 | 869 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Sinéad Gibney | 4.40% | 552 | 754 | 766 | 805 | 873 | 875 | 1,189 | 1,238 | 1,283 |
| | Independent | Reji Chacko Jacob | 3.17% | 397 | 504 | 516 | 536 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Grainne Ferris | 1.64% | 206 | 229 | 231 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,344 Valid: 12,537 Spoilt: 271 Quota: 1,792 Turnout: 12,808 (48.62%) |||||||||||||

### Dundrum

Dundrum: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Green | Daniel Dunne | 19.63% | 2,897 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean McLoughlin | 10.88% | 1,606 | 1,660 | 1,700 | 1,743 | 1,838 | 1,920 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 10.07% | 1,487 | 1,549 | 1,566 | 1,612 | 1,629 | 1,770 | 1,843 | 1,847 | |
| | Fine Gael | Anna Grainger | 8.54% | 1,261 | 1,377 | 1,382 | 1,415 | 1,432 | 1,461 | 1,488 | 1,490 | 1,908 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Olivia Buckley | 7.54% | 1,113 | 1,178 | 1,184 | 1,211 | 1,231 | 1,288 | 1,328 | 1,334 | 1,442 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Hand | 6.90% | 1,019 | 1,081 | 1,086 | 1,121 | 1,135 | 1,170 | 1,216 | 1,216 | |
| | Labour | Peter O'Brien | 6.66% | 983 | 1,258 | 1,299 | 1,327 | 1,475 | 1,506 | 1,660 | 1,667 | 1,762 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Leary | 6.53% | 964 | 1,035 | 1,041 | 1,081 | 1,098 | 1,210 | 1,233 | 1,239 | 1,536 |
| | Independent | Anne Colgan | 6.16% | 909 | 1,015 | 1,031 | 1,078 | 1,172 | 1,303 | 1,482 | 1,508 | 1,598 |
| | Aontú | Liam Coughlan | 4.93% | 728 | 757 | 771 | 805 | 828 | | | | |
| | Éirígí | Brian Leeson | 4.27% | 631 | 673 | 719 | 730 | 852 | 903 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Eoghan Pádraig Ó Ceannabháin | 3.49% | 515 | 625 | 701 | 727 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seamas O'Neill | 2.38% | 351 | 383 | 401 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 2.01% | 297 | 324 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,064 Valid: 14,761 Spoilt: 384 Quota: 1,846 Turnout: 15,145 (50.38%) |||||||||||||

### Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire: 7 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 |
| | Green | Ossian Smyth | 20.16% | 3,147 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cormac Devlin | 17.20% | 2,684 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Bailey | 9.64% | 1,504 | 1,594 | 1,690 | 1,702 | 1,735 | 1,759 | 1,778 | 1,900 | 1,996 | |
| | Labour | Juliet O'Connell | 9.63% | 1,503 | 1,761 | 1,835 | 1,868 | 2,192 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Lorraine Hall | 8.58% | 1,339 | 1,465 | 1,520 | 1,526 | 1,567 | 1,603 | 1,611 | 1,747 | 1,819 | 1,832 |
| | People Before Profit | Melissa Halpin | 6.84% | 1,067 | 1,194 | 1,228 | 1,315 | 1,355 | 1,388 | 1,825 | 1,889 | 2,127 | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Fayne | 6.07% | 947 | 1,018 | 1,072 | 1,080 | 1,117 | 1,153 | 1,166 | 1,266 | 1,323 | 1,338 |
| | Independent | Michael Merrigan | 4.90% | 765 | 824 | 862 | 908 | 934 | 949 | 1,002 | 1,053 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Dave Quinn | 4.58% | 715 | 949 | 970 | 995 | 1,035 | 1,102 | 1,181 | 1,283 | 1,476 | 1,564 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Justin Moylan | 3.50% | 547 | 593 | 885 | 903 | 928 | 936 | 951 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Dave O'Keeffe | 3.45% | 538 | 611 | 634 | 717 | 730 | 751 | | | | |
| | Labour | Valerie McDermott | 3.21% | 501 | 594 | 623 | 633 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Séamus Mac Floinn | 2.26% | 352 | 370 | 386 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 33,876 Valid: 15,609 Spoilt: 409 Quota: 1,952 Turnout: 16,018 (47.28%) ||||||||||||||

### Glencullen–Sandyford

Glencullen–Sandyford: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Labour | Lettie McCarthy | 22.01% | 2,269 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Deirdre Ní Fhloinn | 15.51% | 1,599 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Fleming | 11.87% | 1,224 | 1,455 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Emma Blain | 9.69% | 999 | 1,115 | 1,160 | 1,184 | 1,193 | 1,257 | 1,305 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Murphy | 8.19% | 844 | 974 | 994 | 1,025 | 1,028 | 1,120 | 1,357 | | |
| | Independent | Lynsey McGovern | 6.02% | 621 | 728 | 784 | 809 | 895 | 1,016 | 1,087 | 1,110 | 1,219 |
| | Fine Gael | Kazi Ahmed | 5.99% | 618 | 713 | 759 | 780 | 796 | 843 | 894 | 912 | 1,334 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Stafford | 5.19% | 535 | 603 | 605 | 617 | 636 | 664 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sandra Stewart | 4.98% | 513 | 587 | 638 | 647 | 652 | 683 | 716 | 732 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Shaun Tracey | 4.69% | 484 | 535 | 554 | 558 | 656 | 673 | 762 | 773 | 788 |
| | Independent | Kevin Daly | 3.57% | 368 | 436 | 457 | 490 | 507 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Ruth O'Connor | 2.28% | 235 | 275 | 325 | 332 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,705 Valid: 10,309 Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,289 Turnout: 10,531 (38.01%) |||||||||||||

### Killiney–Shankill

Killiney–Shankill: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Green | Una Power | 16.63% | 2,193 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Carrie Smyth | 12.81% | 1,689 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | 12.21% | 1,610 | 1,691 | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Hugh Lewis | 8.66% | 1,142 | 1,198 | 1,201 | 1,204 | 1,251 | 1,291 | 1,796 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Gildea | 8.13% | 1,072 | 1,104 | 1,112 | 1,117 | 1,132 | 1,189 | 1,206 | 1,210 | 1,706 |
| | Sinn Féin | Shane O'Brien | 8.03% | 1,059 | 1,082 | 1,083 | 1,084 | 1,097 | 1,111 | 1,179 | 1,249 | 1,285 |
| | Labour | Denis O'Callaghan | 7.99% | 1,053 | 1,160 | 1,163 | 1,181 | 1,202 | 1,267 | 1,358 | 1,414 | 1,565 |
| | Fine Gael | Frank McNamara | 7.14% | 942 | 1,004 | 1,017 | 1,021 | 1,051 | 1,133 | 1,159 | 1,167 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Clark | 5.51% | 726 | 744 | 745 | 747 | 816 | 1,166 | 1,179 | 1,193 | 1,344 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Helena Kelly | 5.21% | 687 | 723 | 731 | 734 | 761 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Danielle O'Rourke | 5.07% | 669 | 770 | 774 | 777 | 811 | 856 | | | |
| | Independent | Sandra Archer | 2.62% | 345 | 373 | 374 | 375 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,387 Valid: 13,187 Spoilt: 381 Quota: 1,649 Turnout: 13,568 (44.65%) |||||||||||||

### Stillorgan

Stillorgan: 6 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Barry Saul | 21.40% | 2,376 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Eva Elizabeth Dowling | 20.45% | 2,270 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maeve O'Connell | 11.46% | 1,272 | 1,571 | 1,698 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dónal Smith | 10.30% | 1,143 | 1,228 | 1,278 | 1,292 | 1,302 | 1,367 | 1,392 | 1,488 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Dockery | 8.34% | 926 | 980 | 1,023 | 1,035 | 1,045 | 1,099 | 1,128 | 1,210 |
| | Independent | Deirdre Donnelly | 8.34% | 926 | 1,009 | 1,090 | 1,122 | 1,128 | 1,247 | 1,410 | 1,641 |
| | Fine Gael | John Kennedy | 5.79% | 643 | 809 | 877 | 889 | 945 | 1,040 | 1,066 | 1,282 |
| | Labour | Paul Gordon | 4.43% | 492 | 530 | 697 | 726 | 743 | 801 | 968 | |
| | Independent | Gearóid O'Keeffe | 4.03% | 447 | 494 | 527 | 548 | 551 | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Rachael Prendergast Spollen | 3.14% | 349 | 358 | 447 | 553 | 559 | 607 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Rosie Ní Laoghaire | 2.32% | 258 | 266 | 291 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,993 Valid: 11,102 Spoilt: 231 Quota: 1,587 Turnout: 11,333 (49.29%) ||||||||||||

### Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 See change below.

## Results by gender

2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 39 | 53.4% | 21 | 52.5% |
| Women | 34 | 46.6% | 19 | 47.5% |
| TOTAL | 73 | | 40 | |

## Changes
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Fine Gael | John Bailey | Dún Laoghaire | Death on 9 July 2019 | 14 October 2019 | Mary Fayne |
| Green | Ossian Smyth | Dún Laoghaire | Elected to 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 24 February 2020 | Tom Kivlehan |
| Fianna Fáil | Cormac Devlin | Dún Laoghaire | Elected to 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 24 February 2020 | Justin Moylan |
| Fine Gael | Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | Killiney–Shankill | Elected to 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 24 February 2020 | Frank McNamara |
| Fine Gael | Barry Ward | Blackrock | Elected to 26th Seanad at the 2020 Seanad election | 6 July 2020 | Maurice Dockrell |
| Labour | Deirdre Kingston | Blackrock | Resignation | 6 July 2020 | Martha Fanning |
| Green | Deirdre Ní Fhloinn | Glencullen–Sandyford | Resignation on 12 October 2020 | 14 December 2020 | Oisín O'Connor |
| Green | Séafra Ó Faoláin | Blackrock | Resignation | August 2022 | Kate Ruddock |

### Changes in affiliation

| Name | LEA | Elected as | Elected as | New affiliation | New affiliation | Date |
| Hugh Lewis | Killiney-Shankill | | Solidarity–PBP | | Independent | May 2021 |
| Juliet O'Connell | Dún Laoghaire | | Labour | | Independent | 19 April 2024 |

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