# 2019 Clare County Council election

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## Boundary review

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs in County Clare were altered from those used in the 2014 election. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a maximum LEA size of seven councillors, whereas in 2014, the West Clare LEA had eight. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 13 | 1 | 19,515 | 38.59 | 2.86 |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | | 16,032 | 31.70 | 0.22 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | | 2,468 | 4.88 | 0.64 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 2,010 | 3.97 | 3.02 |
| | Social Democrats | 0 | | 849 | 1.68 | New |
| | Labour | 0 | | 495 | 0.98 | 2.16 |
| | Independent | 5 | 2 | 9,203 | 18.20 | 3.32 |
| Totals | Totals | 28 | | 50,572 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.

### Ennis

Ennis: 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Howard | 11.46% | 1,311 | 1,311 | 1,318 | 1,340 | 1,423 | 1,484 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Johnny Flynn | 10.84% | 1,240 | 1,244 | 1,251 | 1,271 | 1,344 | 1,387 | 1,395 | 1,541 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Nestor | 10.59% | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1,228 | 1,270 | 1,326 | 1,401 | 1,407 | 1,576 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Clare Colleran Molloy | 10.35% | 1,184 | 1,186 | 1,195 | 1,225 | 1,262 | 1,345 | 1,350 | 1,437 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Murphy | 10.95% | 1,252 | 1,253 | 1,256 | 1,275 | 1,306 | 1,332 | 1,344 | 1,400 | 1,420 | 1,444 |
| | Independent | Ann Norton | 8.09% | 925 | 927 | 944 | 1,007 | 1,082 | 1,143 | 1,154 | 1,328 | 1,368 | 1,396 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Daly | 9.30% | 1,064 | 1,066 | 1,071 | 1,091 | 1,104 | 1,161 | 1,165 | 1,228 | 1,265 | 1,293 |
| | Independent | Dermot Hayes | 6.93% | 793 | 799 | 808 | 886 | 949 | 1,012 | 1,013 | 1,134 | 1,152 | 1,170 |
| | Independent | Alfonso D'Auria | 6.25% | 715 | 715 | 736 | 796 | 862 | 952 | 958 | | | |
| | Independent | Frank 'Pinky' Cullinan | 4.91% | 562 | 563 | 565 | 591 | 604 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Seamus Ryan | 4.33% | 495 | 497 | 529 | 588 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Donna McGettigan | 2.42% | 277 | 277 | 288 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Amanda Major | 1.75% | 200 | 210 | 229 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Chris Kirwan | 1.50% | 172 | 174 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andre Hakizimana | 0.31% | 35 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,744 Valid: 11,436 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,430 Turnout: 11,599 (50.99%) ||||||||||||||

### Ennistymon

Ennistymon: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Talty | 22.99% | 1,977 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Killeen | 13.91% | 1,196 | 1,247 | 1,287 | 1,781 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Garrihy | 15.45% | 1,328 | 1,411 | 1,453 | 1,650 |
| | Green | Róisín Garvey | 15.14% | 1,302 | 1,507 | 1,539 | 1,647 |
| | Fine Gael | Bill Slattery | 15.15% | 1,303 | 1,367 | 1,451 | 1,579 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin O'Loghlen | 10.67% | 917 | 980 | 1,039 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noeleen Moran | 6.69% | 575 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,920 Valid: 8,598 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,720 Turnout: 8,710 (62.57%) ||||||||

### Killaloe

Killaloe: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Cooney | 26.65% | 2,697 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Hayes | 13.69% | 1,386 | 1,648 | 1,686 | 1,899 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Burke | 10.24% | 1,036 | 1,280 | 1,311 | 1,367 | 1,395 | 1,577 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Alan O'Callaghan | 11.04% | 1,117 | 1,281 | 1,309 | 1,417 | 1,474 | 1,565 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony O'Brien | 12.12% | 1,227 | 1,331 | 1,392 | 1,416 | 1,432 | 1,536 |
| | Fine Gael | Ger O'Halloran | 10.20% | 1,032 | 1,104 | 1,119 | 1,168 | 1,190 | 1,287 |
| | Green | Barry O'Donovan | 7.00% | 708 | 746 | 891 | 966 | 981 | |
| | Independent | Joe Floyd | 5.25% | 531 | 615 | 659 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Beckha Doyle | 1.96% | 198 | 221 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Naughton | 1.87% | 189 | 208 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,040 Valid: 10,121 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 1,687 Turnout: 10,224 (63.74%) ||||||||||

### Kilrush

Kilrush: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | P.J. Kelly | 23.40% | 2,147 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Chambers | 15.60% | 1,431 | 1,683 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gabriel Keating | 16.28% | 1,494 | 1,624 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cillian Murphy | 12.10% | 1,110 | 1,194 | 1,200 | 1,287 | 1,302 | 1,513 |
| | Independent | Ian Lynch | 11.18% | 1,026 | 1,081 | 1,108 | 1,145 | 1,187 | 1,483 |
| | Independent | Joseph Woulfe | 11.27% | 1,034 | 1,090 | 1,104 | 1,118 | 1,133 | 1,299 |
| | Fine Gael | Mike Taylor | 5.15% | 473 | 492 | 498 | 508 | 527 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Violet-Anne Wynne | 4.20% | 385 | 399 | 409 | 414 | 417 | |
| | Independent | Noreen Lynch | 0.83% | 76 | 83 | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,104 Valid: 9,176 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,530 Turnout: 9,336 (51.57%) ||||||||||

### Shannon

Shannon: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cathal Crowe | 22.91% | 2,575 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Crowe | 11.64% | 1,308 | 1,429 | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Begley | 9.14% | 1,027 | 1,278 | 1,423 | | | |
| | Independent | P. J. Ryan | 11.01% | 1,238 | 1,349 | 1,395 | 1,404 | 1,407 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat McMahon | 8.66% | 973 | 1,133 | 1,157 | 1,160 | 1,162 | 1,232 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mike McKee | 9.27% | 1,042 | 1,077 | 1,146 | 1,148 | 1,149 | 1,217 |
| | Independent | Gerry Flynn | 9.26% | 1,041 | 1,075 | 1,128 | 1,130 | 1,134 | 1,200 |
| | Fine Gael | Garret McPhillips | 8.35% | 939 | 966 | 991 | 993 | 994 | 1,196 |
| | Fine Gael | Eugene Long | 5.51% | 619 | 879 | 980 | 985 | 991 | |
| | Social Democrats | Betty Walsh | 4.26% | 479 | 649 | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,467 Valid: 11,241 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 11,384 (50.67%) ||||||||||

### Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 See changes below.

## Results by gender

2019 Clare County Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 40 | 78.4% | 24 | 85.7% |
| Women | 11 | 21.6% | 4 | 14.3% |
| TOTAL | 51 | | 28 | |

## Changes
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Sinn Féin | Mike McKee | Shannon | Death | December 2019 | Donna McGettigan |
| Fianna Fáil | Cathal Crowe | Shannon | Elected to 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | February 2020 | Pat O'Gorman |
| Green | Róisín Garvey | Ennistymon | Nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann | June 2020 | Susan Crawford |
| Green | Susan Crawford | Ennistymon | Resignation | August 2021 | Liam Grant |
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Nestor | Ennis | Resignation to enter the priesthood | 8 September 2022 | Tom O'Callaghan |
| Fianna Fáil | Bill Chambers | Kilrush | Retirement. | 17 December 2023 | Rita McInerney |
| Name | LEA | Elected as | Elected as | New affiliation | New affiliation | Date |
| Johnny Flynn | Ennis | | Fine Gael | | Independent | 28 May 2024 |

## Sources

* "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 72–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
* "Clare County Council – Local Election candidates". RTÉ News. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
* "Facts and Figures". Local elections 2019. Clare County Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.