# 2014 Fingal County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Fingal County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 24 seats at the previous election. Fingal was divided into five local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors from a field of 97 candidates 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 emerged as the largest party after the elections with 7 seats with 3 net gains and securing 2 seats in each of Castleknock and Swords. Fine Gael retained 6 seats though found themselves without representation in Swords while securing 2 in each of Castleknock and Howth-Malahide. Sinn Féin also secured 6 seats, including 2 seats in Mulhuddart. Labour had a very bad election winning just 4 seats and losing 5 seats as a whole as well as being wiped out in Castleknock. The Anti-Austerity Alliance also made 4 gains, including 2 seats in Mulhuddart, chiefly coming from their former base in the Socialist Party. The Green Party returned to the Council Chamber with 2 seats in each of Castleknock and Howth-Malahide. People Before Profit also secured a seat in the Balbriggan LEA. Independents were however the chief winners in Fingal gaining 8 additional seats to emerge after the elections with a total of 10 seats.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 7 | +3 | 13,248 | 17.92 |
| | Fine Gael | 6 | 0 | 10,865 | 14.69 |
| | Sinn Féin | 6 | +6 | 10,785 | 14.59 |
| | Labour | 4 | −5 | 8,363 | 11.31 |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | 4 | +4 | 5,923 | 8.01 |
| | Green | 2 | +2 | 3,780 | 5.11 |
| | People Before Profit | 1 | +1 | 1,331 | 1.80 |
| | Independent | 10 | +8 | 18,798 | 25.42 |
| | Socialist Party | 0 | -3 | - | - |
| Total | Total | 40 | +16 | 73,937 | 100.00 |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Balbriggan

Balbriggan: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Labour | Ken Farrell | 12.67 | 2,073 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Malachy Quinn | 9.63 | 1,575 | 1,591 | 1,594 | 1,603 | 1,604 | 1,605 | 1,623 | 1,649 | 1,706 | 1,721 | 1,762 | 1,776 | 1,809 | 1,812 | 1,828 | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Murphy | 8.58 | 1,404 | 1,412 | 1,420 | 1,421 | 1,460 | 1,481 | 1,538 | 1,628 | 1,641 | 1,663 | 1,800 | 1,814 | 1,863 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David O'Connor | 8.11 | 1,327 | 1,352 | 1,357 | 1,360 | 1,375 | 1,384 | 1,398 | 1,440 | 1,464 | 1,521 | 1,541 | 1,577 | 1,729 | 1,747 | 1,859 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Dennehy | 6.91 | 1,130 | 1,152 | 1,152 | 1,153 | 1,155 | 1,155 | 1,155 | 1,156 | 1,158 | 1,177 | 1,306 | 1,520 | 1,581 | 1,581 | 1,620 | 1,625 | 1,645 | 1,679 |
| | Independent | Grainne Maguire | 5.30 | 868 | 872 | 884 | 884 | 897 | 920 | 945 | 999 | 1,015 | 1,023 | 1,080 | 1,095 | 1,143 | 1,144 | 1,174 | 1,180 | 1,276 | 1,685 |
| | People Before Profit | Barry Martin | 5.13 | 840 | 858 | 860 | 864 | 869 | 874 | 883 | 888 | 928 | 937 | 945 | 1,031 | 1,070 | 1,071 | 1,104 | 1,107 | 1,399 | 1,524 |
| | Green | Joe O'Brien | 4.91 | 804 | 818 | 824 | 827 | 831 | 835 | 867 | 888 | 902 | 927 | 942 | 983 | 1,030 | 1,030 | 1,206 | 1,212 | 1,288 | 1,362 |
| | Fine Gael | J.P. Browne | 4.53 | 742 | 755 | 795 | 795 | 796 | 800 | 808 | 816 | 818 | 931 | 940 | 1,072 | 1,180 | 1,182 | 1,422 | 1,437 | 1,463 | 1,500 |
| | Independent | Cathal Boland | 4.24 | 694 | 718 | 720 | 721 | 725 | 727 | 738 | 750 | 757 | 780 | 785 | 813 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Davis | 4.13 | 676 | 680 | 682 | 683 | 704 | 713 | 735 | 783 | 786 | 792 | 838 | 844 | 955 | 958 | 981 | 984 | 1,087 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jeanette McNamara | 3.64 | 596 | 618 | 631 | 631 | 632 | 633 | 634 | 639 | 647 | 719 | 725 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ciaran Byrne | 3.64 | 595 | 629 | 635 | 635 | 638 | 684 | 699 | 710 | 711 | 791 | 797 | 838 | 890 | 894 | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Terry Kelleher | 3.49 | 571 | 582 | 588 | 613 | 619 | 621 | 638 | 646 | 856 | 873 | 890 | 895 | 925 | 927 | 962 | 964 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Darrell Mooney | 2.85 | 467 | 470 | 476 | 480 | 491 | 501 | 514 | 540 | 546 | 553 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom O'Leary | 2.75 | 450 | 460 | 467 | 469 | 472 | 477 | 485 | 491 | 493 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Snowe | 2.22 | 363 | 365 | 365 | 369 | 383 | 394 | 415 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Denise Parker | 1.89 | 309 | 315 | 316 | 388 | 394 | 397 | 419 | 435 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Garrett Mullan | 1.75 | 286 | 289 | 290 | 294 | 306 | 314 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Niall Keady | 1.02 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 169 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Peadar O'Kelly | 0.98 | 161 | 171 | 173 | 173 | 176 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Maurice Sweeney | 0.85 | 139 | 140 | 140 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jean Fay Brady | 0.76 | 125 | 128 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,451 Valid: 16,362 (43.69%) Spoilt: 218 Quota: 1,819 Turnout: 16,580 (44.27%) ||||||||||||||||||||||

### Castleknock

Castleknock: 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Chambers | 18.61 | 2,603 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Natalie Treacy | 13.96 | 1,953 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Roderic O'Gorman | 9.96 | 1,393 | 1,457 | 1,472 | 1,483 | 1,499 | 1,512 | 1,559 | 1,618 | 1,669 | 1,770 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Eithne Loftus | 7.72 | 1,080 | 1,144 | 1,145 | 1,147 | 1,149 | 1,153 | 1,163 | 1,215 | 1,218 | 1,414 | 1,451 | 1,498 | 1,713 | 1,719 |
| | Fine Gael | Ted Leddy | 6.95 | 973 | 1,066 | 1,068 | 1,070 | 1,075 | 1,086 | 1,097 | 1,120 | 1,123 | 1,306 | 1,376 | 1,439 | 1,613 | 1,624 |
| | Labour | John Walsh | 5.59 | 782 | 802 | 809 | 812 | 816 | 819 | 837 | 858 | 883 | 925 | 966 | 997 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mags Murray | 5.15 | 721 | 898 | 908 | 910 | 911 | 919 | 930 | 961 | 975 | 1,021 | 1,055 | 1,473 | 1,593 | 1,595 |
| | Fine Gael | Henry Minogue | 4.80 | 671 | 695 | 698 | 703 | 706 | 709 | 717 | 739 | 741 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Martin | 4.62 | 647 | 694 | 705 | 714 | 726 | 747 | 770 | 848 | 899 | 932 | 1,140 | 1,215 | 1,336 | 1,338 |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Sandra Kavanagh | 4.22 | 591 | 611 | 658 | 669 | 687 | 701 | 738 | 777 | 1,137 | 1,142 | 1,243 | 1,265 | 1,344 | 1,344 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Edward MacManus | 3.56 | 498 | 728 | 734 | 735 | 744 | 751 | 754 | 793 | 794 | 827 | 870 | | | |
| | Independent | T.J. Clare | 3.38 | 473 | 522 | 532 | 551 | 568 | 627 | 650 | 706 | 745 | 764 | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Lyons | 3.17 | 444 | 473 | 481 | 499 | 515 | 534 | 549 | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Matthew Waine | 3.11 | 435 | 442 | 482 | 489 | 499 | 502 | 593 | 630 | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Memet Uludag | 2.19 | 306 | 314 | 338 | 346 | 355 | 357 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dermot Casey | 1.16 | 162 | 168 | 175 | 184 | 187 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Robert Long | 1.04 | 145 | 154 | 159 | 163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Kidd | 0.81 | 113 | 120 | 128 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,539 Valid: 13,990 (45.81%) Spoilt: 164 Quota: 1,749 Turnout: 14,154 (46.35%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Howth–Malahide

Howth–Malahide: 8 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 |
| | Independent | Cian O'Callaghan | 16.12 | 2,868 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eoghan O'Brien | 14.26 | 2,537 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Daire Ní Laoi | 12.09 | 2,151 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jimmy Guerin | 10.00 | 1,779 | 1,972 | 2,020 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anthony Lavin | 9.41 | 1,674 | 1,696 | 1,776 | 1,779 | 1,784 | 1,787 | 1,980 | | |
| | Green | David Healy | 6.78 | 1,206 | 1,384 | 1,413 | 1,454 | 1,468 | 1,473 | 1,510 | 1,692 | 1,892 |
| | Labour | Brian McDonagh | 6.57 | 1,168 | 1,215 | 1,246 | 1,257 | 1,262 | 1,263 | 1,375 | 1,433 | 2,039 |
| | Fine Gael | Keith Redmond | 6.45 | 1,148 | 1,252 | 1,270 | 1,274 | 1,280 | 1,281 | 1,566 | 1,654 | 1,768 |
| | Labour | Judy Dunne | 5.18 | 922 | 969 | 981 | 991 | 996 | 996 | 1,149 | 1,201 | |
| | Fine Gael | Marie O'Toole | 4.88 | 868 | 894 | 914 | 918 | 919 | 921 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Aileen Woods | 4.28 | 761 | 821 | 1,124 | 1,141 | 1,146 | 1,158 | 1,217 | 1,326 | 1,401 |
| | Independent | David O'Connor | 3.40 | 604 | 800 | 816 | 886 | 949 | 961 | 974 | | |
| | Independent | Lech Szczecinski | 0.58 | 104 | 122 | 125 | 139 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 42,532 Valid: 17,790 (41.83%) Spoilt: 237 Quota: 1,977 Turnout: 18,027 (42.38%) |||||||||||||

### Mulhuddart

Mulhuddart: 8 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Donnelly | 27.26 | 3,201 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Ruth Coppinger | 21.78 | 2,568 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | David McGuinness | 11.58 | 1,360 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran Dennison | 7.46 | 876 | 916 | 969 | 970 | 976 | 981 | 1,032 | 1,036 | 1,062 | 1,080 | 1,083 | 1,088 | 1,358 | |
| | Labour | Mary McCamley | 4.96 | 582 | 626 | 686 | 689 | 696 | 699 | 724 | 731 | 749 | 768 | 777 | 782 | 839 | 923 |
| | Labour | Michael O'Donovan | 4.31 | 506 | 552 | 602 | 604 | 607 | 611 | 625 | 632 | 655 | 667 | 678 | 683 | 777 | 802 |
| | Fine Gael | Philip O'Callaghan | 3.64 | 428 | 463 | 487 | 488 | 503 | 583 | 593 | 610 | 619 | 625 | 629 | | |
| | Independent | Lorna Nolan | 3.02 | 355 | 438 | 500 | 509 | 528 | 530 | 544 | 558 | 578 | 677 | 733 | 762 | 779 | 1,038 |
| | Sinn Féin | Edmond Lukusa | 3.01 | 353 | 1,376 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Freddie Cooper | 1.92 | 226 | 265 | 291 | 295 | 362 | 364 | 368 | 375 | 408 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maria McGrail | 1.92 | 225 | 251 | 267 | 268 | 273 | 275 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Annette Hughes††† | 1.83 | 215 | 427 | 1,006 | 1,020 | 1,028 | 1,030 | 1,039 | 1,196 | 1,216 | 1,258 | 1,490 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Richardson | 1.81 | 213 | 267 | 292 | 296 | 300 | 328 | 337 | 342 | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Bernadette Rynne | 1.59 | 187 | 276 | 396 | 407 | 409 | 410 | 414 | 460 | 479 | 490 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Louise Bayliss | 1.58 | 185 | 287 | 382 | 393 | 407 | 409 | 415 | 425 | 439 | 502 | 567 | 638 | 657 | |
| | Independent | Dermot Casey | 1.27 | 149 | 184 | 200 | 205 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Jimmy Keenan | 0.98 | 115 | 183 | 320 | 325 | 330 | 331 | 334 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,364 Valid: 11,744 (38.68%) Spoilt: 186 Quota: 1,305 Turnout: 11,930 (39.29%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Swords

Swords: 9 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Philip Lynam | 11.05 | 1,552 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Darragh Butler | 10.06 | 1,414 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Newman | 7.09 | 996 | 1,003 | 1,004 | 1,014 | 1,030 | 1,035 | 1,036 | 1,149 | 1,174 | 1,196 | 1,207 | 1,212 | 1,246 | 1,311 | 1,344 | 1,407 | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Eugene Coppinger | 5.64 | 793 | 826 | 827 | 835 | 843 | 881 | 897 | 931 | 962 | 999 | 1,006 | 1,015 | 1,039 | 1,199 | 1,285 | 1,353 | 1,372 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Adrian Henchy | 5.56 | 781 | 784 | 786 | 787 | 794 | 799 | 803 | 807 | 822 | 836 | 839 | 936 | 968 | 972 | 1,160 | 1,508 | |
| | Independent | Justin Sinnott | 5.54 | 779 | 786 | 786 | 801 | 820 | 828 | 941 | 976 | 989 | 1,010 | 1,038 | 1,045 | 1,063 | 1,116 | 1,140 | 1,180 | 1,190 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Hennessy | 5.43 | 763 | 768 | 771 | 772 | 790 | 791 | 801 | 817 | 838 | 869 | 890 | 905 | 938 | 967 | 994 | | |
| | Independent | Paul Mulville | 4.85 | 682 | 689 | 689 | 696 | 746 | 758 | 766 | 783 | 805 | 842 | 857 | 917 | 948 | 1,026 | 1,236 | 1,274 | 1,283 |
| | Independent | Anne Devitt | 4.72 | 663 | 673 | 674 | 677 | 686 | 700 | 746 | 766 | 792 | 855 | 901 | 914 | 995 | 1,070 | 1,183 | 1,273 | 1,305 |
| | Independent | Michael Collins | 4.73 | 664 | 669 | 669 | 672 | 699 | 706 | 712 | 716 | 734 | 823 | 832 | 898 | 920 | 955 | | | |
| | Labour | Duncan Smith | 4.40 | 618 | 622 | 622 | 625 | 630 | 642 | 654 | 662 | 693 | 711 | 775 | 834 | 1,037 | 1,065 | 1,087 | 1,143 | 1,156 |
| | Fine Gael | Bob Dowling | 4.18 | 588 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 592 | 594 | 599 | 603 | 616 | 628 | 822 | 884 | 957 | 963 | 1,074 | 1,110 | 1,129 |
| | Labour | Gerry McGuire | 3.45 | 485 | 488 | 488 | 493 | 501 | 502 | 503 | 506 | 524 | 529 | 545 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Kelleher | 3.35 | 471 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 475 | 478 | 482 | 491 | 536 | 555 | 578 | 677 | | | | | |
| | United Left | Declan McCool | 3.05 | 428 | 442 | 442 | 445 | 459 | 591 | 598 | 615 | 646 | 676 | 682 | 688 | 704 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Dianne Sexton | 3.00 | 421 | 423 | 423 | 428 | 429 | 433 | 439 | 449 | 473 | 489 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Ken Duffy | 2.68 | 377 | 385 | 385 | 388 | 394 | 400 | 403 | 410 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Duane Browne | 2.66 | 374 | 381 | 381 | 384 | 395 | 410 | 429 | 440 | 462 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph O'Neill | 2.22 | 312 | 317 | 317 | 323 | 349 | 349 | 352 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Croft | 1.99 | 280 | 285 | 285 | 287 | 289 | 289 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | United Left | Ken Doyle | 1.93 | 271 | 279 | 279 | 281 | 284 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mark Savage | 0.92 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 140 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Moore | 0.78 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Lech Szczecinski | 0.40 | 56 | 57 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fergal O'Connell | 0.16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony O'Byrne | 0.15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 36,807 Valid: 14,051 (38.17%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 14,240 (38.69%) |||||||||||||||||||||