# 2019 Kildare County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kildare was divided into 8 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 review

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, exceeded by three of the five 2014 LEAs. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

## Overview

Fianna Fáil remained the largest party with 12 seats although they saw a slight reduction in vote share. Fine Gael increased their vote share by over 2% and also gained an extra 2 seats to have a total of 11. Labour retained their 5 seats on the council. The Social Democrats benefitted from the presence of Catherine Murphy in the County and saw 4 gains with the party winning seats in Clane, Leixlip, Naas and Newbridge. The Green Party returned to the council with 3 seats; its 3 gains coming from Celbridge, Maynooth and Naas.
Sinn Féin lost 4 seats overall as its vote share fell by 67% and the party only came home with 1 seat. Partly due to retirements Independents saw a net loss of 5 seats.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | | 17,614 | 25.67 | 0.73 |
| | Fine Gael | 11 | 2 | 16,964 | 24.72 | 3.82 |
| | Labour | 5 | | 8,774 | 12.79 | 0.61 |
| | Social Democrats | 4 | 4 | 4,600 | 6.70 | New |
| | Green | 3 | 3 | 4,945 | 7.21 | 6.09 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 4 | 3,060 | 4.46 | 7.44 |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 636 | 0.93 | New |
| | People Before Profit | 0 | | 314 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| | Renua | 0 | | 190 | 0.28 | New |
| | Independent | 4 | 5 | 11,522 | 16.79 | 5.91 |
| Total | Total | 40 | | 68,619 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

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

### Athy

Athy: 5 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 |
| | Labour | Mark Wall | 26.97% | 2,489 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ivan Keatley | 15.99% | 1,476 | 1,536 | 1,580 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Aoife Breslin | 15.47% | 1,428 | 2,026 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Dooley | 10.43% | 963 | 1,033 | 1,137 | 1,165 | 1,172 | 1,216 | 1,389 | 1,586 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Emmet Kane | 6.08% | 561 | 590 | 608 | 618 | 621 | 684 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Veralouise Behan | 5.89% | 544 | 591 | 631 | 663 | 664 | 766 | 1,044 | 1,216 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Redmond | 5.88% | 543 | 604 | 719 | 785 | 791 | 871 | 912 | 1,003 |
| | Independent | Tony McNamee | 5.76% | 532 | 542 | 554 | 601 | 605 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ciara O'Keeffe | 4.80% | 443 | 496 | 573 | 622 | 634 | 719 | 774 | |
| | Social Democrats | Samantha Kenny | 2.72% | 251 | 271 | 316 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,330 Valid: 9,230 Spoilt: 219 Quota: 1,539 Turnout: 9,449 (48.88%) ||||||||||||

### Celbridge

Celbridge: 4 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 | Michael Coleman | 22.38% | 1,493 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Íde Cussen | 12.62% | 842 | 877 | 902 | 927 | 981 | 1,075 | 1,151 | 1,276 |
| | Green | Vanessa Liston | 12.20% | 814 | 832 | 839 | 864 | 905 | 952 | 1,093 | 1,297 |
| | Independent | Brendan Young | 10.64% | 710 | 726 | 751 | 792 | 837 | 898 | 978 | 1,146 |
| | Labour | Ciara Galvin | 9.94% | 663 | 683 | 691 | 708 | 736 | 786 | 971 | 1,155 |
| | Social Democrats | Stephen Marken | 9.75% | 650 | 665 | 680 | 706 | 730 | 765 | 840 | |
| | Fine Gael | Philip Slattery | 8.73% | 582 | 606 | 618 | 625 | 656 | 682 | | |
| | Independent | Michael Beirne | 4.71% | 314 | 326 | 341 | 355 | 395 | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Kavanagh | 4.03% | 269 | 277 | 297 | 306 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Paul Monks | 2.71% | 181 | 186 | 192 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Murray | 2.28% | 152 | 157 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,383 Valid: 6,670 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,335 Turnout: 6,803 (44.22%) ||||||||||||

### Clane

Clane: 5 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 | Brendan Weld | 15.10% | 1,255 | 1,269 | 1,310 | 1,338 | 1,393 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daragh Fitzpatrick | 14.12% | 1,173 | 1,181 | 1,208 | 1,366 | 1,399 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pádraig McEvoy | 13.45% | 1,118 | 1,137 | 1,179 | 1,220 | 1,309 | 1,381 | 1,385 | 1,387 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Aidan Farrelly | 12.79% | 1,063 | 1,084 | 1,113 | 1,147 | 1,209 | 1,326 | 1,331 | 1,332 | 1,745 | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Wyse | 10.25% | 852 | 861 | 889 | 905 | 922 | 944 | 945 | 948 | 1,032 | 1,119 |
| | Fine Gael | Seamus Langan | 8.80% | 731 | 740 | 762 | 778 | 784 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 857 | 913 |
| | Green | Eoin Hallissey | 7.22% | 600 | 622 | 636 | 664 | 713 | 781 | 784 | 785 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Marc Gibbs | 4.60% | 382 | 393 | 415 | 427 | 445 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daniel Keenan | 4.21% | 350 | 361 | 372 | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Una O'Connor | 3.81% | 317 | 354 | 382 | 394 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Hogan | 3.36% | 279 | 289 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renua | Séamus Ó Riain | 2.29% | 190 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,527 Valid: 8,310 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,386 Turnout: 8,478 (45.76%) ||||||||||||||

### Kildare

Kildare: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Suzanne Doyle | 24.50% | 1,847 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Anne Connolly | 16.48% | 1,242 | 1,482 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Duffy | 14.62% | 1,102 | 1,147 | 1,173 | 1,350 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mark Stafford | 13.07% | 985 | 1,090 | 1,124 | 1,161 | 1,299 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patricia Ryan | 9.02% | 680 | 708 | 721 | 874 | 1,006 | 1,081 | 1,096 |
| | Independent | Declan Crowe | 8.90% | 671 | 753 | 797 | 853 | 1,029 | 1,047 | 1,074 |
| | Green | Colette Newman | 6.79% | 512 | 573 | 603 | 673 | | | |
| | Labour | Paul Hutchinson | 6.62% | 499 | 528 | 549 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,272 Valid: 7,538 Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,257 Turnout: 7,699 (44.58%) |||||||||||

### Leixlip

Leixlip: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Neville | 25.54% | 1,596 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernard Caldwell | 16.91% | 1,057 | 1,066 | 1,105 | 1,369 | 1,574 |
| | Social Democrats | Nuala Killeen | 16.00% | 1,000 | 1,004 | 1,135 | 1,226 | 1,498 |
| | Independent | Anthony Larkin | 13.74% | 859 | 867 | 962 | 1,051 | 1,234 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Valerie Colton | 10.22% | 639 | 643 | 669 | | |
| | Labour | Mairéad Beades | 10.03% | 627 | 633 | 707 | 816 | |
| | Green | Jason W. Kenny | 2.96% | 185 | 186 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Doyle | 2.38% | 149 | 149 | | | |
| | Independent | Sean Gill | 1.34% | 84 | 84 | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Reidy | 0.86% | 54 | 55 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,174 Valid: 6,250 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,563 Turnout: 6,336 (48.09%) |||||||||

### Maynooth

Maynooth: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Naoise Ó Cearúil | 16.40% | 1,341 | 1,405 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul Ward | 15.95% | 1,304 | 1,339 | 1,354 | 1,455 |
| | Labour | Angela Feeney | 13.45% | 1,100 | 1,197 | 1,206 | 1,434 |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Durkan | 13.44% | 1,099 | 1,134 | 1,139 | 1,234 |
| | Fine Gael | Rioana Mulligan | 11.60% | 949 | 985 | 986 | 1,088 |
| | Green | Peter Hamilton | 11.38% | 931 | 1,047 | 1,053 | 1,304 |
| | Independent | Teresa Murray | 10.17% | 832 | 962 | 967 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Réada Cronin | 6.24% | 510 | | | |
| | Independent | John Reid | 1.37% | 112 | | | |
| Electorate: 17,928 Valid: 8,178 Spoilt: 187 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 8,365 (46.66%) ||||||||

### Naas

Naas: 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 | Vincent P. Martin | 12.01% | 1,462 | 1,505 | 1,521 | 1,596 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Brett | 10.42% | 1,269 | 1,277 | 1,283 | 1,289 | 1,291 | 1,302 | 1,313 | 1,374 | 1,510 | 1,583 |
| | Fine Gael | Evie Sammon | 9.95% | 1,211 | 1,233 | 1,236 | 1,254 | 1,257 | 1,305 | 1,309 | 1,357 | 1,667 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Larkin | 8.25% | 1,004 | 1,012 | 1,055 | 1,064 | 1,067 | 1,098 | 1,122 | 1,146 | 1,219 | 1,229 |
| | Independent | Seamie Moore | 7.98% | 971 | 982 | 996 | 1,037 | 1,038 | 1,172 | 1,325 | 1,370 | 1,491 | 1,512 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carmel Kelly | 7.80% | 950 | 963 | 1,078 | 1,082 | 1,084 | 1,109 | 1,150 | 1,422 | 1,495 | 1,505 |
| | Social Democrats | Bill Clear | 7.60% | 925 | 947 | 966 | 1,012 | 1,034 | 1,070 | 1,153 | 1,250 | 1,319 | 1,332 |
| | Labour | Anne Breen | 7.53% | 917 | 926 | 945 | 960 | 965 | 1,009 | 1,049 | 1,281 | 1,392 | 1,410 |
| | Fine Gael | Darren Scully | 7.23% | 880 | 884 | 894 | 902 | 905 | 932 | 971 | 1,000 | | |
| | Labour | Fergus Carpenter | 6.94% | 845 | 858 | 867 | 884 | 886 | 900 | 936 | | | |
| | Independent | Gerard Dunne | 3.58% | 436 | 448 | 453 | 484 | 487 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sorcha O'Neill | 3.54% | 431 | 458 | 461 | 523 | 531 | 602 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Ashling Merriman | 2.58% | 314 | 370 | 371 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Terry Dignan | 2.34% | 285 | 289 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall Flynn | 2.26% | 275 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,430 Valid: 12,175 Spoilt: 261 Quota: 1,522 Turnout: 12,436 (47.05%) ||||||||||||||

### Newbridge

Newbridge: 6 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 | Fiona McLoughlin Healy | 22.70% | 2,331 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peggy O'Dwyer | 10.33% | 1,061 | 1,195 | 1,202 | 1,228 | 1,239 | 1,271 | 1,467 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Robert Power | 9.97% | 1,024 | 1,087 | 1,090 | 1,108 | 1,118 | 1,141 | 1,184 | 1,218 | 1,228 | 1,335 | 1,437 |
| | Fine Gael | Tracey O'Dwyer | 9.72% | 998 | 1,043 | 1,045 | 1,062 | 1,069 | 1,088 | 1,144 | 1,192 | 1,231 | 1,433 | 1,505 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Heavey | 7.13% | 732 | 802 | 809 | 816 | 830 | 869 | 918 | 948 | 952 | 1,032 | 1,118 |
| | Social Democrats | Chris Pender | 6.92% | 711 | 833 | 848 | 894 | 999 | 1,042 | 1,065 | 1,254 | 1,258 | 1,313 | 1,477 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Antoinette Buckley | 5.75% | 590 | 631 | 632 | 639 | 645 | 656 | 675 | 701 | 702 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Murty Aspell | 5.02% | 515 | 573 | 575 | 583 | 596 | 627 | 704 | 719 | 719 | 829 | 902 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Dempsey | 4.63% | 475 | 519 | 521 | 529 | 537 | 553 | | | | | |
| | Green | Enda Connolly | 4.29% | 441 | 484 | 497 | 538 | 580 | 628 | 636 | | | | |
| | Independent | Morgan McCabe | 4.08% | 419 | 504 | 546 | 553 | 586 | 654 | 677 | 747 | 749 | 774 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Connolly | 3.31% | 340 | 373 | 377 | 381 | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Damian Molyneaux | 3.11% | 319 | 376 | 395 | 411 | 452 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ciara O'Reilly | 2.01% | 206 | 235 | 237 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerard Delaney | 1.03% | 106 | 146 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,464 Valid: 10,268 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,467 Turnout: 10,485 (46.67%) |||||||||||||||

### Footnotes

* 1 2 3 See change below.

## Results by gender

2019 Kildare County Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 61 | 67.8% | 24 | 60.0% |
| Women | 29 | 32.2% | 16 | 40.0% |
| TOTAL | 90 | | 40 | |

## Changes after 2019
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Sinn Féin | Patricia Ryan | Kildare | Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 25 February 2020 | Noel Connolly |
| Labour | Mark Wall | Athy | Elected to the 26th Seanad at the 2020 Seanad election | 26 May 2020 | Mark Leigh |
| Green | Vincent P. Martin | Naas | Nominated by the Taoiseach to 26th Seanad | September 2020 | Colm Kenny |

### Changes in affiliation

| Name | LEA | Elected as | Elected as | New affiliation | New affiliation | Date |
| Vanessa Liston | Celbridge | | Green | | Independent | 18 July 2023 |

## Sources

* "Kildare County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
* "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 126–135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.