# 2019 Mayo County Council election

An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Mayo was divided into 6 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 the recommendations of the 2018 LEA boundary review committee, there were significant alterations to the LEAs used at the 2014 Mayo County Council election. Its terms of reference set a maximum LEA size of 7 seats, breached by two of the 2014 LEAs. Other changes reflected population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 12 | 2 | 23,420 | 37.25 | 2.76 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 11 | 1 | 18,823 | 29.93 | 0.65 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 2 | 4,633 | 7.37 | 2.96 |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 1,319 | 2.10 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 628 | 1.00 | 0.62 |
| | People Before Profit | 0 | | 437 | 0.69 | New |
| | Renua | 0 | | 315 | 0.50 | New |
| | Social Democrats | 0 | | 185 | 0.29 | New |
| | Labour | 0 | | 143 | 0.23 | 0.74 |
| | Independent | 6 | 1 | 12,976 | 20.64 | 3.92 |
| Total | Total | 30 | | 62,880 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

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

### Ballina

Ballina: 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 | John O'Hara | 17.30% | 2,123 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mark Duffy | 17.08% | 2,095 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Annie May Reape | 11.11% | 1,363 | 1,498 | 1,576 | 1,599 | 1,628 | 1,747 | 1,772 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Loftus | 10.76% | 1,320 | 1,334 | 1,353 | 1,356 | 1,371 | 1,402 | 1,655 | 1,774 |
| | Independent | Seamus Weir | 9.53% | 1,169 | 1,220 | 1,256 | 1,278 | 1,321 | 1,428 | 1,469 | 1,646 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Moore | 9.01% | 1,105 | 1,116 | 1,126 | 1,135 | 1,161 | 1,170 | 1,327 | 1,436 |
| | Fine Gael | Jarlath Munnelly | 7.76% | 952 | 992 | 1,014 | 1,035 | 1,072 | 1,095 | 1,186 | 1,510 |
| | Fine Gael | Kieran Gill | 5.85% | 718 | 745 | 757 | 763 | 767 | 776 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Aileen Horkan | 4.66% | 572 | 638 | 720 | 771 | 783 | 895 | 1,042 | |
| | Independent | Willie Nolan | 3.16% | 388 | 400 | 448 | 471 | 512 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Regan | 2.27% | 279 | 286 | 298 | 319 | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Tracey Smith | 1.51% | 185 | 192 | 215 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,353 Valid: 12,269 Spoilt: 185 Quota: 1,753 Turnout: 12,454 (61.19%) ||||||||||||

### Belmullet

Belmullet: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Coyle | 25.52% | 1,806 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul McNamara | 23.96% | 1,696 | 2,095 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Carey | 22.66% | 1,604 | 1,753 |
| | Sinn Féin | Teresa Whelan | 15.43% | 1,092 | 1,227 |
| | Fine Gael | Breege Grealis | 9.26% | 655 | |
| | Independent | Jay Heneghan | 3.17% | 224 | |
| Electorate: 11,279 Valid: 7,077 Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,770 Turnout: 7,200 (63.84%) ||||||

### Castlebar

Castlebar: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Independent | Michael Kilcoyne | 18.72% | 2,592 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Blackie K. Gavin | 12.85% | 1,779 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Al McDonnell | 10.97% | 1,519 | 1,658 | 1,661 | 1,671 | 1,679 | 1,697 | 1,710 | 1,748 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ger Deere | 9.23% | 1,278 | 1,387 | 1,396 | 1,402 | 1,412 | 1,426 | 1,464 | 1,492 | 1,535 | 1,571 | 1,653 | 1,915 | |
| | Fine Gael | Cyril Burke | 8.61% | 1,192 | 1,258 | 1,259 | 1,262 | 1,270 | 1,276 | 1,288 | 1,303 | 1,314 | 1,334 | 1,395 | 1,523 | 1,609 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin McLoughlin | 6.62% | 916 | 985 | 990 | 998 | 1,000 | 1,013 | 1,027 | 1,042 | 1,061 | 1,138 | 1,236 | 1,378 | 1,396 |
| | Fine Gael | Donna Sheridan | 5.81% | 804 | 879 | 880 | 884 | 904 | 928 | 948 | 960 | 1,031 | 1,103 | 1,198 | 1,400 | 1,450 |
| | Fine Gael | Eugene McCormack | 5.24% | 725 | 783 | 786 | 789 | 796 | 802 | 819 | 840 | 869 | 956 | 990 | | |
| | Independent | Harry Barrett | 4.48% | 620 | 733 | 740 | 745 | 775 | 795 | 839 | 874 | 1,000 | 1,055 | 1,189 | 1,273 | 1,303 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe McHale | 4.35% | 602 | 665 | 671 | 673 | 678 | 687 | 698 | 725 | 793 | 888 | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Loftus | 3.99% | 552 | 587 | 593 | 595 | 601 | 611 | 618 | 643 | 668 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Joe Daly | 3.16% | 437 | 482 | 487 | 488 | 505 | 520 | 530 | 545 | | | | | |
| | Renua | Michael Farrington | 2.27% | 315 | 333 | 334 | 335 | 340 | 342 | 350 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Aidan Crowley | 1.27% | 176 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 215 | 221 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Kamal Uddin | 1.03% | 143 | 157 | 159 | 160 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Des Walsh | 1.03% | 142 | 156 | 164 | 165 | 170 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Vesey | 0.39% | 54 | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,682 Valid: 13,847 Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,731 Turnout: 14,019 (59.2%) |||||||||||||||||

### Claremorris

Claremorris: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy O'Brien | 22.64% | 2,955 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Finn | 13.59% | 1,774 | 1,885 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Damien Ryan | 12.04% | 1,572 | 1,898 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Cribbin | 11.47% | 1,497 | 1,536 | 1,553 | 1,694 | 1,696 | 1,785 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Burke | 10.83% | 1,413 | 1,722 | 1,765 | 1,800 | 1,821 | 1,907 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Connolly | 9.24% | 1,206 | 1,314 | 1,333 | 1,417 | 1,419 | 1,769 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Carty | 7.14% | 932 | 963 | 970 | 1,120 | 1,123 | 1,286 |
| | Sinn Féin | Natasha Warde | 5.85% | 764 | 866 | 964 | 1,079 | 1,084 | |
| | Aontú | Paul Lawless | 5.19% | 677 | 710 | 748 | | | |
| | Green | Margaret (Mags) Sheehan | 2.01% | 263 | 294 | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,103 Valid: 13,053 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,865 Turnout: 13,218 (62.64%) ||||||||||

### Swinford

Swinford: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry Murray | 23.21% | 1,896 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Smyth | 19.97% | 1,631 | 1,677 | |
| | Fine Gael | Neil Cruise | 18.50% | 1,511 | 1,525 | 1,614 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Caulfield | 15.87% | 1,296 | 1,370 | 1,635 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Lavin | 13.83% | 1,130 | 1,188 | 1,337 |
| | Aontú | Tommy Horan | 7.86% | 642 | 699 | |
| | Independent | Sean Forkin | 0.76% | 62 | 75 | |
| Electorate: 14,276 Valid: 8,168 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,634 Turnout: 8,297 (58.92%) |||||||

### Westport

Westport: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Christy Hyland | 17.03% | 1,442 | 1,475 | 1,515 | 1,587 | 1,711 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Flynn | 14.76% | 1,250 | 1,274 | 1,347 | 1,407 | 1,519 | 2,015 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brendan Mulroy | 14.07% | 1,191 | 1,203 | 1,230 | 1,376 | 1,403 | 1,572 | 1,686 |
| | Independent | John (Johno) O'Malley | 11.33% | 959 | 983 | 1,015 | 1,153 | 1,238 | 1,388 | 1,520 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Chris Maxwell | 10.62% | 899 | 918 | 931 | 957 | 1,319 | 1,396 | 1,452 |
| | Fine Gael | Austin Francis O'Malley | 9.80% | 830 | 855 | 873 | 888 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Teresa McGuire | 9.48% | 803 | 816 | 875 | 927 | 1,036 | | |
| | Independent | Darragh McGee | 6.26% | 530 | 546 | 589 | | | | |
| | Green | Cissy Nayiga | 4.31% | 365 | 376 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Shane Fitzgerald | 1.36% | 115 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank McAlonan | 0.97% | 82 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,589 Valid: 8,466 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,694 Turnout: 8,603 (63.31%) |||||||||||

### Footnotes

* ↑ See change below.

## Results by gender

2019 Mayo County Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 53 | 84.1% | 28 | 93.3% |
| Women | 10 | 15.9% | 2 | 6.7% |
| TOTAL | 63 | | 30 | |

## Changes after 2019

| Name | LEA | Elected as | Elected as | New affiliation | New affiliation | Date |
| Patsy O'Brien | Claremorris | | Fine Gael | | Independent | October 2020 |