# 2019 Cork City Council election

An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This election coincided with an increase in the city area. Several outgoing members of Cork County Council, based in areas transferred to the city, stood for election to the city council. As well as the extension of all LEAs into the former county area, the former LEA of North Central was abolished and its area divided between North West and North East.
On the same day, a plebiscite was held under the Local Government Act 2019 on whether Cork City should have a directly elected executive mayor. Voters rejected the proposal in favour of retaining the existing ceremonial Lord Mayor of Cork, chosen annually by the councillors from among their number.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 8 | 2 | 16,474 | 24.52 | 0.53 |
| | Fine Gael | 7 | 2 | 13,834 | 20.59 | 1.63 |
| | Sinn Féin | 4 | 4 | 8,082 | 12.03 | 11.96 |
| | Green | 4 | 4 | 6,890 | 10.25 | 7.27 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 3,773 | 5.62 | 0.33 |
| | Solidarity | 1 | 2 | 1,574 | 2.34 | 3.52 |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | | 1,182 | 1.76 | 1.28 |
| | Social Democrats | 0 | | 1,906 | 2.84 | New |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 1,593 | 2.37 | New |
| | HRRA | 0 | | 1,462 | 2.18 | New |
| | People Before Profit | 0 | | 559 | 0.83 | New |
| | Independent | 5 | 1 | 9,863 | 14.68 | 0.37 |
| Totals | Totals | 31 | | 67,192 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014 for the same LEA. ^ †: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014 for Cork City North Central LEA. ^ ‡: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014 for Cork City North East LEA. ^ §: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014 to Cork County Council. ^ ※: Outgoing councillor coopted for the same LEA subsequent to the 2014 election. ^ ◊: Outgoing councillor for Cork County Council, coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

### Cork City North East

Cork City North East: 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ken O'Flynn | 12.75% | 1,710 | 1,718 | 1,725 | 1,733 | 1,741 | 1,807 | 1,841 | 1,931 | | |
| | Labour | John Daniel Maher | 10.03% | 1,345 | 1,345 | 1,363 | 1,378 | 1,410 | 1,459 | 1,559 | 1,667 | 1,834 | 1,985 |
| | Independent | Ger Keohane | 9.54% | 1,279 | 1,287 | 1,298 | 1,308 | 1,320 | 1,342 | 1,382 | 1,425 | 1,513 | 1,709 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Kavanagh | 9.35% | 1,254 | 1,258 | 1,262 | 1,264 | 1,275 | 1,309 | 1,323 | 1,341 | 1,383 | 1,756 |
| | Green | Oliver Moran | 8.80% | 1,180 | 1,184 | 1,210 | 1,216 | 1,307 | 1,324 | 1,482 | 1,540 | 1,628 | 1,739 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tim Brosnan | 7.81% | 1,048 | 1,050 | 1,057 | 1,064 | 1,069 | 1,232 | 1,267 | 1,290 | 1,356 | 1,441 |
| | Fine Gael | Lorraine O'Neill | 7.81% | 1,047 | 1,055 | 1,059 | 1,072 | 1,089 | 1,110 | 1,125 | 1,144 | 1,178 | |
| | Workers' Party | Ted Tynan | 7.69% | 1,031 | 1,038 | 1,070 | 1,088 | 1,110 | 1,141 | 1,314 | 1,532 | 1,764 | 1,817 |
| | Independent | Noreen Murphy | 6.08% | 815 | 819 | 844 | 862 | 879 | 895 | 996 | 1,079 | | |
| | Solidarity | Carol Brogan | 5.14% | 689 | 690 | 722 | 726 | 810 | 822 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Nugent | 4.98% | 668 | 668 | 674 | 818 | 826 | 844 | 910 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Dorgan | 3.60% | 483 | 485 | 485 | 487 | 487 | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Sinéad Halpin | 2.30% | 309 | 309 | 320 | 327 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mandy O'Leary Hegarty | 1.99% | 267 | 268 | 272 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mobolaji Taiwo Ajisafe | 0.92% | 123 | 123 | | | | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Risteárd Ó Glaimhín | 0.77% | 103 | 104 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean Patrick O'Sullivan | 0.45% | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,910 Valid: 13,411 Spoilt: 287 Quota: 1,916 Turnout: 44.32% ||||||||||||||

### Cork City North West

Cork City North West: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Fitzgerald | 14.11% | 1,662 | 1,664 | 1,671 | 1,676 | 1,684 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Gould | 11.91% | 1,402 | 1,409 | 1,426 | 1,499 | 1,518 | 1,563 | 1,596 | 1,654 | 1,700 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kenneth Collins | 9.74% | 1,147 | 1,154 | 1,178 | 1,209 | 1,217 | 1,253 | 1,276 | 1,319 | 1,361 | 1,425 | 1,456 | 1,512 |
| | Fine Gael | Damian Boylan | 8.99% | 1,059 | 1,059 | 1,059 | 1,063 | 1,069 | 1,071 | 1,089 | 1,119 | 1,175 | 1,227 | 1,285 | 1,452 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Sheehan | 8.69% | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,025 | 1,035 | 1,035 | 1,047 | 1,087 | 1,271 | 1,310 | 1,370 | 1,432 | 1,570 |
| | Solidarity | Fiona Ryan | 7.52% | 885 | 887 | 915 | 930 | 985 | 1,017 | 1,050 | 1,073 | 1,134 | 1,182 | 1,400 | 1,482 |
| | Fine Gael | Julie O'Leary | 5.95% | 701 | 701 | 702 | 703 | 709 | 713 | 732 | 764 | 836 | 876 | 1,019 | 1,136 |
| | Green | Mark Cronin | 4.78% | 563 | 567 | 579 | 580 | 592 | 595 | 612 | 637 | 755 | 782 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Conway | 4.55% | 536 | 569 | 578 | 583 | 594 | 602 | 669 | 712 | 747 | 877 | 925 | |
| | Labour | Luke Carroll | 4.48% | 528 | 532 | 538 | 542 | 548 | 558 | 576 | 594 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Coleman | 4.47% | 526 | 529 | 536 | 539 | 541 | 546 | 565 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe O'Callaghan | 4.04% | 476 | 482 | 485 | 491 | 502 | 527 | 586 | 606 | 637 | | | |
| | Aontú | Finian Toomey | 3.75% | 442 | 444 | 445 | 454 | 467 | 488 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Timothy J. Hogan | 1.77% | 208 | 219 | 234 | 237 | 246 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Paul Stanton | 1.56% | 184 | 184 | 185 | | | | | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Martina Murphy | 1.49% | 175 | 178 | 190 | 192 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Catherine Coffey | 1.28% | 151 | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sandra Condon | 0.92% | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,571 Valid: 11,776 Spoilt: 324 Quota: 1,683 Turnout: 42.35% ||||||||||||||||

### Cork City South Central

Cork City South Central: 6 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 |
| | Independent | Mick Finn | 16.56% | 1,753 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Dan Boyle | 13.75% | 1,456 | 1,485 | 1,495 | 1,509 | 1,523 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Martin | 13.06% | 1,383 | 1,421 | 1,430 | 1,437 | 1,443 | 1,448 | 1,457 | 1,481 | 1,547 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Shane O'Callaghan | 11.66% | 1,234 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,253 | 1,256 | 1,276 | 1,282 | 1,313 | 1,346 | 1,450 | 1,775 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Eoghan Jeffers | 7.34% | 777 | 789 | 792 | 794 | 797 | 801 | 816 | 834 | 862 | 923 | 1,009 | 1,053 | 1,056 | 1,057 |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Boyle | 7.26% | 769 | 779 | 779 | 779 | 780 | 790 | 794 | 808 | 828 | 872 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fiona Kerins | 6.64% | 703 | 732 | 737 | 745 | 761 | 777 | 793 | 868 | 929 | 1,014 | 1,049 | 1,062 | 1,066 | 1,070 |
| | Independent | Paudie Dineen | 5.21% | 552 | 597 | 603 | 615 | 626 | 640 | 699 | 731 | 846 | 935 | 1,016 | 1,058 | 1,069 | 1,071 |
| | Labour | Luke Field | 4.34% | 459 | 472 | 475 | 479 | 483 | 513 | 535 | 634 | 672 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ciaran Kenneally | 4.03% | 427 | 443 | 449 | 457 | 474 | 491 | 551 | 586 | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Patricia O'Dwyer | 3.40% | 360 | 367 | 371 | 384 | 401 | 430 | 443 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Cronin | 1.97% | 209 | 220 | 226 | 232 | 249 | 271 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Lekha Menon Margassery | 1.88% | 199 | 202 | 207 | 214 | 222 | | | | | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Michael Mohally | 1.19% | 126 | 129 | 134 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Graham O'Shea | 0.88% | 93 | 97 | 112 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Suzanne Hegarty | 0.43% | 45 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Maurice Joseph Sexton | 0.40% | 42 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | Exhausted ballots | — | — | 0 | 14 | 34 | 59 | 114 | 181 | 296 | 521 | 810 | 1,155 | 1,318 | 1,334 | 1,337 |
| Electorate: 24,408 Valid: 10,587 Spoilt: 306 Quota: 1,513 Turnout: 44.6% ||||||||||||||||||

### Cork City South East

Cork City South East: 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 | Des Cahill | 14.42% | 2,275 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Lorna Bogue | 13.99% | 2,207 | 2,265 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Rose Desmond | 13.32% | 2,102 | 2,108 | 2,111 | 2,139 | 2,167 | 2.294 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Terry Shannon | 12.52% | 1,976 | 1,980 | 1,983 | 2,051 | 2,094 | 2,155 | 2,167 | 2,328 |
| | Independent | Kieran McCarthy | 10.82% | 1,708 | 1,731 | 1,734 | 1,889 | 2,038 | 2,208 | 2,216 | 2,552 |
| | Fine Gael | Deirdre Forde | 10.06% | 1,588 | 1,597 | 1,605 | 1,634 | 1,662 | 1,777 | 1,787 | 1,926 |
| | Sinn Féin | Chris O'Leary | 6.99% | 1,103 | 1,129 | 1,129 | 1,158 | 1,273 | 1,387 | 1,391 | 1,518 |
| | Labour | Peter Horgan | 5.63% | 888 | 899 | 901 | 921 | 956 | 1,029 | 1,034 | |
| | Social Democrats | Joe Harris | 4.34% | 685 | 718 | 718 | 748 | 816 | | | |
| | Aontú | Anna Daly | 3.16% | 498 | 509 | 510 | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Diarmaid Ó Cadhla | 3.14% | 496 | 534 | 534 | 581 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Ed Fitzgerald | 1.62% | 255 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,358 Valid: 15,781 Spoilt: 326 Quota: 2,255 Turnout: 49.78% ||||||||||||

### Cork City South West

Cork City South West: 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Derry Canty | 12.03% | 1,881 | 1,894 | 1,898 | 1,915 | 1,946 | 2,033 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fergal Dennehy | 11.66% | 1,823 | 1,835 | 1,840 | 1,870 | 1,921 | 2,055 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Colette Finn | 9.49% | 1,484 | 1,501 | 1,582 | 1,630 | 1,765 | 1,796 | 1,805 | 1,815 | 2,042 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Kelleher | 8.56% | 1,339 | 1,352 | 1,360 | 1,370 | 1,397 | 1,637 | 1,702 | 1,731 | 1,793 | 1,806 | 1,896 | 1,989 | |
| | Fine Gael | Garret Kelleher | 8.35% | 1,306 | 1,319 | 1,323 | 1,335 | 1,354 | 1,401 | 1,413 | 1,420 | 1,480 | 1,493 | 1,540 | 1,713 | 1,786 |
| | Independent | Thomas Moloney | 7.51% | 1,174 | 1,192 | 1,211 | 1,302 | 1,350 | 1,361 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,418 | 1,430 | 1,599 | 1,689 | 1,774 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cremin | 6.68% | 1,045 | 1,049 | 1,064 | 1,106 | 1,129 | 1,139 | 1,142 | 1,144 | 1,167 | 1,178 | 1,202 | 1,236 | 1,755 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eolan Ryng | 5.03% | 786 | 795 | 814 | 852 | 869 | 892 | 894 | 901 | 958 | 969 | 1,011 | 1,042 | |
| | Fine Gael | Sinéad Ronan | 4.85% | 758 | 764 | 768 | 792 | 873 | 879 | 879 | 880 | 920 | 930 | 964 | 1,208 | 1,275 |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Hourican | 4.67% | 731 | 732 | 735 | 747 | 766 | 776 | 779 | 782 | 806 | 813 | 836 | | |
| | Aontú | Joanne Murphy | 4.18% | 653 | 665 | 673 | 697 | 711 | 719 | 721 | 723 | 768 | 778 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Fallon | 4.03% | 630 | 636 | 641 | 644 | 654 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ciara Kennedy | 3.54% | 553 | 567 | 583 | 610 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Ciarán McCarthy | 3.53% | 552 | 557 | 589 | 632 | 695 | 708 | 711 | 716 | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Thomas Kiely | 2.48% | 388 | 439 | 499 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Tjitske De Vries | 1.94% | 304 | 324 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | HRRA | Shirley Griffin | 1.11% | 174 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Artur Górnik | 0.36% | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,436 Valid: 15,637 Spoilt: 373 Quota: 1,955 Turnout: 46.49% |||||||||||||||||

### Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 Change since the 2019 election, see below.

## Results by gender

2019 Cork City Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 58 | 70.7% | 25 | 80.6% |
| Women | 24 | 29.3% | 6 | 19.4% |
| TOTAL | 82 | | 31 | |

## Plebiscite

2019 Cork City Council mayoral plebiscite :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| No | 34,347 | 50.7 |
| Yes | 33,364 | 49.3 |
| Valid votes | 67,711 | 98.6 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 971 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | 68,682 | 100.00 |

## Changes
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Gould | Cork City North West | Elected to the 33rd Dáil | February 2020 | Mick Nugent |
| Sinn Féin | Henry Cremin | Cork City South West | Retirement | June 2021 | Eolan Ryng |
| PBP–Solidarity | Fiona Ryan | Cork City North West | Resigned for health reasons | June 2023 | Brian McCarthy |
| Sinn Féin | Eolan Ryng | Cork City South West | Resignation | 13 November 2023 | Orla O'Leary |

### Changes in affiliation

| Name | LEA | Elected as | New affiliation | Date |
| Ken O'Flynn | Cork City North East | Fianna Fáil | Independent | January 2020 |
| Lorna Bogue | Cork South East | Green | Independent | October 2020 |
| Lorna Bogue | Cork South East | Independent | Rabharta | June 2021 |
| Ken O'Flynn | Cork City North East | Independent | Independent Ireland | March 2024 |