# 2019 Kerry County Council election

An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kerry 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 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 four 2014 LEAs. Other changes reflected population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 10 | 1 | 17,943 | 25.78 | 3.53 |
| | Fine Gael | 7 | 2 | 15,225 | 21.88 | 0.09 |
| | Sinn Féin | 4 | 1 | 9,292 | 13.35 | 0.84 |
| | Labour | 2 | | 3,117 | 4.48 | 2.11 |
| | Kerry Ind. Alliance | 1 | | 1,983 | 2.85 | 0.22 |
| | Green | 0 | | 2,151 | 3.09 | New |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 1,100 | 1.58 | New |
| | People Before Profit | 0 | | 174 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| | Independent | 9 | 2 | 18,594 | 26.72 | 4.82 |
| Total | Total | 33 | | 69,588 | 100.00 | |

## Results by local electoral area

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

### Castleisland

Castleisland: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Jackie Healy-Rae | 28.55% | 2,621 | | | |
| | Independent | Charlie Farrelly | 18.17% | 1,668 | 1,872 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bobby O'Connell | 15.89% | 1,459 | 1,562 | 1,674 | 2,076 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fionnán Fitzgerald | 11.30% | 1,037 | 1,171 | 1,482 | 1,753 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kate McSweeney | 10.60% | 973 | 1,149 | 1,245 | 1,364 |
| | Fine Gael | Pat McCarthy | 8.66% | 795 | 861 | 926 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim | 6.84% | 628 | 729 | | |
| Electorate: 14,764 Valid: 9,181 Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,837 Turnout: 9,288 (62.91%) ||||||||

### Corca Dhuibhne

Corca Dhuibhne: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael D. O'Shea | 22.43% | 1,680 | 1,774 | 1,880 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Breandán Fitzgerald | 17.09% | 1,280 | 1,423 | 1,561 | 2,013 | |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy Griffin | 16.70% | 1,251 | 1,325 | 1,400 | 1,535 | 1,567 |
| | Fine Gael | Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald | 13.43% | 1,006 | 1,121 | 1,310 | 1,515 | 1,623 |
| | Sinn Féin | Robert Brosnan | 11.12% | 833 | 969 | 1,147 | | |
| | Green | Michael Fitzgerald | 10.37% | 777 | 829 | | | |
| | Independent | David Russell | 8.86% | 664 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,904 Valid: 7,491 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,873 Turnout: 7,584 (63.71%) |||||||||

### Kenmare

Kenmare: 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 |
| | Independent | Johnny Healy-Rae | 22.15% | 3,023 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Cahill | 16.26% | 2,219 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Norma Moriarty | 14.41% | 1,966 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Francis Flynn | 10.08% | 1,375 | 1,537 | 1,685 | 1,710 | 1,714 | 1,872 | 1,921 | 2,001 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Connor-Scarteen | 9.67% | 1,320 | 1,505 | 1,527 | 1,634 | 1,636 | 1,772 | 1,942 | 2,142 |
| | Independent | Dan McCarthy | 7.69% | 1,050 | 1,465 | 1,484 | 1,588 | 1,592 | 1,618 | 1,734 | 1,955 |
| | Sinn Féin | Damian Quigg | 5.61% | 766 | 864 | 901 | 921 | 923 | 992 | 1,047 | 1,247 |
| | Green | Cleo Murphy | 5.06% | 691 | 732 | 740 | 845 | 846 | 862 | 892 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Lyne | 3.25% | 444 | 502 | 509 | 513 | 516 | 561 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Donie O'Sullivan | 3.14% | 428 | 478 | 502 | 516 | | | | |
| | Labour | Luke Crowley-Holland | 2.67% | 364 | 428 | 432 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,813 Valid: 13,646 Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,950 Turnout: 13,788 (63.21%) ||||||||||||

### Killarney

Killarney: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Maura Healy-Rae | 24.46% | 3,099 | | | | | | |
| | Kerry Ind. Alliance | Michael Gleeson | 15.65% | 1,983 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brendan Cronin | 11.88% | 1,505 | 1,727 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Donal Grady | 10.45% | 1,324 | 1,529 | 1,618 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Niall Kelleher | 9.81% | 1,243 | 1,603 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Niall O'Callaghan | 8.41% | 1,065 | 1,293 | 1,387 | 1,444 | 1,480 | 1,694 | |
| | Labour | Marie Moloney | 6.88% | 871 | 1,037 | 1,122 | 1,172 | 1,204 | 1,348 | 1,400 |
| | Fine Gael | John Sheahan | 6.53% | 827 | 978 | 1,056 | 1,133 | 1,163 | 1,217 | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Buckley | 3.83% | 485 | 591 | 615 | 661 | 690 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Neily O'Connor | 2.10% | 266 | 343 | 372 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,864 Valid: 12,668 Spoilt: 126 Quota: 1,584 Turnout: 12,794 (61.32%) |||||||||||

### Listowel

Listowel: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Aoife Thornton | 18.95% | 2,578 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mike Kennelly | 15.17% | 2,064 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Robert Beasley | 10.89% | 1,482 | 1,537 | 1,546 | 1,566 | 1,683 | 2,010 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom Barry | 10.57% | 1,438 | 1,474 | 1,494 | 1,535 | 1,579 | 1,797 | 1,829 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Lucid | 9.48% | 1,289 | 1,389 | 1,394 | 1,406 | 1,630 | 1,681 | 1,685 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Moloney | 9.28% | 1,262 | 1,361 | 1,388 | 1,487 | 1,519 | 1,714 | 1,727 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Foley | 9.11% | 1,239 | 1,439 | 1,477 | 1,551 | 1,607 | 1,761 | 1,778 |
| | Independent | Michael O'Gorman | 7.51% | 1,022 | 1,084 | 1,097 | 1,209 | 1,333 | | |
| | Aontú | Sonny Foran | 5.75% | 782 | 843 | 846 | 870 | | | |
| | Independent | John Martin O'Sullivan | 3.22% | 438 | 468 | 473 | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,077 Valid: 13,603 Spoilt: 220 Quota: 1,944 Turnout: 13,823 (55.12%) |||||||||||

### Tralee

Tralee: 7 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 | Norma Foley | 16.20% | 2,106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Toiréasa Ferris | 11.84% | 1,539 | 1,590 | 1,600 | 1,636 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Terry O'Brien | 11.25% | 1,462 | 1,538 | 1,551 | 1,568 | 1,589 | 1,613 | 1,748 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Finucane | 9.25% | 1,202 | 1,250 | 1,251 | 1,257 | 1,274 | 1,297 | 1,333 | 1,401 | 1,423 | 1,423 | 1,630 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mikey Sheehy | 9.08% | 1,180 | 1,311 | 1,313 | 1,318 | 1,329 | 1,366 | 1,411 | 1,539 | 1,545 | 1,545 | 1,676 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pa Daly | 8.64% | 1,123 | 1,149 | 1,156 | 1,167 | 1,196 | 1,235 | 1,278 | 1,333 | 1,341 | 1,344 | 1,400 | 1,904 |
| | Independent | Sam Locke | 6.23% | 810 | 838 | 851 | 862 | 901 | 1,000 | 1,035 | 1,122 | 1,144 | 1,144 | 1,228 | 1,305 |
| | Green | Anne-Marie Fuller | 5.25% | 683 | 704 | 708 | 753 | 775 | 815 | 868 | 890 | 915 | 920 | 974 | 996 |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Foley | 5.02% | 653 | 661 | 669 | 674 | 685 | 693 | 704 | 730 | 734 | 737 | 753 | |
| | Fine Gael | Bridget O'Brien | 4.71% | 612 | 639 | 643 | 647 | 655 | 668 | 687 | 725 | 730 | 730 | | |
| | Labour | Ben Slimm | 3.23% | 420 | 429 | 432 | 443 | 452 | 460 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnnie Wall | 3.17% | 412 | 449 | 455 | 458 | 462 | 473 | 501 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Mary Fitzgibbon | 2.45% | 318 | 327 | 336 | 338 | 350 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ted Cronin | 1.52% | 197 | 203 | 213 | 225 | | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Bec Fahy | 1.34% | 174 | 176 | 184 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Yvonne Dineen | 0.62% | 80 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis O'Reilly | 0.22% | 28 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,036 Valid: 12,999 Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,625 Turnout: 13,169 (52.6%) ||||||||||||||||

### Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 See change below.

## Results by gender

2019 Kerry County Council election Candidates by gender :
| Gender | Number of candidates | % of candidates | Elected councillors | % of councillors |
| Men | 49 | 79.0% | 27 | 81.8% |
| Women | 13 | 21.0% | 6 | 18.2% |
| TOTAL | 62 | | 33 | |

## Changes after the 2019 election

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Sinn Féin | Toiréasa Ferris | Tralee | Resignation on 2 September 2019 | 21 October 2019 | Cathal Foley |
| Fianna Fáil | Norma Foley | Tralee | Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 25 February 2020 | Johnnie Wall |
| Sinn Féin | Pa Daly | Tralee | Elected to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election | 25 February 2020 | Deirdre Ferris |
| Kerry Ind. Alliance | Michael Gleeson | Killarney | Resignation | May 2021 | John O'Donoghue |
| Independent | Donal Grady | Killarney | Retirement | May 2023 | Martin Grady |

## Sources

* "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 119–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
* "Kerry County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ News. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
* "Kerry County Council: 2019 Local Election". IrelandElection.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.