# 2014 Kildare County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Kildare was divided into five 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). In addition, the town councils of Athy, Leixlip, Naas and Newbridge were all abolished.
In recognition of its major population growth in recent times Kildare was allocated 15 additional council seats. This helped to insulate both government parties somewhat from anti-government hostility that lead to seat losses in other counties. Fine Gael returned 9 seats, as they did in 2009 and Labour returned with 5 councillors, a loss of 1 seat in the Kildare-Newbridge LEA. Fianna Fáil emerged as the big winners doubling their seats to 12 and becoming the largest party. The party won 3 seats in each of Kildare-Newbridge, Maynooth and in Naas. Sinn Féin won a seat in each LEA, returning to County Hall for the first time since 1999. Independents also gained 5 seats to have a total membership of 9.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | +6 | 16,530 | 26.4 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | - | 13,111 | 20.9 | |
| | Labour | 5 | -1 | 8,359 | 13.4 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 5 | +5 | 7,494 | 11.9 | |
| | Independent | 9 | +5 | 14,207 | 22.7 | |
| Total | Total | 40 | +15 | 61,837 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Athy

Athy: 6 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 | Martin Miley, Jnr | 17.12 | 1,747 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Mark Wall | 15.01 | 1,531 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Dalton | 13.47 | 1,374 | 1,499 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Aoife Breslin | 11.95 | 1,219 | 1,241 | 1,377 | 1,434 | 1,449 | 1,470 | |
| | Fine Gael | Ivan Keatley | 11.61 | 1,184 | 1,274 | 1,521 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard O'Rourke | 8.92 | 910 | 918 | 980 | 984 | 1,030 | 1,033 | 1,079 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Redmond | 8.27 | 844 | 859 | 895 | 902 | 904 | 910 | 1,563 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ger Kelly | 7.97 | 813 | 828 | 863 | 868 | 868 | 879 | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Daly | 5.69 | 580 | 594 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,014 Valid: 10,202 (46.34%) Spoilt: 196 Quota: 1,458 Turnout: 10,398 (47.23%) |||||||||||

### Celbridge–Leixlip

Celbridge-Leixlip: 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 | Frank O'Rourke | 15.31 | 1,814 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Larkin | 12.16 | 1,441 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ide Cussen | 8.01 | 949 | 969 | 990 | 1,013 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 1,073 | 1,099 | 1,135 | 1,183 | 1,238 | 1,244 |
| | Independent | Bernard Caldwell | 7.93 | 940 | 945 | 977 | 989 | 991 | 992 | 1,065 | 1,183 | 1,288 | 1,485 | | |
| | Labour | Kevin Byrne | 7.11 | 842 | 893 | 903 | 918 | 974 | 974 | 1,024 | 1,104 | 1,123 | 1,133 | 1,198 | 1,231 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Neville | 6.52 | 773 | 781 | 793 | 797 | 981 | 982 | 1,008 | 1,093 | 1,194 | 1,347 | 1,674 | |
| | Independent | Brendan Young | 6.23 | 738 | 763 | 783 | 849 | 872 | 875 | 997 | 1,026 | 1,062 | 1,184 | 1,340 | 1,387 |
| | Labour | Shane Griffin | 6.14 | 727 | 768 | 771 | 805 | 868 | 868 | 913 | 984 | 1,018 | 1,032 | 1,139 | 1,178 |
| | Green | Shane Fitzgerald | 5.84 | 692 | 701 | 719 | 732 | 743 | 745 | 768 | 803 | 885 | 995 | | |
| | Independent | Denis McCarthy | 5.20 | 616 | 619 | 645 | 688 | 690 | 693 | 728 | 762 | 819 | | | |
| | Labour | Colm Purcell | 4.32 | 512 | 518 | 528 | 528 | 545 | 545 | 550 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Beirne | 3.63 | 430 | 446 | 475 | 519 | 541 | 541 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gráinne Whelan | 3.61 | 428 | 524 | 538 | 543 | 555 | 555 | 571 | 604 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Philip Slattery | 3.38 | 401 | 425 | 428 | 439 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Kavanagh | 2.37 | 281 | 291 | 308 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Devaney | 1.57 | 186 | 189 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jean Berry | 0.65 | 77 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,070 Valid: 11,847 (43.76%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,481 Turnout: 11,958 (44.17%) ||||||||||||||||

### Kildare-Newbridge

Kildare-Newbridge: 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fiona O'Loughlin | 12.45 | 1,786 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Suzanne Doyle | 10.47 | 1,502 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fiona McLoughlin-Healy | 9.87 | 1,415 | 1,445 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mark Lynch | 9.02 | 1,293 | 1,308 | 1,315 | 1,318 | 1,319 | 1,325 | 1,336 | 1,351 | 1,360 | 1,378 | 1,412 | 1,440 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joanne Pender | 7.15 | 1,026 | 1,042 | 1,067 | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1,084 | 1,112 | 1,138 | 1,183 | 1,203 | 1,263 | 1,315 | 1,442 | | | | |
| | Independent | Paddy Kennedy | 6.67 | 957 | 981 | 988 | 991 | 993 | 1,017 | 1,043 | 1,070 | 1,111 | 1,132 | 1,165 | 1,243 | 1,295 | 1,341 | 1,343 | 1,482 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Power | 6.19 | 888 | 1,003 | 1,009 | 1,026 | 1,027 | 1,030 | 1,050 | 1,060 | 1,081 | 1,1103 | 1,127 | 1,163 | 1,187 | 1,239 | 1,240 | 1,315 | 1,321 |
| | Fine Gael | Mark Stafford | 5.68 | 814 | 887 | 890 | 895 | 896 | 899 | 909 | 913 | 916 | 942 | 957 | 1,533 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Damian Molyneaux | 4.76 | 682 | 693 | 698 | 699 | 699 | 706 | 711 | 738 | 746 | 756 | 772 | 796 | 846 | 866 | 867 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Nolan, Jnr | 4.64 | 666 | 678 | 681 | 682 | 682 | 693 | 709 | 720 | 736 | 757 | 765 | 787 | 798 | 920 | 920 | 972 | 977 |
| | Independent | Willie Crowley | 3.85 | 552 | 559 | 563 | 564 | 565 | 571 | 584 | 603 | 666 | 683 | 694 | 753 | 863 | 874 | 876 | 1,020 | 1,055 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Donnelly | 3.60 | 516 | 527 | 527 | 535 | 536 | 543 | 546 | 547 | 549 | 592 | 623 | 639 | 677 | | | | |
| | Independent | Declan Crowe | 2.59 | 372 | 376 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 388 | 392 | 397 | 403 | 421 | 492 | 581 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Murty Aspell | 2.50 | 359 | 365 | 375 | 376 | 377 | 384 | 402 | 428 | 454 | 472 | 484 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John (Gusher) Gleeson | 2.32 | 333 | 336 | 338 | 347 | 347 | 351 | 355 | 365 | 372 | 388 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Morgan McCabe | 1.81 | 259 | 266 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 272 | 287 | 296 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Francis Browne | 1.48 | 212 | 215 | 217 | 222 | 222 | 304 | 308 | 314 | 316 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seamus Finn | 1.43 | 205 | 208 | 219 | 220 | 220 | 228 | 230 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Willie Hamilton | 1.38 | 198 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ray O'Brien | 1.37 | 196 | 204 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 212 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jason Turner | 0.76 | 109 | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,598 Valid: 14,340 (43.99%) Spoilt: 197 Quota: 1,435 Turnout: 14,537 (44.59%) |||||||||||||||||||||

### Maynooth

Maynooth: 9 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 | 13.82 | 1,701 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Padraig McEvoy | 13.56 | 1,668 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Réada Cronin | 10.49 | 1,291 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Teresa Murray | 7.74 | 952 | 984 | 1,045 | 1,050 | 1,136 | 1,268 | | | | |
| | Labour | John McGinley | 7.53 | 927 | 936 | 950 | 952 | 956 | 961 | 1,142 | 1,144 | 1,151 | 1,188 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Naoise Ó Cearúil | 7.48 | 920 | 939 | 963 | 966 | 970 | 980 | 1,000 | 1,060 | 1,065 | 1,089 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul Ward | 6.93 | 853 | 897 | 921 | 923 | 925 | 961 | 975 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 1,046 |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Durkan | 5.83 | 717 | 856 | 889 | 891 | 895 | 911 | 954 | 977 | 981 | 1,325 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daragh Fitzpatrick | 5.38 | 662 | 722 | 771 | 774 | 789 | 796 | 818 | 1,113 | 1,116 | 1,250 |
| | People Before Profit | Martin Grehan | 5.08 | 625 | 640 | 688 | 708 | 731 | 797 | 829 | 852 | 866 | 899 |
| | Fine Gael | Seamus Langan | 4.87 | 599 | 688 | 700 | 702 | 747 | 757 | 781 | 858 | 859 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Doyle | 4.27 | 529 | 539 | 552 | 556 | 583 | 592 | 611 | | | |
| | Labour | Julie McNamara | 2.64 | 325 | 356 | 437 | 438 | 446 | 458 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Paul Gannon | 2.32 | 286 | 297 | 340 | 351 | 392 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joan McGuire | 2.06 | 254 | 261 | 296 | 301 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,237 Valid: 12,305 (43.86%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 12,468 (44.44%) ||||||||||||||

### Naas

Naas: 9 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 | James Lawless | 16.15 | 2,123 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sorcha O'Neill | 12.34 | 1,622 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seamie Moore | 9.94 | 1,307 | 1,361 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Darren Scully | 9.23 | 1,213 | 1,291 | 1,305 | 1,308 | 1,321 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Robert Power | 7.29 | 954 | 1,174 | 1,198 | 1,209 | 1,218 | 1,231 | 1,241 | 1,283 | 1,344 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie Callaghan | 7.23 | 950 | 1,119 | 1,137 | 1,148 | 1,159 | 1,185 | 1,197 | 1,304 | 1,361 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Hillis | 6.25 | 822 | 839 | 846 | 849 | 850 | 862 | 872 | 893 | 1,040 | 1,047 | 1,053 | 1,101 |
| | Labour | Anne Breen | 6.21 | 816 | 846 | 863 | 866 | 877 | 890 | 906 | 1,074 | 1,194 | 1,208 | 1,213 | 1,533 |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Brett | 6.09 | 800 | 843 | 848 | 851 | 852 | 863 | 871 | 885 | 1,019 | 1,027 | 1,038 | 1,145 |
| | Fine Gael | Jacinta O'Sullivan | 4.51 | 593 | 623 | 635 | 637 | 640 | 651 | 661 | 694 | | | | |
| | Labour | Fergus Carpenter | 4.0 | 526 | 631 | 642 | 643 | 645 | 652 | 665 | 721 | 754 | 757 | 759 | |
| | Labour | Ger Dunne | 3.99 | 524 | 539 | 556 | 556 | 561 | 566 | 575 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paddy Horan | 2.26 | 297 | 308 | 355 | 359 | 415 | 542 | 706 | 739 | 763 | 765 | 770 | 807 |
| | Direct Democracy | Martin Byrne | 1.72 | 226 | 241 | 300 | 301 | 326 | 348 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Francis James O'Rourke | 1.40 | 184 | 197 | 234 | 237 | 304 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Cathal Spelman | 1.38 | 182 | 194 | 233 | 234 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,335 Valid: 13,143 (43.33%) Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,315 Turnout: 13,314 (43.89%) ||||||||||||||||

## Changes
### Co-options

| Party | Outgoing | LEA | Reason | Date | Co-optee |
| Fianna Fáil | Willie Callaghan | Naas | Death. | 27 January 2015 | Deborah Callaghan |
| Independent | Willie Crowley | Kildare-Newbridge | Died after sustaining injuries in a hit and run incident. | 14 March 2016 | Morgan McCabe |
| Fianna Fáil | James Lawless | Naas | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. | 14 March 2016 | Carmel Brady |
| Fianna Fáil | Frank O'Rourke | Celbridge-Leixlip | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. | 14 March 2016 | Michael Coleman |
| Fianna Fáil | Fiona O'Loughlin | Kildare-Newbridge | Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. | 14 March 2016 | Murty Aspell |
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Dalton | Athy | Resigned due to expenses scandal. | 26 November 2018 | Brian Dooley |

### Changes in affiliation

| Name | LEA | Elected as | New affiliation | Date |
| Mark Dalton | Athy | Fianna Fáil | Independent | 16 October 2014 |
| Sorcha O'Neill | Naas | Sinn Féin | Independent | 21 April 2017 |
| Fiona McLoughlin-Healy | Kildare-Newbridge | Fine Gael | Independent | 9 March 2018 |
| Íde Cussen | Celbridge-Leixlip | Sinn Féin | Independent | 21 November 2018 |