The 2014 Irish local elections were held in all local government areas of Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin West and Longford–Westmeath).[1][2][3] The poll in the Ballybay–Clones LEA on Monaghan County Council was deferred due to the death of a candidate.[4]
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Administrative changes edit
These elections took place after the coming into force of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, under which city and county councils were contested under substantially redrawn local electoral area (LEA) boundaries, including an overall increase of seats to 949, up from 883 in the 2009 local elections.[5] It also saw the abolition of borough and town councils. Municipal districts were created within counties outside of Dublin. Generally, a municipal district contained a single LEA, though a few districts around larger urban areas contain multiple LEAs.
Overview edit
The elections took place a little over three years after the last general election, which led to a government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party. The elections were a major setback for Fine Gael and Labour. Fine Gael lost control of many councils, falling behind Fianna Fáil on some. Labour lost more than half of its local authority seats. Fianna Fáil showed a recovery, again becoming the largest party at local level with an increased share of the vote. The party also took control of some councils, while on others it formed alliances with Fine Gael. Sinn Féin was the main winner in this election, becoming the third-largest party at local level. There were also major gains for independents and smaller parties. As a result of its disastrous performance, the Labour leader Eamon Gilmore resigned.
Opinion polls edit
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. Only polls conducted in the period leading up to the election and immediately afterwards are shown.
| Date | Source | Polling agency | Fine Gael | Labour Party | Fianna Fáil | Sinn Féin | Green Party | AAA–PBP[a] | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2014 | Sunday Independent[p 1] | Millward Brown | 20 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 23 May 2014 | European election | — | 22.3 | 5.3 | 22.3 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 3.3[b] | 23.9 |
| 23 May 2014 | Local elections | — | 24.0 | 7.2 | 25.3 | 15.2 | 1.6 | 2.9[b] | 25.5 |
| 19 May 2014 | Sunday Independent[p 2] | Millward Brown | 20 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 27 | |
| 1 May 2014 | The Sunday Business Post[p 3] | Red C | 25 | 11 | 21 | 18 | — | 25 | |
| 19 April 2014 | Sunday Independent[p 4][p 5] | Millward Brown | 29 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 21 | |
| 19 April 2014 | The Sunday Times[p 5][p 6] | Behaviour & Attitudes | 21 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 26 | |
| 3 April 2014 | The Irish Times[p 7] | Ipsos MRBI | 25 | 8 | 25 | 21 | — | 21 | |
| 30 March 2014 | The Sunday Business Post[p 8] | Red C | 26 | 9 | 22 | 21 | — | 22 | |
| 28 February 2014 | Sunday Independent[p 9] | Millward Brown | 27 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 20 | |
| 22 February 2014 | The Sunday Times[p 10] | Behaviour & Attitudes | 30 | 9 | 19 | 18 | — | 24 | |
| 22 February 2014 | The Sunday Business Post[p 10] | Red C | 29 | 11 | 22 | 16 | — | 22 | |
| 24 January 2014 | Sunday Independent[p 11] | Millward Brown | 30 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 15 | |
| 22 January 2014 | The Sunday Business Post[p 11] | Red C | 27 | 9 | 23 | 16 | — | 25 | |
| 9 January 2014 | Paddy Power[p 12] | Red C | 28 | 10 | 22 | 18 | — | 22 | |
| 15 December 2013 | The Sunday Times[6] | Behaviour & Attitudes | 30 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3<[c] | 21[c] |
Results edit
| Party | Seats[7] | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 267 |  49 | 430,040 | 25.20 |  0.2 | |
| Fine Gael | 235 | 105 | 408,289 | 23.92 | 8.3 | |
| Sinn Féin | 159 | 105 | 258,650 | 15.16 | 7.8 | |
| Labour | 51 | 81 | 121,898 | 7.14 | 7.6 | |
| People Before Profit | 14 | 9 | 29,051 | 1.70 | 0.9 | |
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | 14 | 10 | 21,097 | 1.24 | 0.3 | |
| Green | 12 | 9 | 27,168 | 1.59 | 0.7 | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | 1 | 3,147 | 0.18 | 0.1 | |
| United Left | 1 | New | 2,879 | 0.17 | New | |
| SKIA | 1 |  | 2,139 | 0.12 | | |
| WUA | 1 | 1 | 1,927 | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Republican Sinn Féin | 1 | | 1,561 | 0.09 | | |
| Direct Democracy | 0 | New | 3,607 | 0.21 | New | |
| Éirígí | 0 | | 3,120 | 0.18 | New | |
| Inds. 4 Change | 0 | New | 1,828 | 0.11 | New | |
| Fís Nua | 0 | New | 930 | 0.05 | New | |
| Letterkenny Residents Party | 0 | | 428 | 0.03 | | |
| Communist | 0 | | 215 | 0.01 | | |
| Independent | 192 | 70 | 388,721 | 22.78 | 7.1 | |
| Total | 949 | 66 | 1,706,695 | 100% | — | |
Results from the Anti-Austerity Alliance are compared to the Socialist Party in the 2009 local elections. Republican Sinn Féin are not a registered party; therefore, their candidates appear on the ballot as Non-Party.
Detailed results by council edit
| Authority | FF | FG | SF | Lab | PBP | AAA | GP | WUA | WP | UL | RSF | SKIA | Ind | Total | Details | |||||||||||||
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| Carlow | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clare | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cork | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 55 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cork City | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 37 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin City | 9 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 63 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 40 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fingal | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 40 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
| Galway | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1[d] | 11 | 39 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Galway City | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kerry | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 33 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 40 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leitrim | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limerick | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayo | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sligo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dublin | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Waterford | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 32 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | Details | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 32 | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 267 | 235 | 159 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 949 | ||||||||||||||
Largest parties by council edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Single party from September 2015. Includes the Socialist Party.
- ^ a b Contested as separate parties.
- ^ a b Others figure of 24% includes 3% for the Green Party.
- ^ Republican Sinn Féin is an unregistered party; therefore Curraoin appears on official lists as non-Party.
References edit
- ^ "Coalition as unpopular as last days of Cowen government". Irish Independent. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Return of the old guard sparks Fianna Fail backlash". Irish Independent. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Poll shows rise in support for Labour and independents". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ McConnell, Daniel (19 April 2014). "Support for Labour party at all time low". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Contrasting fortunes for FG in polls; Independents rise". BreakingNews.ie. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ McInerney, Sarah (19 April 2014). "Sunday Times/B&A". Twitter. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Fine Gael support declines as Fianna Fáil recovers ground". The Irish Times. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ Bohan, Christine (29 March 2014). "Both Government parties down as Sinn Féin surges in latest poll". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (1 March 2014). "Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all down in dramatic Sunday Independent MillwardBrown opinion poll - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Fine Gael stay top but mixed news for Labour in new polls". Irish Examiner. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b Brophy, Daragh (25 January 2014). "Good news (and bad) for coalition as opinion polls give contrasting takes". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Ferry, Declan (9 January 2014). "Paddy Power Red C poll: Fine Gael and Labour lose support in first opinion poll of New Year". Irish Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
Sources edit
- "Local Elections 2014: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
Citations edit
- ^ "Local and European elections to be held on 23 May". RTÉ. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Reilly, Gavan (16 April 2013). "MEPs ask for next year's local and European elections to be moved". The Journal. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ COUNCIL DECISION 2013/299/EU, Euratom of 14 June 2013 fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage Archived 13 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, published on 21 June 2013 by the Official Journal of the European Union, L 169/69
- ^ McArdle, Patsy (23 May 2013). "Monaghan local election candidate dies suddenly". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee" (Press release). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
The Minister in publishing the Report announced that he has accepted in full the recommendations in the Report and that he will be making the necessary local electoral area orders to give effect to these in due course.
- ^ "Sunday Times poll boost for Coalition". RTÉ News. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Reilly, Gavan, County & City Council results (by @gavreilly), archived from the original on 18 April 2016, retrieved 31 May 2014
External links edit
- Irish local elections, 2014 at Electionsireland.org