2019 Fingal County Council election

A Fingal County Council election was held in Fingal in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.

2019 Fingal County Council election
24 May 2019
All 40 seats to Fingal County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 8 7 6
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Sinn Féin Social Democrats
Seats won 5 4 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Solidarity Inds. 4 Change Independent
Seats won 1 1 6
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Decrease 4
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

FF-Lab-Green-Ind

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.[1][2] Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, breached by four of Fingal's five 2014 LEAs. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.

Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party with 8 seats a net gain on 1 seat. The party won 2 seats in each of Swords and Rush-Lusk. Following boundary changes with Brian Dennehy having transferred to Rush-Lusk the party emerged seatless in Balbriggan, however. Fine Gael also increased their seat numbers by 1 to 7 but failed to win a seat in Swords for another election as well as Rush-Lusk. Labour gained 2 seats to return with 6 seats in total. The Green Party gained 3 seats in Balbriggan, Ongar and Swords to increase their numbers to 5. Cian O'Callaghan and Paul Mulville had joined the Social Democrats in the years pre-election and both retained their seats. Sinn Féin lost 2 seats overall in Balbriggan and in Howth-Malahide. The party fared much better in the LEAs that make up the Dublin West constituency than Dubin Fingal and just took the last seat in Swords. Solidarity had a very poor election in a former heartland returning with just 1 seat.

The election was also notable for the victory of Ireland's first Indian-born councillor, Punam Rane, who was elected as a Fine Gael candidate in the Blanchardstown Mulhuddart LEA.[3] The Green gains included a 20-year-old student: Daniel Whooley. elected in the Ongar LEA.[3]

Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 Increase1 13,677 17.25 Decrease0.67
Fine Gael 7 Increase1 13,418 16.93 Increase2.24
Labour 6 Increase2 10,449 13.18 Increase1.87
Green 5 Increase3 11,154 14.07 Increase8.96
Sinn Féin 4 Decrease2 7,202 9.08 Decrease5.51
Social Democrats 2 Increase2 4,683 5.91 New
Solidarity 1 Decrease3 2,891 3.65 Decrease4.36
Inds. 4 Change 1 Increase1 1,304 1.64 New
Aontú 0 Steady0 1,743 2.20 New
People Before Profit 0 Decrease1 263 0.33 Decrease1.47
Independent 6 Decrease4 12,474 15.73 Decrease9.69
Totals 40 Steady0 79,278 100.00

Results by local electoral area

Balbriggan
Balbriggan — 5 Seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Independent Tony Murphy[c 1] 17.74% 1,881                
Green Joe O'Brien[lower-alpha 1] 14.64% 1,552 1,560 1,587 1,612 1,679 1,717 1,792    
Labour Seána Ó Rodaigh 12.28% 1,302 1,307 1,314 1,325 1,358 1,382 1,431 1,538 1,687
Fine Gael Tom O'Leary[c 2] 11.46% 1,215 1,219 1,224 1,256 1,261 1,272 1,308 1,324 1,609
Independent Gráinne Maguire[c 1] 10.95% 1,161 1,206 1,272 1,289 1,346 1,391 1,502 1,646 1,825
Sinn Féin Malachy Quinn[c 1] 9.30% 986 998 1,048 1,055 1,082 1,109 1,141 1,246 1,287
Fine Gael Sam O'Connor 5.90% 626 637 647 700 720 748 828 876  
Fianna Fáil Niall Keady 4.00% 424 432 444 453 461 487      
Solidarity Carah Daniel 3.88% 411 415 435 449 490 573 600    
Social Democrats Garrett Mullan 2.75% 292 297 309 320          
People Before Profit Oghenetano John Uwhumiakpor 2.48% 263 265 271 340          
Fine Gael Okezie Emuaga 2.39% 253 255 264            
Independent Martin Hughes 2.24% 237 244              
Electorate: 23,553   Valid: 10,603   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 10,821 (45.94%)  

    Blanchardstown–Mulhuddart
    Blanchardstown–Mulhuddart — 5 Seats[8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Mary Elizabeth McCamley[c 1] 17.81% 888              
    Sinn Féin Breda Hanaphy 12.24% 610 614 619 679 716 739 1,041  
    Fine Gael Punam Rane 11.07% 552 569 582 603 637 762 793 806
    Solidarity John Burtchaell 10.75% 536 541 546 601 652 677 732 818
    Fianna Fáil Freddie Cooper[lower-alpha 2] 10.07% 502 508 511 526 554 647 667 685
    Independent Robert Loughlin 8.91% 444 445 455 478 538 551 563 595
    Sinn Féin Damien Bissett 8.37% 417 421 428 450 471 484    
    Fianna Fáil JK Onwumereh 6.88% 343 350 356 370 399      
    Aontú Sinéad Moore 6.14% 306 311 319 363        
    Independent Lorna Nolan[c 1] 5.98% 298 304 319          
    Independent Marius Marosan 0.96% 48 49            
    Independent Aran Smeallie 0.82% 41 42            
    Electorate: 17,132   Valid: 4,985   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 831   Turnout: 5,186 (30.27%)  

      Castleknock
      Castleknock — 6 Seats[11]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Green Roderic O'Gorman[c 1][lower-alpha 3] 27.25% 3,731              
      Fine Gael Emer Currie 15.99% 2,189              
      Fine Gael Ted Leddy[c 1] 11.29% 1,546 1,928 2,082          
      Fianna Fáil Howard Mahony[c 2] 11.01% 1,507 1,621 1,638 1,661 1,678 2,117    
      Labour John Walsh 9.03% 1,237 1,944 1,970          
      Aontú Edward MacManus 6.64% 909 1,008 1,016 1,027 1,091 1,143 1,180 1,351
      Sinn Féin Natalie Treacy[c 1] 6.36% 871 948 950 950 1,156 1,192 1,200 1,654
      Solidarity Sandra Kavanagh[c 1] 5.25% 719 941 948 952 1,028 1,061 1,080  
      Fianna Fáil Mags Murray[c 1] 4.23% 579 671 684 710 728      
      Sinn Féin Ryan Fitzgerald 1.92% 263 303 306 309        
      Independent Kevin Mullally 1.04% 142 183 185 187        
      Electorate: 32,220   Valid: 13,693   Spoilt: 274   Quota: 1,957   Turnout: 13,967 (43.35%)  

        Howth–Malahide
        Howth–Malahide — 7 Seats[15]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Fianna Fáil Eoghan O'Brien[c 1] 18.06% 3,561    
        Green David Healy[c 1] 17.35% 3,422    
        Social Democrats Cian O'Callaghan[c 1][lower-alpha 4] 13.78% 2,717    
        Labour Brian McDonagh[c 1] 13.03% 2,569    
        Independent Jimmy Guerin[c 1] 11.34% 2,237 2,586  
        Fine Gael Aoibhinn Tormey 10.46% 2,064 2,325 2,725
        Fine Gael Anthony Lavin[c 1] 9.55% 1,883 2,233 2,441
        Sinn Féin Daire Ní Laoi[c 1] 4.90% 966 1,041 1,210
        Independent Tom Daly 1.54% 304 364 543
        Electorate: 43,919   Valid: 19,723   Spoilt: 656   Quota: 2,466   Turnout: 20,379 (46.40%)  

          Ongar
          Ongar — 5 Seats[18]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly[c 1][lower-alpha 5] 21.22% 1,594                
          Independent Tania Doyle[c 2] 15.00% 1,127 1,169 1,197 1,218 1,271        
          Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt 11.57% 869 894 905 917 947 949 991 1,048 1,144
          Fine Gael Kieran Dennison[c 1] 8.93% 671 682 701 709 737 737 895 991 1,111
          Solidarity Matt Waine[c 2] 8.87% 666 694 713 762 850 855 877 908 1,029
          Green Daniel Whooley 8.79% 660 677 695 798 827 828 857 977 1,116
          Aontú Gerard Sheehan 7.03% 528 537 552 576 599 606 647 698  
          Labour Elaine Carmel Dooley 4.61% 346 360 370 403 434 436 479    
          Fine Gael Jagan Muttumula 4.49% 337 343 400 417 426 428      
          Social Democrats Aengus Ó Maoláin 4.03% 303 312 318            
          Sinn Féin Marian Buckley 2.54% 191 370 376 391          
          Independent Ramesh Racherla 2.48% 186 188              
          Independent Raghu Nath Narayanam 0.44% 33 33              
          Electorate: 20,665   Valid: 7,511   Spoilt: 195   Quota: 1,252   Turnout: 7,766 (37.58%)  

            Rush–Lusk
            Rush–Lusk — 5 Seats[20]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            Labour Robert O'Donoghue[c 2] 18.65% 1,982                  
            Fianna Fáil Adrian Henchy[c 1] 13.09% 1,391 1,397 1,411 1,428 1,441 1,451 1,474 1,498 1,653 1,748
            Fianna Fáil Brian Dennehy[c 1] 11.73% 1,247 1,279 1,288 1,313 1,373 1,422 1,460 1,495 1,534 1,658
            Independent Cathal Boland[c 2] 8.92% 948 963 999 1,036 1,074 1,142 1,211 1,292 1,320 1,628
            Social Democrats Paul Mulville[c 1] 8.19% 871 883 894 923 936 998 1,085 1,270 1,362 1,435
            Fine Gael Jim Monks 7.21% 766 787 808 814 830 841 868 908 1,095  
            Labour Corina Johnston 7.03% 747 794 806 832 843 879 909 1,046 1,195 1,303
            Fine Gael Bob Dowling 6.12% 651 659 670 685 692 706 712 748    
            Green Maria Salahovs 4.77% 507 527 534 548 583 630 712      
            Sinn Féin Noeleen O'Hagan 4.16% 442 453 459 468 485 515        
            Independent Roslyn Fuller 3.04% 323 336 348 381 438          
            Independent Sandra Sweetman 2.72% 289 306 320 347            
            Independent Glenn Brady 2.23% 237 243 274              
            Independent Davin Browne 1.19% 126 127                
            Independent Eóin Corcoran 0.97% 103 104                
            Electorate: 23,611   Valid: 10,630   Spoilt: 296   Quota: 1,772   Turnout: 10,926 (46.28%)  

              Swords
              Swords — 7 Seats[21]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567891011121314
              Fianna Fáil Darragh Butler[c 1] 18.94% 2,298                          
              Inds. 4 Change Dean Mulligan 10.75% 1,304 1,338 1,342 1,352 1,393 1,434 1,490 1,553            
              Green Ian Carey 10.57% 1,282 1,363 1,363 1,383 1,393 1,408 1,516 1,695            
              Labour Duncan Smith[lower-alpha 6] 9.83% 1,193 1,259 1,260 1,339 1,347 1,375 1,406 1,461 1,494 1,497 1,576      
              Independent Joe Newman[c 1] 8.94% 1,085 1,163 1,171 1,175 1,213 1,222 1,263 1,292 1,305 1,312 1,456 1,477 1,662  
              Fianna Fáil Brigid Manton 7.88% 956 1,231 1,232 1,243 1,254 1,273 1,326 1,359 1,372 1,375 1,439 1,449 1,509 1,521
              Fine Gael Helen Dunne 5.65% 685 740 743 751 755 760 804 854 864 867 911 923 982 994
              Solidarity Eugene Coppinger[c 1] 4.61% 559 588 592 595 608 621 670 740 776 788 841 849    
              Independent Paul Uzo 4.18% 507 551 555 560 570 589 628 645 656 661        
              Social Democrats Tracey Carey 4.12% 500 531 534 551 558 561 598              
              Independent Duane Michael Browne 3.96% 481 518 524 534 553 561                
              Sinn Féin Ann Graves[c 2] 3.91% 475 488 490 499 513 733 758 790 801 804 852 853 1,046 1,080
              Sinn Féin Lorraine O'Connell 3.19% 387 396 401 407 409                  
              Labour Yulia Ghumman 1.52% 185 199 199                      
              Independent James Fitzpatrick 1.52% 184 198 202 205                    
              Independent Fergal O'Connell 0.43% 52 53                        
              Electorate: 31,854   Valid: 12,133   Spoilt: 431   Quota: 1,517   Turnout: 12,564 (39.44%)  

                Results by gender
                2019 Fingal County Council election[3][24]
                Candidates by gender
                Gender Number of
                candidates                		  % of
                candidates                		 Elected
                councillors                		  % of
                councillors
                Men 61 68.5% 29 72.5%
                Women 28 31.5% 11 27.5%
                TOTAL89 40 

                Changes Since 2019 Local Elections
                1. Balbriggan Green Party Cllr Joe O'Brien was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Fingal at the November 2019 by-election.[5][6] Karen Power was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 January 2020.[7]
                2. Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart Fianna Fáil Cllr Freddie Cooper died on 29 June 2021 following an illness[9] John-Kingsley Onwumereh was co-opted to the seat on 11 October 2021.[10]
                3. Castleknock Green Party Cllr Roderic O'Gorman was elected as a TD for Dublin West at the 2020 general election.[12][13] Pamela Conroy was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[14]
                4. Howth-Malahide Social Democrats Cllr Cian O'Callaghan was elected as a TD for Dublin Bay North at the 2020 general election.[16][17] Joan Hopkins was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[14]
                5. Ongar Sinn Féin Cllr Paul Donnelly was elected as a TD for Dublin West at the 2020 general election.[12][13] Aaron O'Rourke was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[14] Angela Donnelly was co-opted to the seat on 16 March 2022 after O'Rourke's resignation due to time pressure.[19]
                6. Swords Labour Party Cllr Duncan Smith was elected as a TD for Dublin Fingal at the 2020 general election.[22][23] James Humphreys was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[14]

                Footnotes
                1. Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
                2. Outgoing councillor coopted after the 2014 election.

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                • "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 104–111. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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