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2009 Louth County Council election
An election to Louth County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 8 | +1 | 13,633 | 27.32 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 6 | +1 | 8,731 | 17.50 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | -4 | 11,753 | 23.55 | ||
| Labour | 2 | +1 | 5,553 | 11.13 | ||
| Green | 1 | +1 | 3,536 | 7.09 | ||
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 6,694 | 13.41 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 49,900 | 100.00 | — |
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Bell | 26.07 | 1,904 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Anthony Donohoe* | 16.43 | 1,200 | 1,310 | 1,397 | 1,560 | |
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McQuillan | 14.38 | 1,050 | 1,124 | 1,171 | 1,452 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Maher* | 12.36 | 903 | 957 | 1,206 | 1,341 | |
| Fine Gael | Kevin Callan | 11.71 | 855 | 930 | 1,006 | 1,166 | |
| Independent | Ken O'Heiligh* | 10.64 | 777 | 862 | 965 | ||
| Green | Michael McKeon | 4.29 | 313 | 344 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Lynch | 4.13 | 302 | 316 | |||
| Electorate: 13,562 Valid: 7,304 (53.86%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,461 Turnout: 7,428 (54.77%) |
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