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2019 Kilkenny County Council election


An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).

Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.

Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent who also contested the Ireland South European Parliament constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil11115,89541.113.91
Fine Gael9212,41032.102.20
Labour22,9157.543.66
Green11,4853.840.34
Sinn Féin032,4586.363.54
People Before Profit02310.60New
Independent13,2708.461.26
Total2438,664100.00

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.

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

PartyCandidateFPv%Count
Fianna FáilPat Fitzpatrick22.21%2,249
Fine GaelMary Hilda Cavanagh16.66%1,687
Fianna FáilMichael McCarthy15.71%1,591
Fine GaelJohn Brennan11.74%1,1891,4131,493
LabourDenis Hynes10.84%1,0981,1751,1901,2011,403
Fianna FáilMichael Delaney9.73%9851,3401,4161,520
Fine GaelPat O'Neill8.09%8199119649801,049
Sinn FéinJoseph Kavanagh5.01%507561577590
Electorate: 19,146   Valid: 10,125   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,447   Turnout: 10,358 (54.1%)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
Fine GaelPat Dunphy19.60%1,579
LabourTomás Breathnach18.82%1,516
Fine GaelFidelis Doherty13.14%1,0591,1181,1451,1471,2841,356
Fianna FáilEamon Aylward12.57%1,0131,0651,1061,1121,1641,432
Fianna FáilGer Frisby12.04%9709841,0101,0171,1431,246
Sinn FéinGrace Doyle8.38%675690720730859950
Fianna FáilRob Duggan7.60%612667681686714
Fine GaelJohn Hayes3.96%319345363365
IndependentMelissa O'Neill2.89%233241253291
IndependentAlan Curran1.01%818893
Electorate: 16,125   Valid: 8,057   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,343   Turnout: 8,187 (50.77%)
2019 Kilkenny County Council electionCandidates by gender
Men3375.0%2187.5%
Women1125.0%312.5%
TOTAL4424
PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
GreenMalcolm NoonanKilkennyElected to the 33rd Dáil for Carlow–Kilkenny at the 2020 general election24 February 2020Maria Dollard

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