2014 Meath County Council election
23 May 2014
All 40 seats on Meath County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 10 8
Seat change +2 +2 +7
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 9 0
Seat change +4 -4
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour

 Council control after election

Fine Gael
Independents

An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 29 seats at the 2009 election.[1] County Meath was divided into six 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 Kells, Navan and Trim were abolished.

Fine Gael remained the largest party, and gained 2 seats when compared to 2009, despite having a lower first preference vote than Fianna Fáil. The party was somewhat insulated by the additional seats allocated to Meath. While Fianna Fáil was the largest party in terms of vote share running too many candidates and transfer leakage, in LEAs like Kells, Ratoath and Trim in particular, saw the party miss out on potential additional seats. By contrast Sinn Féin were the major winners in the elections as the party returned a team of 8 to the new Council. Independents gained 4 additional seats, including Nick Killian, a former Fianna Fáil councillor. Labour lost all of their 4 Council seats in a testament to the anti-Government sentiment.[2]

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 13 +2 14,315 22.82
Fianna Fáil 10 +2 17,366 27.68
Sinn Féin 8 +7 11,402 18.17
Labour 0 -4 3,225 5.14
People Before Profit 0 0 333 0.53
Direct Democracy 0 0 253 0.40
Workers' Party 0 0 231 0.37
Green 0 0 157 0.25
Independent 9 +4 15,456 24.6
Total 40 +11 62,738 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

Ashbourne

Ashbourne: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Independent Joe Bonner[*] 21.41 1,907                  
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke 15.79 1,407                  
Fianna Fáil Dr. Claire O'Driscoll 14.35 1,278                  
Fine Gael Suzanne Jamal[*] 8.28 738 765 771 774 775 778 790 855 1,057 1,183
Fine Gael Alan Tobin 7.05 628 732 738 747 755 783 805 816 922 1,126
Fine Gael David Harford 5.95 530 552 556 557 560 562 572 616    
Labour Niamh McGowan[*] 5.35 477 591 601 608 620 649 689 703 755  
Fianna Fáil Joe Sheridan 5.34 476 495 506 511 512 515 525      
Independent Sharon Keogan 5.07 452 497 524 530 538 577 759 820 910 990
Fianna Fáil Seán Smith††† 5.06 451 555 563 576 584 599 629 840 881 1,001
Independent Aisling O'Neill 2.80 249 322 349 367 398 498        
Independent John King 1.55 138 206 219 229 288          
Independent Paul Nolan 1.34 101 137 153 168            
Independent Cathal Loftus 0.85 76 98 104              
Electorate: 19,845 (44.89%)   Valid: 8908   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,273   Turnout: 9,001 (45.36%)  

    Kells

    Kells: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Fianna Fáil Seán Drew 12.03 1,634 1,638 1,650 1,658 1,727            
    Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher 11.77 1,599 1,607 1,649 1,653 1,686 1,687 1,843        
    Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke 11.50 1,562 1,572 1,607 1,619 1,633 1,633 1,643 1,656 2,068    
    Independent David Gilroy 11.18 1,519 1,551 1,597 1,683 1,706            
    Fianna Fáil Oliver Fox[*] 8.52 1,158 1,161 1,163 1,173 1,178 1,179 1,237 1,246      
    Fine Gael Sarah Reilly 8.27 1,124 1,147 1,167 1,240 1,338 1,347 1,362 1,363 1,490 1,568 1,598
    Fine Gael Eugene Cassidy[*] 8.10 1,100 1,104 1,115 1,188 1,210 1,212 1,301 1,347 1,378 1,394 1,399
    Fine Gael John V. Farrelly[*] 8.06 1,095 1,099 1,102 1,158 1,207 1,211 1,245 1,261 1,334 1,373 1,377
    Fianna Fáil Bryan Reilly[*] 7.42 1,008 1,010 1,019 1,021 1,079 1,090 1,313 1,327 1,698 1,785  
    Fianna Fáil Ronan Murtagh 4.95 673 674 680 681 686 686          
    Labour Brian Collins 2.91 395 420 435 448              
    Fine Gael Aideen Andrews 2.48 337 360 361                
    Workers' Party Seamus McDonagh 1.70 231 234                  
    Labour Sandy Gallagher 1.10 150                    
    Electorate: 25,923   Valid: 13,585 (52.41%)   Spoilt: 205   Quota: 1,699   Turnout: 13,790 (53.20%)  

      Laytown-Bettystown

      Laytown-Bettystown: 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Sinn Féin Eimear Ferguson 18.14 1,785              
      Fianna Fáil Wayne Harding[*] 15.60 1,535              
      Independent Sharon Keogan 11.69 1,150 1,265            
      Fine Gael Sharon Tolan 8.51 837 860 868 874 891 1,068 1,090 1,270
      Fine Gael Paddy Meade 8.01 788 809 888 906 911 1,076 1,099 1,189
      Fianna Fáil Stephen McKee 7.98 785 811 871 875 880 925 1,015 1,086
      Fianna Fáil Patricia Heritage 6.36 626 675 760 775 796 813 841 916
      Labour Eoin Holmes[*] 5.64 555 581 604 622 642 686 722  
      Fine Gael Dermot McCullen 5.16 508 521 529 536 545      
      Independent Tom Kelly 4.81 473 547 553 596 687 710 901 997
      Independent David Keaveney 3.44 339 433 448 497 592 609    
      Direct Democracy William Lacey 2.57 253 328 331 356        
      Independent Mick Martin 1.48 146 170 178          
      Independent Denis Proctor 0.62 61 75 84          
      Electorate: 22,959   Valid: 9,841 (42.86%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,231   Turnout: 9,955 (43.36%)  
        Navan: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Sinn Féin Joe Reilly[*]†† 14.02 1,360                  
        Independent Francis Deane[*] 12.30 1,193 1,199 1,210 1,225            
        Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells[*]† 10.83 1,051 1,056 1,058 1,107 1,136 1,145 1,181 1,183 1,251  
        Sinn Féin Sinead Burke 10.14 984 1,070 1,077 1,122 1,166 1,256        
        Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly[*] 9.41 913 924 926 950 981 989 1,003 1,005 1,046 1,110
        Independent Wayne Forde 7.70 747 756 773 779 838 909 921 939 1,025 1,265
        Fianna Fáil Padraig Fitzsimons 6.77 657 661 662 685 701 717 732 734 759 810
        Fine Gael Jim Holloway[*] 6.44 625 629 634 650 662 674 914 916 1,017 1,106
        Independent Paddy Pryle 4.62 448 454 470 482 506 573 589 604 667  
        Labour Anton McCabe 4.56 442 446 452 465 476 501 526 528    
        Fine Gael John Duffy 3.77 366 367 370 373 384 390        
        People Before Profit Alan Lawes 3.43 333 336 346 353 364          
        Independent Stephen Ball 2.75 267 271 275 278            
        Fianna Fáil Jenny McHugh[*] 2.31 224 226 229              
        Independent Paul Hagan 0.61 59 60                
        Independent Gerry O'Brien 0.35 34 35                
        Electorate: 22,088   Valid: 9,703 (43.93%)   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 9,825 (44.48%)  

          Ratoath

          Ratoath: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Independent Brian Fitzgerald[*] 18.84 2,054            
          Independent Nick Killian[*] 14.88 1,622            
          Sinn Féin Maria O'Kane 9.81 1,070 1,145 1,184 1,221 1,276 1,364  
          Fine Gael Maria Murphy[*] 8.56 933 1,000 1,004 1,077 1,093 1,191 1,191
          Fianna Fáil Damien O'Reilly 8.50 927 1,016 1,024 1,040 1,144 1,375  
          Fine Gael Gerry O'Connor 7.90 861 937 944 989 1,002 1,018 1,018
          Fine Gael Gillian Toole 7.27 793 848 914 928 1,087 1,107 1,107
          Independent Seán Henry 5.77 629 770 809 874 901 982 982
          Fianna Fáil Noel Leonard[*] 5.45 594 669 677 688 728    
          Fianna Fáil P.J. White 5.37 585 625 633 692 764 836  
          Fianna Fáil Deirdre Smith 4.31 470 491 552 578      
          Labour William Lacey 1.90 207 236 245        
          Green Seán O Buachalla 1.44 157 180 190        
          Electorate: 24,916   Valid: 10,902 (43.76%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,363   Turnout: 11,012 (44.20%)  

            Trim

            Trim: 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            Sinn Féin Caroline Lynch 16.69 1,635                  
            Fine Gael Joe Fox[*] 12.43 1,218 1,227 1,234 1,239 1,264 1,271 1,367 1,421    
            Independent Trevor Golden 10.74 1,052 1,104 1,190 1,307 1,531          
            Fine Gael Enda Flynn 9.84 964 971 975 992 1,006 1,017 1,060 1,066 1,131 1,134
            Fianna Fáil Vera Flynn 9.46 927 942 946 956 969 982 1,009 1,082 1,125 1,127
            Fianna Fáil Ronan McKenna 9.0 882 897 905 911 918 923 961 1,182 1,336 1,345
            Fine Gael Noel French 8.88 870 878 896 901 915 924 959 1,006 1,313 1,320
            Labour James O'Shea 5.77 565 582 603 609 619 634 786 838    
            Fianna Fáil Vincent McHugh 5.23 512 523 529 531 536 545 558      
            Labour Tracey McElhinney[*] 4.43 434 447 453 457 470 494        
            Independent Keith Ellis 2.96 290 316 346 419            
            Independent Dennis O'Rourke 2.30 225 265 282              
            Independent David Keane 2.30 225 247                
            Electorate: 24,531   Valid: 9,799 (39.95%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,400   Turnout: 9,961 (40.61%)  

              References

              1. ↑ Walsh, Louis (26 May 2014). "Meath Council: Full recount under way in Ratoath". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
              2. ↑ "Meath County Council Election results". Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

              Changes 2014–2019

              • † Navan Fianna Fáil Cllr Shane Cassells was elected to the 32nd Dáil for Meath West in the 2016 general election. Padraig Fitzsimons was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
              • †† Navan Sinn Féin Cllr Joe Reilly died of cancer on 1 June 2018. Edward Fennessy was co-opted to fill the vacancy in September 2018.
              • ††† Ashbourne Fianna Fáil Councillor Seán Smith resigned his seat on 12 September 2018 explaining that he and his family were moving to the US. On 29 November 2018 Conor Tormey was selected to fill the vacancy.
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