2009 Cork County Council election

An election to Cork County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten 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).

2009 Cork County Council election

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All 48 seats on Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 22 12 7
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease4 Increase2
Popular vote 61,025 54,030 16,729
Percentage 37.19% 32.93% 10.19%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 6
Seat change Steady Increase4
Popular vote 10,079 13,059
Percentage 6.14% 7.96%

Map showing the area of Cork County Council

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 22  2 61,025 37.19
Fianna Fáil 12  4 54,030 32.93
Labour 7  2 16,729 10.19
Sinn Féin 1   10,079 6.14
Independent 6  4 13,059 7.96
Totals 48 - 164,093 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Bandon

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Bandon - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 25.65 3,370        
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 23.46 3,106 3,130 3,553    
Fine Gael Veronica Neville* 19.27 2,531 2,564 2,831 3,005 3,050
Labour Gearoid Buckley 16.95 2,226 2,300 2,861 2,955 2,995
Sinn Féin Rachel McCarthy 7.45 979 1,011      
Independent Edmund Butler 5.03 661 715      
Independent Festus Asemota 2.00 263        
Electorate: 22,126   Valid: 13,136 (59.37%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 3,285   Turnout: 13,311 (60.16%)  

Bantry

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Bantry - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Danny Crowley* 15.68 1,889 1,914 1,924 1,970 2,062    
Fine Gael Mary Hegarty 15.16 1,827 1,846 1,923 2,038      
Fine Gael Dermot Sheehan* 14.16 1,706 1,729 1,803 1,838 1,928 1,932 2,206
Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy* 12.38 1,491 1,509 1,517 1,555 1,657 1,673 2,065
Fine Gael Noel Harrington* 11.95 1,440 1,484 1,509 1,537 1,617 1,629 1,691
Fine Gael John P. O'Shea* 8.08 973 979 997 1,050 1,182 1,189 1,239
Fianna Fáil Michael Kingston 7.51 905 924 948 981 1,051 1,065  
Independent Anne O'Leary 5.28 636 690 756 871      
Independent Joe Burke 3.85 464 497 524        
Labour Jose Ospina 3.24 390 427          
Sinn Féin Sam Simpson 1.63 196            
Independent Michael O'Sullivan 0.88 106            
Independent Mecky McBrearty 0.21 25            
Electorate: 18,616   Valid: 12,048 (64.72%)   Spoilt: 152   Quota: 2,009   Turnout: 12,200 (65.54%)  

Blarney

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Blarney - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour John Gilroy* 24.10 4,538      
Fine Gael Pat Burton 19.50 3,671 3,772    
Fine Gael Gerry Kelly* 18.82 3,543 3,911    
Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 13.28 2,520 2,544 2,621 3,512
Independent Kevin Conway 10.82 2,038 2,136 2,768 2,990
Fianna Fáil Michael Burns 7.60 1,431 1,515 1,584  
Sinn Féin John Stanton 5.77 1,087 1,184    
Electorate: 34,580   Valid: 18,828 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 234   Quota: 3,766   Turnout: 19,062 (55.12%)  

Carrigaline

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Carrigaline - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath* 17.00 3,996                
Fine Gael Deirdre Forde* 16.83 3,956                
Fine Gael Tim Lombard* 14.30 3,363                
Fine Gael John A. Collins* 12.35 2,904 2,975 3,119 3,243 3,336 3,342 4,003    
Labour Paula Desmond* 11.87 2,791 2,868 2,975 3,097 3,379        
Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Laoghaire 6.39 1,502 1,534 1,559 1,602 1,645 1,646 1,769 1,815 2,039
Independent David Boyle 5.08 1,194 1,222 1,273 1,492 1,610 1,616 1,816 2,009 2,410
Fianna Fáil Padraig Martin 5.08 1,194 1,523 1,572 1,607 1,667 1,669 1,741 1,784  
Fine Gael David O'Byrne 4.41 1,038 1,079 1,263 1,301 1,426 1,431      
Green Dominick Donnelly 3.45 810 842 866 907          
Independent Maurice Coveney 2.33 547 563 572            
Independent Maurice Fitzgerald 0.92 216 227 231            
Electorate: 56,644   Valid: 23,511 (49.75%)   Spoilt: 328   Quota: 3,359   Turnout: 23,839 (50.44%)  

Fermoy

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Fermoy - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Pa O'Driscoll 18.98 2,559 2,638 2,689 2,735    
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 18.72 2,524 2,548 2,616 2,777    
Labour Noel McCarthy 15.30 2,063 2,151 2,371 2,565 2,784  
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn* 14.47 1,952 1,992 2,056 2,157 2,361 2,390
Fine Gael Kay Dawson 9.81 1,323 1,354 1,400 1,659 2,198 2,255
Fine Gael Aileen Pyne* 8.35 1,126 1,161 1,190 1,223    
Independent Tim White 6.83 921 953 1,029      
Sinn Féin Seamus Coleman 4.67 630 655        
Independent Peter Merrigan 2.88 388          
Electorate: 23,232   Valid: 13,486 (58.05%)   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 2,698   Turnout: 13,671 (58.85%)  

Kanturk

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Kanturk - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Timmy Collins 22.64 3,343            
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy 17.11 2,526 2,585 2,693 3,073      
Fine Gael Noel Buckley* 13.04 1,925 2,049 2,096 2,224 2,264 3,086  
Fianna Fáil Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* 12.94 1,911 1,994 2,060 2,179 2,207 2,273 2,316
Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 11.57 1,708 1,735 1,771 1,926 1,942 2,341 2,430
Fine Gael Paul Cagney 10.77 1,591 1,750 1,801 1,890 1,908 2,125  
Labour Ted Linehan 7.98 1,178 1,302 1,404        
Labour Donal Kelleher 3.43 507            
Independent Jimmy Fitzgerald 0.52 77            
Electorate: 23,463   Valid: 14,766 (62.93%)   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 2,954   Turnout: 15,088 (63.96%)  

Macroom

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Macroom - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Michael Creed* 21.74 4,655          
Fine Gael Derry Canty* 18.90 4,046 4,234 4,484      
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Moynihan* 17.01 3,642 3,704 3,768 3,780 3,939 4,361
Labour Martin Coughlan* 13.53 2,897 2,963 3,206 3,308 3,841 4,608
Fianna Fáil Mark O'Keeffe* 11.20 2,397 2,404 2,495 2,536 2,679 2,811
Independent Jerry O'Sullivan 6.94 1,486 1,519 1,629 1,663 1,973  
Sinn Féin Des O'Grady 6.45 1,381 1,392 1,451 1,459    
Green Mark Collins 4.23 905 911        
Electorate: 35,012   Valid: 21,409 (61.15%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 4,282   Turnout: 21,649 (61.83%)  

Mallow

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Mallow - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald* 13.69 2,034 2,066 2,360 2,423 2,520    
Independent John Paul O'Shea 12.51 1,859 1,959 2,029 2,190 2,382 2,546  
Fine Gael Tom Barry 11.21 1,666 1,690 1,729 2,021 2,087 2,229 2,267
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan* 11.08 1,646 1,684 1,719 1,807 1,958 2,068 2,100
Fine Gael Noel O'Connor* 10.92 1,622 1,650 1,685 1,828 1,959 2,305 2,351
Labour Jerry Mullally* 9.83 1,461 1,492 1,512 1,549 1,751    
Labour Ronan Sheehan 9.39 1,395 1,440 1,495 1,538 1,857 2,593  
Sinn Féin Willie O'Regan 8.44 1,254 1,298 1,343 1,374      
Fine Gael Anthony Ahern 5.87 872 882 892        
Fianna Fáil Trish O'Dea 4.38 650 661          
Independent Eddie Finn 2.67 397            
Electorate: 24,536   Valid: 14,856 (60.55%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 2,477   Turnout: 15,067 (61.41%)  

Midleton

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Midleton - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 14.61 3,591              
Independent Noel Collins* 13.27 3,262 3,399 3,421 3,425 3,466 3,477 3,649  
Labour John Mulvihill* 13.05 3,208 3,369 3,617          
Sinn Féin Sandra McLellan 10.04 2,467 2,528 2,551 2,553 2,897 2,901 3,018 3,230
Fine Gael Barbara Murray* 8.35 2,053 2,120 2,144 2,148 2,366 2,398 3,014 3,407
Independent Seán O'Connor 8.33 2,048 2,072 2,283 2,339 2,348 2,349 2,631 2,941
Independent Ted Murphy 7.67 1,884 1,990 2,001 2,004 2,048 2,059 2,184  
Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 8.23 1,778 1,820 1,949 1,958 2,261 2,266 2,355 2,685
Fine Gael Sinead Sheppard 6.17 1,516 1,611 1,687 1,711 1,750 1,765    
Fianna Fáil Mary Linehan Foley 4.29 1,055 1,070 1,164 1,167        
Fianna Fáil Michael Martin 3.67 902 922            
Green Malachy Harty 3.32 815              
Electorate: 46,820   Valid: 24,579 (52.50%)   Spoilt: 347   Quota: 3,512   Turnout: 24,926 (53.24%)  

Skibbereen

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Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Jim Daly* 14.90 2,739              
Independent Declan Hurley 11.93 2,193 2,238 2,297 2,474        
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 9.51 1,749 1,795 1,831 1,909 1,917 1,932 1,963 2,139
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 9.28 1,706 1,785 1,838 1,842 1,845 1,866 2,094 2,261
Fianna Fáil Christopher O'Sullivan* 8.34 1,534 1,570 1,611 1,717 1,738 1,793 1,870 2,065
Fine Gael Adrian Healy 7.69 1,413 1,491 1,563 1,566 1,566 1,814 2,138 2,195
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll* 7.44 1,368 1,387 1,415 1,571 1,604 1,746 1,839 1,900
Labour Brendan Leahy' 7.25 1,333 1,365 1,497 1,516 1,522 1,846 1,946 2,265
Sinn Féin Cionnaith O Suilleabhain 6.20 1,139 1,169 1,254 1,272 1,277 1,335 1,371  
Fine Gael John Collins* 5.18 952 1,004 1,024 1,112 1,149 1,165    
Independent John Kearney 4.91 903 913 992 996 1,001      
Fianna Fáil T.J. O'Farrell 3.79 697 701 709          
Green Declan Waugh 3.58 658 667            
Electorate: 27,937   Valid: 18,384 (65.81%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 2,299   Turnout: 18,646 (66.74%)  
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