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Irish local elections, 2009

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5 June 2009
  
2014 →

6 June 2002
  
7 May 2008

32.2%
  
25.4%

Turnout
  
57.7%

7 May 2008
  
6 September 2007

25.4%
  
14.7%

Irish local elections, 2009

The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central).

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Overview

The election results were significant for a number of reasons:

  • Fine Gael gained 88 seats and became the largest party at local level for the first time ever.
  • Fianna Fáil lost 135 seats and became the second largest party nationally, and third largest in Dublin.
  • The Labour Party increased its seat total by 43 seats, and is the largest party in Dublin City Council. It also has the most seats in the four Dublin local authorities.
  • Sinn Féin support remained at the almost same level, gaining 2 seats.
  • The Green Party lost 14 seats and had 3 county councillors.
  • People Before Profit Alliance won 5 seats in their first local elections.
  • The Socialist Party won 6 seats, a gain of 2 seats.

    • Results

    The total number of the Irish electorate eligible to vote in election was 3,259,253. A total of 1,880,589 first preference votes were cast, representing a turnout of 57.7%.

    The Progressive Democrats and Independent Fianna Fáil did not compete in the elections. As they competed in the previous elections, totals for vote and seat changes may not total zero. People Before Profit Alliance figures are compared to Socialist Workers Party figures from the previous local elections.

    County and city councils

    Breakdown in each council

    Following the June 2009 local elections Fine Gael were the largest political party on 24 councils, the Labour Party on 4 councils, Fianna Fáil on 3 councils, Independents on 2 councils and Sinn Féin on 1 council.

    References

    Irish local elections, 2009 Wikipedia
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