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An election to all 55 seats on Cork county profile: SF look set to increase representation on Cork County Council
Irish Times, 2014-05-15.Local Election Results for Cork County Council
Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09.
Irish Independent Election Centre Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections.
* Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Alan Coleman resigned from the party and became an Independent on 25 June 2015 having declined to contest the Cork South West selection convention for the 2016 Irish general election. He subsequently announced he would be contesting the election as an Independent
* On 25 September 2015 Fermoy Sinn Féin Cllr June Murphy resigned from the party citing her time in the party as an increasingly negative experience and became an Independen
She joined the Social Democrats on 20 February 201
* On 8 October 2015 Fermoy Labour Cllr Noel McCarthy resigned from the party citing disillusionment with the party hierarchy
On 28 November 2015 he was selected as a Fine Gael candidate for the 2016 Irish general election in the Cork East constituenc
* On 13 November 2015 Ger Keohane resigned from Sinn Féin and became an Independen
On 21 November 2018 he joined Peadar Tóibín's organisatio
* Kanturk-Mallow Fianna Fáil Councillor Dan Joe Fitzgerald died on 8 March 2016
His son, Daniel, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 201
Following his resignation there was a delayed convention to fill the vacancy. This ultimately saw Gearoid Murphy co-opted on 10 April 201
* Ballincollig–Carrigaline Sinn Féin Cllr Donnchadh O Laoghaire was elected as a TD for Cork South-Central at the Irish general election, 2016. Eoghan Jeffers was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Bandon–Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Margaret Murphy-O'Mahony was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. Gillian Coughlan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Blarney–Macroom Fianna Fáil Cllr Aindrias Moynihan was elected as a TD for Cork North-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Gobnait, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* East Cork Sinn Féin Cllr Pat Buckley was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. Danielle Twomey was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016
* Fermoy Fianna Fáil Cllr Kevin O'Keeffe was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Deirdre O'Brien, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* West Cork Independent Cllr Michael Collins was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His brother, Danny, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Fine Gael Cllr Tim Lombard was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. His brother, Aidan, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 201
* Independent Cobh Cllr Claire Cullinane died suddenly on 14 December 201
Diarmuid O Cadhla was co-opted to fill the vacancy. * Ballincollig-Carrigaline Independent Cllr Joe Harris joined the Social Democrats on 28 February 201
* East Cork Fianna Fáil Cllr Aaron O'Sullivan resigned his seat on 24 November 2017 citing work pressure
Michael Ahern was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 23 April 201
* West Cork Fine Gael Cllr Noel O'Donovan resigned his seat in 2018 upon being appointed as a Garda. On 31 March 2017 John O'Sullivan was co-opted to fill the vacanc
* Kanturk-Mallow Independent Cllr John Paul O'Shea joined Fine Gael and ceased to be an Independent on 2 March 201
An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council
Cork County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Chorcaí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cork, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and ...
was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections
The 2014 Irish local elections were held in all local government areas of the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections ( Dublin West and Longford–Westmeath). The poll ...
, contested by a field of 114 candidates. County Cork
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was divided into 8 local electoral area
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s to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system
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of proportional representation
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by means of the single transferable vote
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(PR-STV).Irish Times, 2014-05-15.Local Election Results for Cork County Council
Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-06-09.
Irish Independent Election Centre Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections.
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...
emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael
Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil ...
lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats, bringing their total to 10 seats.
Results by party
Results by local electoral area
Ballincollig–Carrigaline
Bandon–Kinsale
Blarney–Macroom
Cobh
East Cork
Fermoy
Kanturk–Mallow
West Cork
Changes since 2014
* On 22 June 2015 Cobh Sinn Féin Cllr Kieran McCarthy was expelled from the party and became an Independen* Bandon-Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Alan Coleman resigned from the party and became an Independent on 25 June 2015 having declined to contest the Cork South West selection convention for the 2016 Irish general election. He subsequently announced he would be contesting the election as an Independent
* On 25 September 2015 Fermoy Sinn Féin Cllr June Murphy resigned from the party citing her time in the party as an increasingly negative experience and became an Independen
She joined the Social Democrats on 20 February 201
* On 8 October 2015 Fermoy Labour Cllr Noel McCarthy resigned from the party citing disillusionment with the party hierarchy
On 28 November 2015 he was selected as a Fine Gael candidate for the 2016 Irish general election in the Cork East constituenc
* On 13 November 2015 Ger Keohane resigned from Sinn Féin and became an Independen
On 21 November 2018 he joined Peadar Tóibín's organisatio
* Kanturk-Mallow Fianna Fáil Councillor Dan Joe Fitzgerald died on 8 March 2016
His son, Daniel, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 201
Following his resignation there was a delayed convention to fill the vacancy. This ultimately saw Gearoid Murphy co-opted on 10 April 201
* Ballincollig–Carrigaline Sinn Féin Cllr Donnchadh O Laoghaire was elected as a TD for Cork South-Central at the Irish general election, 2016. Eoghan Jeffers was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Bandon–Kinsale Fianna Fáil Cllr Margaret Murphy-O'Mahony was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. Gillian Coughlan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Blarney–Macroom Fianna Fáil Cllr Aindrias Moynihan was elected as a TD for Cork North-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Gobnait, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* East Cork Sinn Féin Cllr Pat Buckley was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. Danielle Twomey was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016
* Fermoy Fianna Fáil Cllr Kevin O'Keeffe was elected as a TD for Cork East at the Irish general election, 2016. His sister, Deirdre O'Brien, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* West Cork Independent Cllr Michael Collins was elected as a TD for Cork South-West at the Irish general election, 2016. His brother, Danny, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 201
* Fine Gael Cllr Tim Lombard was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. His brother, Aidan, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 201
* Independent Cobh Cllr Claire Cullinane died suddenly on 14 December 201
Diarmuid O Cadhla was co-opted to fill the vacancy. * Ballincollig-Carrigaline Independent Cllr Joe Harris joined the Social Democrats on 28 February 201
* East Cork Fianna Fáil Cllr Aaron O'Sullivan resigned his seat on 24 November 2017 citing work pressure
Michael Ahern was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 23 April 201
* West Cork Fine Gael Cllr Noel O'Donovan resigned his seat in 2018 upon being appointed as a Garda. On 31 March 2017 John O'Sullivan was co-opted to fill the vacanc
* Kanturk-Mallow Independent Cllr John Paul O'Shea joined Fine Gael and ceased to be an Independent on 2 March 201
References
External links
* {{2014 Irish local elections 2014 Irish local elections, Cork County Cork County Council elections