An election to

Donegal County Council Donegal County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for hou ...

took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 37 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. In addition Ballyshannon Town Council, Bundoran Town Council and

Letterkenny Town Council Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a Counties of Ireland, county in Ulster, the northern Provinces of Ireland, pro ...

were all abolished. The arrest of one candidate was ordered ahead of the election. Gary Doherty of Sinn Féin and independent

Frank McBrearty Jnr Frank McBrearty Jnr is an Irish politician and businessman, who has been a County Councillor on Donegal County Council since 2009. The son of Frank McBrearty Snr, McBrearty became known nationally as a result of the Morris Tribunal's ruling tha ...

, a former county mayor and formerly of Labour, were the first candidates to be elected. Both were elected on the first count in the Stranorlar Electoral Area. Another candidate

Ian McGarvey Ian McGarvey (born July 1929) is a former association footballer and former politician. He is a member of Donegal County Council, representing the Letterkenny Electoral Area. Due to his age (his political career peaking while an octogenarian) h ...

, who went into the election as Ireland's oldest Mayor, was re-elected in the Letterkenny Electoral Area. The count concluded in Letterkenny in the early hours of Monday 26 May, when Mick Quinn of Sinn Féin narrowly triumphed over independent Donal Cullen just after 5 am. Independents did well, according to local media in the Donegal LEA at the expense of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and would increase their representation by 5 overall on the Council. Overall while Fianna Fáil made gains in Letterkenny and Glenties they lost a seat in Donegal compared to 2009. Michael Farren retained a solitary seat for Labour in Inishowen. Fine Gael lost 2 seats overall in the Donegal and Inishowen LEAs. Sinn Féin won a second seat in each LEA except Donegal.

Results by party

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Results by Electoral Area

Donegal

Glenties

Inishowen

Letterkenny

Stranorlar

Changes since 2014

*† Letterkenny Sinn Féin Councillor Mick Quinn resigned on health grounds on 27 March 201

Adrian Glackin was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 29 May 201

*†† Donegal Fianna Fáil Councillor

Sean McEniff Sean McEniff (12 January 1936 – 21 April 2017) was an Irish businessman and Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Donegal County Councillor for the Donegal local electoral Area. At the time of his death in 2017, he was the longest serving c ...

died on 21 April 2017 following injuries sustained in an acciden

At a convention on 16 July 2017 Micheál Naughton was selected to fill the vacanc

*††† Inishowen Fine Gael Councillor John Ryan resigned his seat on 15 May 2018 citing work commitment

A co-option will be made in due course. On 23 July 2018 Mickey Doherty was co-opted to fill the vacanc

*†††† Donegal Independent Councillor John Campbell resigned his seat for personal reasons on 8 January 201

On 28 January 2019 Seamus Maguire was co-opted to fill the vacanc

References

External links

Official website
{{2014 Irish local elections 2014 Irish local elections Donegal County Council elections