An election to

Louth County Council Louth County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Lú) is the authority responsible for local government in County Louth, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and c ...

took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five

local electoral area A local electoral area (LEA; ga, Toghlimistéir Áitiúil) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. All elections use the single transferable vote. The Republic of Ireland is divided into 166 LEAs, with an average p ...

s (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the

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proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

by means of the

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(PR-STV).

Results by party

Results by local electoral area

Ardee

Drogheda East

Drogheda West

Dundalk-Carlingford

Dundalk South

References

External links

Official website
{{2009 Irish local elections

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Louth County Council elections