2009 Galway City Council election explained

Election Name:2009 Galway City Council election
Country:Ireland
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2004 Galway City Council election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2014 Galway City Council election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:15 seats on Galway City Council
Election Date:5 June 2009
Party1:Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats1:5
Seat Change1:+1
Party2:Fine Gael
Seats2:3
Seat Change2:-
Party3:Fianna Fáil
Seats3:3
Seat Change3:+1
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats4:4
Seat Change4:+3
Party5:Green Party (Ireland)
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:-1
Party6:Sinn Féin
Seats6:0
Seat Change6:-1
Party7:Progressive Democrats
Seats7:0
Seat Change7:-3
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election

An election to Galway City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three 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).

Results by party

Partyvalign=topSeatsvalign=top±valign=topFirst Pref. votesvalign=topFPv%valign=top±%
5+14,34719.11
3align=right-4,84821.31
3+14,70220.67
4+36,97030.64
0align=right-11,1945.25
0align=right-16903.03
0align=right-3align=right-align=right-
Totalsalign=right 15align=center-align=right 22,751100.00

Results by local electoral area

Galway City West

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